Pequest Hatchery Facility

Pequest Trout HatcheryOxford, New Jersey | 2009 | New Jersey State Fish Hatcheries

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-The Pequest Hatchery Facility raises 600,000 trout a year to stock reservoirs throughout NJ

-Heritage Architecture was requested by the NJDPMC & NJDEP to prepare an Energy Analysis report to reduce operating expenses of the Pequest Trout Hatchery site and five buildings

-Heritage Architecture teamed up with M & E Engineers to research current energy consumption and explore renewable energy solutions

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-ANALYZE the current facility operations and the energy demands associated with running the hatchery

-IDENTIFY systems within the hatchery for potential in reducing energy consumption

-ESTABLISH a baseline energy demand for each of the 5 buildings on the 235 acre site

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-Identifying major energy-consuming processes at the hatchery

-Conducting staff interviews and progress meetings to understand how the facility currently operates (Oil Heating System)

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-Using e-QUEST software, the team was able to prepare the Baseline Energy model of each building

-The model allowed for exploration of all possibly ENERGY SAVING MEASURES of the existing buildings

-System investigation including HVAC equipment, distribution systems, lighting and switches, pump and water systems, and plumbing systems to identify necessary upgrades, replacements, or revisions

-Cost estimates for installation were carefully evaluated against the TOTAL LIFE-TIME SAVINGS of each ECM proposed in the Energy Analysis report

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-Upgrading fluorescent lights from older T-12 to T-8 ballast types reduced energy demands for lighting by 49%

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n -Installing occupancy sensors in the appropriate rooms

-Replacing mercury vapor ceiling mounted lamps with newer energy efficient CFL ceiling mounted lamps

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-Insulating the interior portion of the roof with high performance batt-insulation

-Installing new energy-efficient E-saver C-3 transformers would reduce that portion of electricity use by 24% resulting in an 18% reduction in energy costs

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-Employing an open loop geothermal system using the wells already drilled at the hatchery for water supply and diverting the outflow as a heat source/sink

-The water temperature, which is regulated at 52 degrees, could be used in the summer to cool the building, and the heat generated from the pumps could be captured to heat the building during the winter

(EXISTING) (PROPOSED)

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-The outflow of the hatchery represents a huge amount of kinetic energy that might be recaptured using Micro-Hydro technologies capable of converting this continuous flow of water into electricity

-The optimal solar sight lines on the property provides a great potential for solar photovoltaic energy either producing electricity for the 5 buildings on site or domestic hot water loads for the buildings

(EXISTING) (PROPOSED)