Guided tour of the University of Alberta’s District Energy System
The University of Alberta, located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, has one of Canada’s largest district energy systems. Come and hear about how utilities services are centralized and how this leads to cost savings and reduced environmental impact. Tour the Heating Plant which generates steam for heating the campus and has two steam turbine generators. Tour the Cooling Plant on Campus, where medium voltage chillers produce chilled water for the campus. Tour the underground corridors and see the mini-motorbikes trades staff use. See the 13.8kV switchgear, switches, cables, protective relaying and metering. Learn how the U of A’s 13.8 kV power distribution system topology provides a high degree of flexibility and reliability.
Tour Policy:
- Tour participants must be 18 years of age or older.
- Tour participants are required to wear full length pants and closed-toed shoes. Hardhats, safety glasses and hearing protection will be supplied by the Utilities Department.
- Pictures and video recording are not permitted during any part of the tour.
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- University of Alberta
- Edmonton, Alberta
- Canada
- Building: Cooling Plant on Campus
- Starts 12 June 2026 06:00 PM UTC
- Ends 08 July 2026 06:00 AM UTC
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- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Lorne Clark of University of Alberta
Biography:
Lorne Clark , P.Eng graduated from the U of A in 1999. For the next 5 years he was in consulting, mainly at Transalta Utilities. He joined the U of A’s Utilities group in 2005 and has been doing project management, design and operations work through a period of tremendous growth.
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