Grants and Contributions:

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

Increased usage of renewable energy is required to reduce climate change. Wastewater from housings releases ax000D
vast amount of energy which is lost to the soil. The @Source-Energy Pipe system is a new type of a sewagex000D
water pipe which integrates a geothermal pipe in its concrete. Heat from the sewage water and from the soil canx000D
be removed via conduction by a heat transfer fluid inside the geothermal pipe. This energy can be used to heatx000D
or cool housings throughout the year.x000D
In this proposed research, the main objective is to create methods to evaluate the long-term efficiency of thex000D
@Source-Energy Pipe system under changing weather conditions. A numerical model will be used to simulatex000D
the heat flow during heating and cooling phases of the @Source-Energy Pipe system for a single house. In ax000D
second step, the attempt will be extended to a whole city quarter where more and more houses will bex000D
connected to the @Source-Energy Pipe system. The key to the technology transfer is proof that the systemx000D
works reliable in the harsh climate of the Canadian Prairies. The results, as well as the modelling process itself,x000D
will allow the industry partner Lafarge to develop into the installation of the @Source-Energy Pipe system inx000D
sewage pipelines in the Canadian Prairie. Thus, Lafarge will be able to protect better the environment andx000D
which will allow Lafarge to bid on more projects.