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LETTERS OF SUPPORT
ASLC Heat Recovery Project
AEA Renewable Energy Fund Round VII Application
Alaska SeaLife _Center
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September 17, 2013
Mr. Shawn Calfa
Grant Administrator
Alaska Energy Authority
813 West Northern Lights Blvd.
Anchorage, AK 99503
Dear Mr. Calfa,
The Alaska SeaLife Center has developed an emerging energy technology utilizing seawater heat
pumps to heat the building. The ASLC is an ideal facility to demonstrate this renewable energy
technology, as it utilizes substantial amounts of raw seawater from Resurrection Bay for marine
animal life support. We are now proposing the installation of an innovative heat recovery system
that captures waste heat to increase the efficiency of the heat pump system. Heat recovered will
be directed to the front end of the seawater heat pump system and this will increase the
coefficient of performance (COP) of this system.
With funding from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, the Denali Commission's Emerging
Technology Grant and AEA's Round 3 Renewable Energy Project grant, two 90-ton seawater
heat pumps and related systems were installed at the Alaska SeaLife Center. The City of Seward,
as owner of the Alaska SeaLife Center, is applying for a Round 7 Renewable Energy Project
grant, which would increase the performance of this installation. The proposed heat recovery
improvements will result in an estimated annual savings in electric boiler operation of 481,000
KWH, generating a savings of $51,000 in electricity cost at the current electricity rate of
$0.105/KWH.
We believe the heat recovery project to be the perfect candidate for the Renewable Energy Fund
and request favorable consideration for its inclusion in the Round 7 funding recommendation
submitted to the Legislature.
Sincerely,
Tara Riemer Jones, Ph.D.
President and CEO
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO
301 Railway Avenue • P.O. Box 1329 • Seward, Alaska 99664
Phone (907) 224.6349 • Fax (907) 224-6360
www.alaskasealife.org
School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Phone: (907) 224-5261
Seward Marine Center Fax (9071224-3392
201 Ra Iway Avenue ln� F
P.O Box730 UNIVERSITY OF
Seward A.aska 99664-0730 A L A S K A
F A I R 8 A N K S
University of Alaska Fairbanks
18 September 2013
Mr. Shawn Calla
Grant Administrator
Alaska Energy Authority
813 West Northern Lights Blvd.
Anchorage, AK 99503
Re: City of Seward Ro:md 7 Renewable Energy Fund App5ication
Dear Mr. Calfa,
The Alaska SeaL';"e Center has deve'loped an emerging energy technology utilizing seawater as
the heat source for a neat pump based system to heat their building. The ASLC is an idea' facility
to demonstrate this renewable energy technology as they already utilize substantial amounts of
raw seawater from Resurrection Bay for marine anima: Jlle support. Tine ASLC is now proposing
a furd'.er improvement to their heat pump system through the installation of an innovative Heat
recoN ery loop that captures waste heat to increase the efficiency of the heat pump system. Heat
recovered w:l, be &rected to the front end of tine heat pump system and this w ill increase the
per'ormance of this system. Lessons learned by tine ASLC with their heat pump sy stem can haN e
direct application e;sewhere in Alaska where any buildiing facility that has access to seawater
zould take advantage of this energy saving technology. Efforts by tine ASLC to improve their
system will further the understanding of this technology and increase its value for Kaska.
Implementing this project w ill also strengthen the long-standing partnerships between the
University of A:aska Fairbanks (UAF), City of Seward, and the Alaska SeaL'Ife Center. UAF s
building the RiV SIKULIAQ, a 261-foot ice capable oceanographic research ship tl-at will be
honnepo-ted in Seward at UAF's Seward Marine Center. We know from past experience when
UAF operated the R/V ALPHA HELIX, that researchers coming off tine ship took advantage of
research facilities at the Alaska SeaLife Center. We expect this will also happen with researchers
coming off SIKOLIAQ over tile coming years. The heat pump sy stem at the Alaska SeaLife
Center has already proven to be a cost-effectiN e heat source that has reduced overall facility costs
for the Alaska SeaLife Center. 'Phis project will further reduce those costs wirier get passed on as
a reduction in the cost of laboratory space for UAF researchers.
I believe the Alaska SeaLife Center's Heat recovery project to be the perfect candidate for the
Renewable Energy Fund and request fallorable consideration for its inclusion in the Round
funding recommendation submitted to tine Legislature.
Sincerely,
ante JivVerzt
Director, Seward Marine Center
University- of Alaska Fairbanks
United States Department of the Interior
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Kenai Fjords National Park
P.O. Box 1727
Seward, Alaska 99664
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September 17, 2013
Mr. Shawn Calfa
Grant Administrator
Alaska Energy Authority
813 West Northern Lights Blvd.
Anchorage, AK 99503
Re: City of Seward Round 7 Renewable Energy Fund Application
Dear Mr. Calfa,
This is a letter of support regarding the City of Seward's Round 7 Renewable Energy Fund
Application for installation of an innovative heat recovery system at Alaska Se2ife Center.
The Alaska SeaLife Center has developed an emerging energy technology utilizing seawater beat
pumps to heat the facility. The ASLC : s an ideal facility to demonstrate and deve:op this
renewable energy technology, as it utilizes substantial amounts of raw seawater from
Resurrection Bay for marine animal life support. The Center is now proposing the installation of
an innovative heat recovery system that captures waste heat to increase the efficiency of the heat
pump system. Hem recovered be dizectedtothe-fro&-end-offt wateL heat pump system
and this will increase the coefficient of performance (COP) of this system.
The National Park Service has been a partner with the Alaska SeaLife Center since its
establishment. Through the park based Ocean Alaska Science and Learning Center, we have
partnered with the Alaska SeaLife Center on a variety of research and education projects related
to the parks and visiting public. Developing and advancing an emerging technology that reduces
dependence on fossil fuels fits well with the mission of the National Park Service.
We believe the Alaska SeaLife Center's heat recovery project to be the ideal candidate for the
Renewable Energy Fund and look forward to favorable consideration for its inclusion in the
Round 7 funding recommendation submitted to the Legisature.
42YL,
Pam Rice
Superintendent
Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery
PO Box 369 Seward, AK 99664
907 224-5181 224-5282 fax
September 17, 2013
Mr. Shawn Calfa
Grant Administrator
Alaska Energy Authority
813 West Northern Lights Blvd.
Anchorage, AK 99503
Re: City of Seward Round 7 Renewable Energy Fund Application
Dear Mr. Calfa,
The Alaska SeaLife Center has developed an emerging energy technology utilizing seawater heat
pumps to heat the facility. The ASLC is an ideal facility to demonstrate this renewable energy
technology, as it utilizes substantial amounts of raw seawater from Resurrection Bay for marine
animal life support. The Center is now proposing the installation of an innovative heat recovery
system that captures waste heat to increase the efficiency of the heat pump system. Heat
recovered will be directed to the front end of the seawater heat pump system and this will
increase the coefficient of performance (COP) of this system.
Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery (APSH) has closely followed the ASLC's seawater heat pump
project. APSH currently doing a project applying the heat pump technology pioneered by the
ASLC in installing two 7-ton water source heat pumps. The heat pumps will supply our building
heat and chilled water used for development of king crab hatchery/nursery techniques at APSH
for producing g crab juveniles with one inch carapace length. The opportunity to further apply
the heat recovery technology being proposed by the ASLC could be very beneficial to APSH.
To that end, we believe the Alaska SeaLife Center's heat recovery project to be the perfect
candidate for the Renewable Energy Fund and request favorable consideration for its inclusion in
the Round 7 funding recommendation submitted to the Legislature.
Sincerely,
Jeff Hetrick
Director