Remote Energy Security
Technologies Collaborative
Northern Housing
- A Better Way -
PARTNERS
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REMOTE ENERGY SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES
COLLABORATIVE (RESTCo)
• MOOSE FACTORY CABINS
• CARLETON UNIVERSITY - DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL
AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
• VACANT - and very much WANTED,
A NORTHERN COMMUNITY OR
AGENCY TO WORK WITH US
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BASICS
• LEARN FROM PAST AND PRESENT
• ANTICIPATE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE AND
OTHER CHANGE
• IMPLEMENT ENERGY SECURITY STRATEGIES
• INVEST IN REDUCING FIRST AND ONGOING
COST
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EXISTING HOUSING
• SHORT LIFE EXPECTANCY
• EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN, OPERATE AND
UPGRADE
• VULNERABLE TO PERMAFROST DAMAGE
• HEALTH PROBLEMS
• OVERCROWDING
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THE STRENGTH OF A BOX
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TRIFLEX HOUSING
• DURABLE
- STABLE, 3-POINT FOUNDATIONS
- HYBRID SUPERSTRUCTURE - BIOMIMICRY
- REMAINS AIRTIGHT
• ADAPTABLE IN SEVERAL WAYS
• ENERGY EFFICIENT - SIPs
• HEALTHY, AIRTIGHT WITH MANAGED
VENTING
• STRAIGHTFORWARD TO BUILD - MODULAR
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TRIPOLAR HOUSING CONCEPT
Core module
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BIOMIMICRY
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MANY FORMS POSSIBLE
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BUILDING MATERIALS
ENGINEERED
WOOD
STRUCTURAL
INSULATED
PANELS
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A 1500 SQ FT TRIFLEX HOUSE
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EXTENSIONS
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LINKED MULTIPLES
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MOOSE FACTORY CABINS
THE CABOOSE
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ARCTIC STRUCTURES
AND FOUNDATIONS
Carleton University
High Performance
Housing Project
Presenter: N. Crepin
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Static Analysis
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Wind Analysis
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Stability Analysis
Uplift
Wind
Weight
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Dynamic Analysis
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Foundation Concepts
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LOW TEMPERATURE
HEAT RECOVERY
VENTILATOR
Carleton University
High Performance
Housing Project
Presenter: C. Henningsen
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Heat Recovery Ventilators
Saving Energy and Money
Pro Star Mechanical Technologies
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Heat Recovery Ventilators
Saving Energy and Money
But they don’t
work everywhere
Pro Star Mechanical Technologies
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Typical Heat Recovery Ventilator
Operation
• Traditional Heat Recovery Ventilators run until they freeze.
During defrost they do not ventilate.
• Moderate climates may accept occasional defrosting.
• Cold climates cause constant defrosting impacting
indoor air quality.
• Our new design aims to eliminate icing altogether.
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Our Approach
Regulate How Much Heat is Exchanged
Heat Exchanger 1
Outside
Closed loop air flow
Inside
Heat Exchanger 2
= Airflow entering the house
= Airflow exiting the house
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Our Design: Compact Heat Exchangers
with Variable Internal Flow Rate
Airflow Exiting
Airflow Entering
Closed Loop
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THE FUTURE
• ANTICIPATABLE AND UNKNOWABLE EFFECTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE
- ADAPTABLE AND MOVABLE HOUSING
• DEPENDENCY ON NON-RENEWABLE FOSSIL
FUELS
- REDUCE DEMAND
- INCREASE RENEWABLES
- INSTALL ENERGY STORAGE
• RAPID CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY
-RETROFIT READY DESIGN
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PLAN
PHASE 1
• ADD CRITICAL NORTHERN INPUT TO OUR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
– TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE IT RIGHT & TO ADD CREDIBILITY
• FUNDING FOR 1ST HOUSE - IN SOUTH
• 2014-5, TEST, DEMO, LEARN FROM 1ST HOUSE
• 2015-6 DESIGN 2ND HOUSE FOR CONSTRUCTION IN NORTH
• VOLUME SUPPLY
PHASE 2
• INVESTIGATE FEASIBILITY OF MAKING SIPS IN THE NORTH IN A
PORTABLE FACTORY – POSSIBLY ON A BARGE
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Remote Energy Security
Technologies Collaborative
Helping remote
communities kick their oil
addiction
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Oil – what’s the alternative?
Local transportation that uses
less or no oil-based fuels, such
as electric and hybrid vehicles,
in forms that fit the north:
ATVs, boats, trucks, and
snowmobiles
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Electric & Hybrid Vehicles
Issue: Batteries don’t work well
in the cold
Solution: Thermal management
RESTCo principals have driven
EVs in Ottawa winters for years
by keeping batteries warm
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Electric & Hybrid Vehicles
Issue: EVs have limited range
Reality: Remote northern
communities don’t provide long
roads to travel
Solution: Large packs (up to 400
km range), hybrids, recharging
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Electric & Hybrid Vehicles
Issue: EVs perceived as slow
Reality: Speed limit in most
northern communities is 50 km/h
or less
Solution: Design to go as fast as
needed (328 km/h land so far)
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Electric & Hybrid Vehicles
Issue: EVs are expensive
Reality: Agreed. Low production,
and battery cost is included
Solution: Compare costs on a full
life cycle basis, not sticker price
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Electric & Hybrid Vehicles (50 km/day)
Cost of gasoline pickup truck:
$30,000 + 10 years fuel +
maintenance = $150,000 ($3/litre)
Cost of electric pickup truck:
$70,000 + 10 years fuel +
maintenance = $100,000 ($0.40/kWh)
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Electric & Hybrid Vehicles
Daily energy cost for gas pickup
Block heater: 8 hours @ 500
watts = $2.00
Travel + idle: 10 hours operating
> 20 litres/day @ $3.00 = $60.00
Total: $62.00 per day
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Electric & Hybrid Vehicles
Daily energy cost for electric
Power (recharge) requirement:
2 km/kWh = 25 kWh = $10
Cabin heat/defrost = 5 kWh = $2
Total: $12.00 per day
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Electric & Hybrid Vehicles
Issue: Maintenance in remote
locations
Solution: Train local mechanics
on how to do repairs, and stock
spares – like we do today for gas
and diesel vehicles
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Electric & Hybrid Vehicles
Issue: Electric and hybrid
vehicles don’t come in useful
configurations and sizes
Solution: EVs can be built to
whatever size and configuration
is required
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Electric & Hybrid Vehicles
Mid-range electric-hybrid Euclid-Hitachi truck
Payload: 255 tonnes (other sizes available)
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Electric & Hybrid Vehicles
Balqon medium all-electric truck, 100 km/h,
4 tonne capacity, 150 km range, 3 hr recharge
Suitable for hauling water, septic waste
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Electric & Hybrid Vehicles
A light duty (3/4 ton) extended
range electric truck (hybrid) for
the North (50 km electric, 600 km
gasoline range per charge)
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Electric & Hybrid Vehicles
Nemo all-electric truck, 40 km/h,
500 kg capacity, 100+ km range, 3 hr recharge
Suitable for maintenance, service workers
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Electric & Hybrid Vehicles
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More Electric
Snowmobiles
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Electric & Hybrid Vehicles
What if your quiet, electric snowmobile could
float? ‘Snowmoboat’: survive thin ice.
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Electric & Hybrid Vehicles
Polaris 2014 Electric Ranger ATV
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Electric & Hybrid Vehicles
Electric Work Boat
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Oil – what’s the alternative?
3. Switching to renewable, local
energy sources, such as tidal,
ocean currents, submerged
run-of-river, wind, solar …
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Does it get windy in the north?
Kite
Skiing
in Pang
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Wind turbines at
Kotzebue, Alaska
Average wind
speeds in Pang are
about 4 m/s (25
km/h), and blow
from the west
about 27% of the
time.
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Northern communities have more than
wind resources
• Eastern Nunavut has high tidal range
• For 8 months a year, there is plenty of
solar energy available
• Rivers can provide run-of-river
hydroelectricity
• Ocean currents can turn generators
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Technologies Collaborative
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Remote Energy Security
Technologies Collaborative
Helping remote
communities kick their oil
addiction