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"The largest geothermal heat exchange system in Australia has been switched on
at the Australian War Memorial in the nation’s capital this week in a move that
is estimated to save up to $1 million dollars each year in energy costs.
Undertaken as part of the larger $550 million Australian War Memorial
Development project, a massive geothermal heat exchange system was installed
which features 216 vertical closed loop boreholes and some 128 kilometres of
pipe, making it one of the largest systems of its kind in the world.
Designed by Sydney based GeoExchange Australia, the boreholes for the system
were drilled up to 150 metres deep across the War Memorial’s Eastern Precinct,
under the Memorial’s Bean Building, bus park, and grounds in Campbell in the
ACT.
Switched on by Australian ministers Matt Keogh and Chris Bowen on Tuesday, the
system is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 1,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent
per year and save the Memorial up to $1 million dollars each year compared to
the energy costs of a conventional system."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
