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KINGSTON’S CONFEDERATION PLACE HOTEL
INSTALLING ENERGY-SAVING SOLAR HOT WATER HEATING TECHNOLOGY
August 22, 2005
KINGSTON, ON – Patented solar-powered hot water heating technology developed by a Queen’s University researcher in partnership with EnerWorks, Inc. of London, ON will soon be providing the hot water supply for Kingston’s Confederation Place Hotel and Conference Centre.
The 94-room facility, owned and operated by the Allinson family since 1978, will be the first commercial user in Eastern Canada to enjoy lower utility bills from installing EnerWorks energy-saving solar hot water technology.
The EnerWorks solar water heating commercial sized system, which uses solar energy as its power source, will be used to heat the hotel’s swimming pool, hot tub and guest room showers, as well as its kitchen water supply. The technology is expected to save the hotel up to 48,000 kWh (about 7,150 m2 of natural gas).
This will reduce the hotel’s reliance on traditional power by about 11 per cent, says Bill Allinson, co-owner of the Hotel. “We’re pleased to lead the way in Kingston in adopting this alternative energy technology, particularly as it has a Kingston connection. This has been made possible through a combination of Federal and Provincial programs designed to promote energy saving measures.”
“Kingston is a leader in renewable energy installations. Solar hot water installations, like the Science 44 Queens Student Co-op Housing have shown that the EnerWorks technology is reliable and saves money and now commercial users like the Confederation Place Hotel can enjoy the same energy savings.” says Michael Noble, President, and CEO of EnerWorks Inc.
The EnerWorks solar water heating system was developed jointly by EnerWorks and Dr. Stephen Harrison of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Queen’s University.
Rick Rooney of Quantum Energy, Kingston will be responsible for the Confederation Place installation.
Contacts:
Bill Allinson,
Co-owner and Manager,
Confederation Place Hotel
P: 613. 549. 6300
E: wma@confedplace.com
Mike Noble,
President and CEO
EnerWorks Inc.
P: 519. 268. 6500
E: mnoble@enerworks.com
www.enerworks.com
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