The aquifer chill storage project at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa: Progress report for 1985 and 1986
Aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) is predicted to be the most cost-effective technology for seasonal storage of low-grade thermal energy. Approximately 60% of the US is underlain with aquifers potentially suitable for underground energy storage. Under sponsorship of the US Department of Energy (DOE), Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL), which is operated by Battelle Memorial Institute, has managed numerical modeling, laboratory studies, evaluation of environmental and institutional issues, and field testing of ATES at several sites. This report describes the monitoring and evaluation (under the auspices of PNL) of an ATES chill system constructed and operated by the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The system is the first such system to be monitored in a comprehensive manner. Results support both the promise and problems likely to be encountered in such systems. Chill ATES has the potential to substantially reduce energy consumption and, especially, summer peak cooling electrical demand. However, the geohydrologic environment that the system will use must be a major element in system design and operation. 9 refs., 25 figs., 10 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA); Alabama Univ., University (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 5939716
- Report Number(s):
- PNL-6797; ON: DE89013764
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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