Case Studies

Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Units

• CARIN Apartment Building | Grand Prairie, AB

  posted Friday, December 17, 2021

  The CARIN apartment building has 82 rental apartments ranging from 300 to 1,300 sq. ft. The building is 6 floors with 66,000 sq. ft., with the bottom floor as commercial retail space. LSM Energy Solutions installed (2x) 35 kW Yanmar (cogeneration) CHP units in May of 2020 and the units have run for 7,500 hrs. without any trouble. The first oil and filter change were completed in March of 2021.

• 12 Story Apartment Building | London, ON

  posted Monday, March 15, 2021

  This client is a 12-story multi-family apartment building owned by Drewlo and located in London, Ontario. The building consists of multiple one and two-bedroom apartments, as well as a saltwater pool, hot tub, and sauna. DBS installed a 35 kW YANMAR combined heat and power (CHP) system on the building's roof to provide 24/7 power and hot water to the facility.

• Esther Barazzone Center | Chatham University

  posted Monday, March 15, 2021

  The Esther Barazzone Center is the Commons Center for the Eden Hall Campus of Chatham University. Designed as a “living learning laboratory” this campus is intended to house and feed 1,500 students all while emitting zero carbon emissions and producing more energy than it consumes. The Esther Barazzone Center spans 23,000 square feet and two floors, and is a multi-purpose space, including a commercial and teaching kitchen, dining hall, classroom and root cellar.

• Family Apartments | Mississauga, ON

  posted Monday, March 15, 2021

  This facility is an 11-story family-friendly apartment building located in Mississauga, Ontario. The building consists of multiple one and two-bedroom apartments for rent and is serviced by a centralized boiler system for building heating. DBS installed one 35 kW Yanmar combined heat and power (CHP) system to provide both useful heat and power to the building's residences.

• Green Metals | Woodstock, ON

  posted Monday, March 15, 2021

  Green Metals Canada, Inc. is a large facility located in Woodstock, Ontario used for processing and recycling metal scrap; the building includes a small office space, cafeteria and shower room. For this particular application, a 35 kW Combined Heat and Power (CHP) unit was chosen to cover the base electrical load in the facility, provide heat for the office space and provide hot water for the facility as well as the outdoor truck scale.