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- Title
Solar Gain in Ocean + CO<sub>2</sub> Heat pumps = Savings to Alaska Aquarium.
- Authors
Baker, Andy
- Abstract
The article discusses the 120,000 square foot public aquarium, Alaska Sea Life Center in Seward, Alaska, upgraded in January 2016 with a sustainable trans-critical carbon dioxide (CO2) heat pump system displacing conventional oil and electric space heating boilers. Solar ocean heat is the primary source in the system along with local grid electricity and bringing down the heating costs. The adjacent Resurrection Bay acts as a huge solar collector and thermal storage system for the same.
- Subjects
SEWARD (Alaska); RESURRECTION Bay (Alaska); PUBLIC aquariums; HEAT pumps -- Design &; construction; HEAT pumps; SOLAR energy; HEATING costs; ENERGY consumption
- Publication
Solar Today, 2017, Vol 31, Issue 3, p18
- ISSN
1042-0630
- Publication type
Article