Creighton University
Creighton University is the first North American facility to use Virtu technology to provide heating for their new student residence building, Graves Hall. The use of Naked Energy’s Virtu collectors will significantly save on water heating costs and assist the university in achieving their sustainability goals.
Breakdown of project
Client
Creighton University
Sector
Education
Location
Nebraska, USA
Technology
VirtuHOT HD
Brief
Energy conservation is at the heart of Creighton University’s Sustainable Creighton Initiative driving the implementation of renewable energy technologies supporting the ongoing decarbonisation of energy demand, eventually meeting its carbon neutrality goal.
Creighton University has worked with Naked Energy’s partner ELM Solar on the installation of VirtuHOT HD collectors for Graves Hall, housing 400 first year students at the university’s Omaha campus.
Virtu Solution
The implementation of 240 VirtuHOT HD collectors supports the University meeting its sustainability goals and control costs: it allows the university to take water heating demands off-grid, conserve grid capacity for other users and create a cutting-edge campus environment with sustainability at it’s forefront.
The solar energy generating potential of the roof is being maximised by VirtuHOT HD’s low profile of 26.5 cm (10.4 inches) and modular design featuring angled absorber plates collecting more sunlight than traditional solar panels.
Benefits
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15.7 tonnes of annual CO2 savings
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63,800 kWpth thermal capacity
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74,580 kWh annual thermal output
