1. Spring 2003 A Unique Engineered Solution en wave Deep Lake Water Cooling A Photo Journey Of The Construction of The World’s Largest Lake-Source Cooling System
56. Deep Lake Water Cooling - A Tangible Step Towards Sustainability for Toronto
Editor's Notes
The main feature of DLE is that a new intake tunnel will provide cooling for Enwave, as well as supply raw water to one of the City’s main water treatment plants. DLE is a partnership with the City of Toronto where two systems - potable water supply and chilled water distribution system - will operate in unison. Lake water will enter the new intake and be processed into potable water to supply the City’s drinking water system. At the City’s transfer station, water will be diverted to Enwave’s plant where it will run through heat exchangers to transfer energy from the cold potable water to Enwave’s chilled water loop. The chilled water will subsequently be passed through the mechanical equipment connected in series with the heat exchangers to further sub-cool the water. Pumps will subsequently distribute the Enwave chilled water to customers where the “cold energy” will be transferred to their buildings’ cooling water.
The main feature of DLE is that a new intake tunnel will provide cooling for Enwave, as well as supply raw water to one of the City’s main water treatment plants. DLE is a partnership with the City of Toronto where two systems - potable water supply and chilled water distribution system - will operate in unison. Lake water will enter the new intake and be processed into potable water to supply the City’s drinking water system. At the City’s transfer station, water will be diverted to Enwave’s plant where it will run through heat exchangers to transfer energy from the cold potable water to Enwave’s chilled water loop. The chilled water will subsequently be passed through the mechanical equipment connected in series with the heat exchangers to further sub-cool the water. Pumps will subsequently distribute the Enwave chilled water to customers where the “cold energy” will be transferred to their buildings’ cooling water.