Australian War Memorial switches on geothermal heating and cooling system
Switching on ceremony of the geothermal exchange system at the Australian War Memorial (source: Matt Keogh MP via Facebook)
Carlo Cariaga
30 Oct 2024
The geothermal heating and cooling system, the largest of its kind in Australia, of the Australian War Memorial is officially operational.
The geothermal heating and cooling system at the Australian War Memorial has officially been switched on, supplying energy to the building from 216 vertical closed-loop boreholes drilled to depths of up to 150 meters. The project is described as the largest geothermal heat exchange system in Australia and was designed by Sydney-based GeoExchange Australia.
A ceremony was held to commemorate the start of operations of the geothermal system with Australian ministers Matt Keogh and Chris Bowen switching it on. The system is expected to reduce emission by 1400 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year and save the Memorial up to $1 million each year in energy costs compared to the previous system.
The project was first announced back in 2022. It was undertaken as part of a larger Australian War Memorial Development project, alongside efforts to expand the premises and redesign certain elements of the Memorial.
“The Australian War Memorial is an iconic national institution, commemorating those who secured our future. So it’s fitting that this institution now leads the way in securing our energy future,” said Keogh in 2022. “In a place that commemorates the past, this project firmly places the Australian War Memorial as a world-class building of the future.”
Source: One Step Off the Grid
