Wake Tech East Central Energy Plant
Award-winning central energy plant represents a paradigm shift in how educational institutions can integrate advanced technologies into their infrastructure
Wendell, NC
Wake Tech East’s new central energy plant (CEP) needed to incorporate an innovative integration of leading-edge energy and HVAC equipment technologies. Unlike typical CEPs which distribute hot water from boilers and chilled water from chillers independently, this facility required an integrated central heat pump plant with a common set of water source heat pumps to provide the distribution of hot and chilled water to the entire campus.
Wake Tech East Central Energy Plant’s primary objectives were to:
- Maximize efficiency and meet the demand for decarbonized heating and cooling.
- Execute system strategies which would achieve a notably high degree of sustainability and energy efficiency requirements.
- Serve as a ‘hands-on’ classroom to build talent capable of excelling in high-tech fields and advanced sustainability practices.
Project Solution
Carrier worked closely with Wake Technical Community College’s in-house engineering staff and architects, engineering groups and design/build contractors on the project. As a result, Carrier recommended installing two 500-ton AquaEdge® 19DV centrifugal chillers to serve as both chiller and heat pump to help achieve the facility’s operational, sustainability and decarbonization goals.
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