MARINE CIVILS A high-tech, ocean front residential development has required the installation of a bespoke subsea heat exchanger system. This project has seen Briggs, a UK provider of marine and environmental services bring together its range and expertise, while showcasing its green credentials. The heat exchange project, at Horseshoe Bay, West Vancouver, British Columbia was designed by Canadian company Creative Energy, a leader in innovative district energy solutions. An “Ocean Loop” solution uses the steady ocean temperature at depth to regulate the temperature of the development thus making it more economical to heat and cool. “This is a highly unique, cost effective and environmentally friendly way of heating and cooling the development,” says Alex Sevensma, VP of Operations at Foreshore Technologies, part of the Briggs group of companies. “It is a bespoke solution for Horseshoe Bay, but we believe that our intelligence from this project will ensure that we are in a position to undertake many similar projects in the future.” In addition to Creative Energy and Foreshore Technologies’ work, diversified marine contractors Ocean Tech (Marine Engineering) and Balanced Environmental
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(permit and licence specialists), both Briggs companies, played significant roles in the project. This included installation of the system and associated subsea pipe infrastructure as it enters the building. “This is a significant, ground-breaking project for Briggs,” says Craig English, Director of Subsea & Environmental Services at Briggs. “It
is the first such installation of an Ocean Loop system in British Columbia, and we believe that it will pave the way for many more, not just in BC but potentially around the world. “Horseshoe Bay truly highlights our collaborative nature, and most importantly our unrelenting drive to net zero. The use of the Ocean Loop, however, demonstrates just one element of Briggs’ commitments to renewable energy and along with our expertise and knowledge in subsea power cables, we are confident that we can successfully bring our knowledge into more domestic areas, as well as the commercial arena.” Environmentally sound economical temperature control systems such as Ocean Loop are ideal for British Columbia, particularly with its 25,000 kilometres long coastline, much of which is remote from traditional and mobile energy networks.
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