Community Geothermal: Planning and Design of a Heating and Cooling System in Framingham, Massachusetts
These reports, plans, and drawings review the achievements of Home Energy Efficiency Team (HEET) and its partners to plan and design a network of interconnected ground-source heat pump systems, or geothermal network, in an area encompassing multiple environmental justice (EJ) neighborhoods in the City of Framingham, MA. The materials provided in this dataset include, a) stakeholder and design best practices, b) study on optimal method to interconnect geothermal loops, c) guidelines for monitoring and metering, d) operations and maintenance plans, e) permitting guidelines and f) 10-day driller tutorial curriculum. These materials can guide the efficient and ethical design of future geothermal networks nationwide.
The capacity of the system is estimated at 217 tons and is designed to provide 100% of heating and cooling needs for the buildings connected to the loop. In this project, 80 boreholes are used as the main thermal resources, the distribution system (or loop) consists of 0.61 miles of an 8-inch single-pipe at ambient temperature, with the capacity to connect 44 buildings, including 13 apartment buildings from the Framingham Housing Authority, one transitional home, one school building and 29 single family homes. While Framingham already has a geothermal network loop that is currently in the commissioning stage, our proposed project is unique because it is the first utility-led expansion loop (2nd loop) project that will connect to an adjacent existing geothermal loop (1st loop) in a pre-existing neighborhood. Both the 1st and 2nd loops are being installed, owned and operated by Eversource Energy, the utility Deployment Partner.
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AB - These reports, plans, and drawings review the achievements of Home Energy Efficiency Team (HEET) and its partners to plan and design a network of interconnected ground-source heat pump systems, or geothermal network, in an area encompassing multiple environmental justice (EJ) neighborhoods in the City of Framingham, MA. The materials provided in this dataset include, a) stakeholder and design best practices, b) study on optimal method to interconnect geothermal loops, c) guidelines for monitoring and metering, d) operations and maintenance plans, e) permitting guidelines and f) 10-day driller tutorial curriculum. These materials can guide the efficient and ethical design of future geothermal networks nationwide.
The capacity of the system is estimated at 217 tons and is designed to provide 100% of heating and cooling needs for the buildings connected to the loop. In this project, 80 boreholes are used as the main thermal resources, the distribution system (or loop) consists of 0.61 miles of an 8-inch single-pipe at ambient temperature, with the capacity to connect 44 buildings, including 13 apartment buildings from the Framingham Housing Authority, one transitional home, one school building and 29 single family homes. While Framingham already has a geothermal network loop that is currently in the commissioning stage, our proposed project is unique because it is the first utility-led expansion loop (2nd loop) project that will connect to an adjacent existing geothermal loop (1st loop) in a pre-existing neighborhood. Both the 1st and 2nd loops are being installed, owned and operated by Eversource Energy, the utility Deployment Partner.
AU - Varela Gutierrez, Isabel
A2 - Magavi, Zeyneb
A3 - Kleinginna, Mark
A4 - Bosworth, Eric
A5 - Kirk, Clare
A6 - Watters, Grace
A7 - Urlaub, Brian
A8 - Oelze, Megan
A9 - Luz, Shawn
A10 - Taliep, Phaldie
A11 - Paolini, James
A12 - Bruno, Nikki
DB - Geothermal Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.15121/2448376
KW - geothermal
KW - energy
KW - heating
KW - cooling
KW - community
KW - design
KW - stakeholder
KW - commGeo
KW - HEET
KW - environmental justice
KW - ground source heat pump
KW - GSHP
KW - Framingham
KW - Massachusetts
KW - interconnected loops
KW - expansion loop
KW - monitoring
KW - metering
KW - operations
KW - maintenance
KW - permitting
KW - plan
KW - report
LA - English
DA - 2024/09/01
PY - 2024
PB - Home Energy Efficiency Team (HEET)
T1 - Community Geothermal: Planning and Design of a Heating and Cooling System in Framingham, Massachusetts
UR - https://doi.org/10.15121/2448376
ER -
Varela Gutierrez, Isabel, et al. Community Geothermal: Planning and Design of a Heating and Cooling System in Framingham, Massachusetts. Home Energy Efficiency Team (HEET), 1 September, 2024, Geothermal Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15121/2448376.
Varela Gutierrez, I., Magavi, Z., Kleinginna, M., Bosworth, E., Kirk, C., Watters, G., Urlaub, B., Oelze, M., Luz, S., Taliep, P., Paolini, J., & Bruno, N. (2024). Community Geothermal: Planning and Design of a Heating and Cooling System in Framingham, Massachusetts. [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. Home Energy Efficiency Team (HEET). https://doi.org/10.15121/2448376
Varela Gutierrez, Isabel, Zeyneb Magavi, Mark Kleinginna, Eric Bosworth, Clare Kirk, Grace Watters, Brian Urlaub, Megan Oelze, Shawn Luz, Phaldie Taliep, James Paolini, and Nikki Bruno. Community Geothermal: Planning and Design of a Heating and Cooling System in Framingham, Massachusetts. Home Energy Efficiency Team (HEET), September, 1, 2024. Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15121/2448376
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The capacity of the system is estimated at 217 tons and is designed to provide 100% of heating and cooling needs for the buildings connected to the loop. In this project, 80 boreholes are used as the main thermal resources, the distribution system (or loop) consists of 0.61 miles of an 8-inch single-pipe at ambient temperature, with the capacity to connect 44 buildings, including 13 apartment buildings from the Framingham Housing Authority, one transitional home, one school building and 29 single family homes. While Framingham already has a geothermal network loop that is currently in the commissioning stage, our proposed project is unique because it is the first utility-led expansion loop (2nd loop) project that will connect to an adjacent existing geothermal loop (1st loop) in a pre-existing neighborhood. Both the 1st and 2nd loops are being installed, owned and operated by Eversource Energy, the utility Deployment Partner.
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https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/2448376
Details
Data from Sep 1, 2024
Last updated Oct 1, 2024
Submitted Sep 29, 2024
Organization
Home Energy Efficiency Team (HEET)
Contact
Isabel Varela Gutierrez
281.687.6692
Authors
Keywords
geothermal, energy, heating, cooling, community, design, stakeholder, commGeo, HEET, environmental justice, ground source heat pump, GSHP, Framingham, Massachusetts, interconnected loops, expansion loop, monitoring, metering, operations, maintenance, permitting, plan, reportDOE Project Details
Project Name Building a utility-managed geothermal network in Framingham, Massachusetts and exploring options to integrate renewable energy elements
Project Lead Arlene Anderson
Project Number EE0010662