Sustainability in the Finger Lakes Geothermal at Hunt Country Vineyards
Kevin Moravec Moravec Geothermal
History of Hunt Country Vineyards 42 Years of Thought Award Winning Wine Emphasis on Local Building design for energy reduction Sustainability is 1 st thought Geothermal for cost savings Plans for wind and Solar
Geothermal as replacement for propane and oil One main system for 4 buildings Return on Investment Reliability of system Flexibility of Design Vision
NYSERDA – AEEP R17 Grant – 75% funding ESS – Design/engineering/support BMI – Geothermal Drilling/Install DEI – Installation, service MG – Coordination/communication Hunt Country – Initiative and willingness to say “YES!” Players
ESS DESIGN Common Loop Design “Node” based distribution of Antifreeze 3 Heat Pump Banks, 6 Total Heat Pumps Piping between buildings Control Strategy Possibility of Expansion Plan
Process – The Source Location of Wells – 8 Wells, 400’ deep Drilled at rate of 6.5’/Min 1.25” HDPE, Thermal Grout Approximately 21 Tons of Capacity Completed in just under 3 Days Average EWT is currently 46 Degrees
The Well Field serves a single GV Series Flow Center by Phoenix Energy which in turn serves 6 total water to water heat pumps scattered over an acre of land Process – Source Distribution Piping Size varied between 3” and 2” to reduce pressure drop and reduce pumping energy Each “NODE” is served by zone valves A call for heating/cooling opens a Valve The flow center maintains the right pressure to provide the correct flow
Two 4 ton W/W Heat Pumps Wilo VFD Pumps Storage Tank Control Process – Tasting Building Mechanical
Building served by existing under floor Radiant Addition of High Wall mounted Mulitaqua fan coils – 5 Total Replaced 20 yr old boiler, 4 Mitsubishi Mini split Systems Ability to Cool space with 75+ People – unable to do so with Air Source previously Process – Tasting Room Distribution of Energy
Space used as storage for Wine, Bottling Facility, Red Wine Fermentation Control Two 4 Ton W/W Zone Valve for “on/off” Distributes to 2 air handlers – IN TWO DIFFERENT BUILDINGS! Domestic Hot Water for cleaning Process – Bottling and Storage Mechanical
Process – Bottling and Storage Distribution Photo slide in of Building 2 Photo slide in of Building 3
Process – Bottling and Storage Distribution continued... Photo slide in of Red Wine Vat Photo slide in of Valve Process We were asked a question during the installation process “Can we heat our red wine to start Fermentation?”
Process – Production Facility
Radiant Slab Air Handler Domestic Hot Water Future Use will include Chiller Replacement Process – Production Facility
NYSERDA Grant required M&V for release of Funds Savings in First Year of Use = $12, Savings in Second Year of Use = $14, Total Electric Consumption of Property was actually reduced in 1 st year and stayed the same for 2 nd year. Total Electric Cost in year 1 for property was $24, Year 2 was $30,000 for property for same KW usage but 23% hike in rates Results
Spring of 2015 Brings the next Phase of Hunt Country Vineyards journey 100KW of PV will be installed to offset 80% of the properties usage Next Step
Future is in this room 6 examples of what geo is capable of Where it goes and what we do with it….. Conclusion