Grants and Contributions:

Back to search

Title:

Thermal energy storage using Zeolite as the storage medium for micro combined heat and power systems

Agreement Number:

CARD1

Agreement Value:

$25,000.00

Agreement Date:

Dec 13, 2017 -

Organization:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Location:

British Columbia, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2017-Q3-00061

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Recipient's Legal Name:

Pasca, Sorin (College of New Caledonia)

Program:

Engage Grants for colleges

Program Purpose:

The College of New Caledonia and Egenolf Alternative Energy Inc. are initiating a new applied researchx000D
partnership to design and fabricate a thermal energy storage (TES) zeolite-based battery for use in microx000D
combined heat and power (CHP) systems. Synthetically produced zeolite can hold 3-4 times more thermalx000D
energy than water; therefore, the potentially resulting TES can be a container a quarter the size of ax000D
conventional hot water storage tank. Egenolf Alternative Energy Inc. predicts that incorporating a compact andx000D
lightweight zeolite thermal battery could double the market size for their CHP systems - primarily due tox000D
industrial use in remote logging and mining camps.x000D
This project will focus on the following research and development topics: (i) Develop a unique prototypex000D
thermal battery to increase the efficiency of micro CHP systems, and (ii) Quantify the effect of using zeolite asx000D
a storage medium for improving the heat capacity of the proposed TES battery. College students in the Schoolx000D
of Trades and Technologies will develop enhanced technical skills in computer aided design, finite elementx000D
analysis and 3D-printing techniques.