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University of Manitoba Celebrates Energy Efficiency Day

By District Energy posted 10-12-2022 05:35

  

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Its Energy Efficiency Day in Canada, and UM is making strides to increase efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve our sustainability goals.

Recently, UM committed $22 million to increase energy efficiency on campus and has received an additional $14.5 million from the Investing in Canadian Infrastructure Program through the Government of Canada. With this funding, UM is improving the Max Bell Center Ice Plant to increase efficiency of the refrigeration loop which will reduce energy consumption costs and GHG emissions. The new ice plant will also incorporate a waste heat recovery process where additional heat can be distributed to where it’s needed on campus!

In addition to the Max Bell upgrades, UM commissioned the implementation of new electric boilers to contribute to heating our campus. In 2021, a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions assessment was conducted for the UM Climate Action Plan. This inventory showed that the university emits a total of 57,000 tons of GHG emissions. With the implementation of these new electric boilers, we will displace a total of 16,000 tons of GHG emissions, furthering the UM’s goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050.

On top of the GHG emissions reduction, these boilers will also be capable of producing an average of 51% of total campus heat and produce all heating needed during the summer months!

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