Heliocol is proud to announce that it has been chosen by the US Department of Energy and the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), to provide and install the solar thermal heating system which will be used in the 1996 Summer Olympic in Atlanta. Located on the wave-like roof of the Aquatic Center on the Georgia Tech campus, the Heliocol solar pool heating system will span over 10,000 square feet.
This solar project is one of eleven energy efficient and renewable energy technologies being put into practical use during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. The U.S. Department of Energy has joined with the private sector in supporting these various projects which are designed to familiarize the vast global audience with these exciting energy alternatives.
In mid January, a team of Heliocol Distributors gathered in Atlanta to begin installation. “We were very excited to have the opportunity to participate in such a prestigious event,” said Roger Eschenroeder, of the Heliocol Corporation. “There were some unique challenges to this particular job such as extreme cold, wind, rain, and working at a height of 120 feet. High wind resistance and freeze resilience proved to be important design features of our panel,” says Eschenroder.
Because of the Aquatic Center’s unique type of standing seam rib roof system, no roof penetrations were used to mount the panels. A special roof clip was utilized on the majority of panels for flush mounting, and for 72 of the HC-50 panels, special aluminum racks were built to support them.
The 50 meter competition pool contains one million gallons of water which will be pumped through the Heliocol collectors at a rate of 600 gallons per minute by a 40 horse-power 3-Phase pump.
FINA (Federation Internationale de Notation Amateur), the ruling agency that sets the Olympic standards, requires the temperature of the pool water to be maintained within a margin of one degree during Olympic competition. If the temperature during the Olympic games exceeds the temperature, the water can be cooled by pumping it through the solar collectors at night, releasing heat into the air.
Richard Long, architect at Georgia Tech says, “We’re happy to reap the long term benefits from these renewable energy projects. We estimate that the solar thermal system will save $12,000 per year off the facility’s utility bills.”
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