Derrick Golf & Winter Club

Comissioned 240kW Co-Generation in June 2009

In 1958, the Derrick Club began to convert 150 acres into the golf and country club it is today. With an 18-hole golf course, pools, banquet facilities, curling rinks, badminton and tennis courts, the cogeneration boiler replaced the original, inefficient boiler to serve the club’s domestic hot water and space heating needs.

A cogeneration boiler consists of a generator set, heat recovery equipment and a highly sophisticated control system for monitoring building electricity, heat loads and approximately 70 system optimization parameters. The unit is the lead boiler on the building, uses natural gas and produces electricity and heat simultaneously for powering and space water hydronic heating. Our enclosure technologies ensure that the unit is extremely quiet (75 dB @ 1 m) well under regulatory requirements. And there is no vibration. As a result, it is virtually disturbance free to tenants or neighbours.

Purpose:

Reduce utility costs.

From Derrick Golf & Winter Club:

August 6, 2012

To whom it may concern

In 2006 the Derrick Golf and Winter Club looked at ways of replacing our almost 50-year old boiler. After extensive review of our options, that included analysis of external consultants, the Club decided to replace the boiler by a co-generation unit and a smaller, high efficiency back-up boiler.

During the review, installation and implementation of the unit we received the utmost attention and cooperation from Power Ecosystems. Consequent analysis of our energy use showed a significant decrease in our unit use and costs despite adding facilities to our clubhouse.