Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00061, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Pasca, Sorin (College of New Caledonia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for colleges, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les collèges, program purpose english : The College of New Caledonia and Egenolf Alternative Energy Inc. are initiating a new applied research_x000D_
partnership to design and fabricate a thermal energy storage (TES) zeolite-based battery for use in micro_x000D_
combined heat and power (CHP) systems. Synthetically produced zeolite can hold 3-4 times more thermal_x000D_
energy than water; therefore, the potentially resulting TES can be a container a quarter the size of a_x000D_
conventional hot water storage tank. Egenolf Alternative Energy Inc. predicts that incorporating a compact and_x000D_
lightweight zeolite thermal battery could double the market size for their CHP systems - primarily due to_x000D_
industrial use in remote logging and mining camps._x000D_
This project will focus on the following research and development topics: (i) Develop a unique prototype_x000D_
thermal battery to increase the efficiency of micro CHP systems, and (ii) Quantify the effect of using zeolite as_x000D_
a storage medium for improving the heat capacity of the proposed TES battery. College students in the School_x000D_
of Trades and Technologies will develop enhanced technical skills in computer aided design, finite element_x000D_
analysis and 3D-printing techniques., program purpose french : The College of New Caledonia and Egenolf Alternative Energy Inc. are initiating a new applied research_x000D_
partnership to design and fabricate a thermal energy storage (TES) zeolite-based battery for use in micro_x000D_
combined heat and power (CHP) systems. Synthetically produced zeolite can hold 3-4 times more thermal_x000D_
energy than water; therefore, the potentially resulting TES can be a container a quarter the size of a_x000D_
conventional hot water storage tank. Egenolf Alternative Energy Inc. predicts that incorporating a compact and_x000D_
lightweight zeolite thermal battery could double the market size for their CHP systems - primarily due to_x000D_
industrial use in remote logging and mining camps._x000D_
This project will focus on the following research and development topics: (i) Develop a unique prototype_x000D_
thermal battery to increase the efficiency of micro CHP systems, and (ii) Quantify the effect of using zeolite as_x000D_
a storage medium for improving the heat capacity of the proposed TES battery. College students in the School_x000D_
of Trades and Technologies will develop enhanced technical skills in computer aided design, finite element_x000D_
analysis and 3D-printing techniques., agreement title english : Thermal energy storage using Zeolite as the storage medium for micro combined heat and power systems, agreement title french : Thermal energy storage using Zeolite as the storage medium for micro combined heat and power systems, agreement number : CARD1, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-12-13, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada