A Toronto-based energy company says it is expanding its system that uses cold water from the depths of Lake Ontario to cool several buildings downtown.CBC NewsEnwave to expand deep lake water system to cool more downtown buildingsEnwave Energy has commissioned the expansion of its deep lake water cooling system. The system has been in place for 20 years and uses cold water from Lake Ontario to heat and cool downtown buildings. Now it could cool even more.
Currently, there are three intake pipes that go deep into the bottom of Lake Ontario. The pipe is the fourth one to be put into the lake by the company. The project is expected to be completed and in service this summer. Carlyle Coutinho, CEO of Enwave Energy Corporation, said the expansion represents years of work, uses Toronto Water's utility system and is the result of a partnership between the company and city."Deep lake water cooling is a clean technology that enables tremendous benefit to all stakeholders, including our customers, the city and the province, by displacing and saving significant amounts of electricity and water.
"Instead of heat being pushed out into the atmosphere from buildings, they deposit it into our water and we keep on recycling it through an energy recycling system," he said. "We've worked with all the local different special interest groups. We didn't have one comment. Everybody's been on side. The water out there is very cold. And we've worked with all the local fisheries and everybody else," he said.