http://www.metafilter.com/tags/LakeOntario Posts tagged with 'LakeOntario' at MetaFilter. Tue, 17 Aug 2004 16:30:24 -0800 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 16:30:24 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/35029/Chill%2DToronto <a href="http://www.enwave.com/enwave/dlwc/">Cool!</a> Toronto's Deep Lake Water Cooling System was launched today. The system cuts electricity consumption in commercial buildings by 75 per cent by drawing near-freezing water through pipes extending five kilometres out into Lake Ontario. According to the <a href="http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/water/deep_lake/">city</a>, the system will save enough power to service more than 100 Toronto office towers or 4,200 homes per year, and it will eliminate 40,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide. <a href="http://www.enwave.com/enwave/news/?s=dlwc&ReleaseID=53">Here's</a> a public television segment explaining the process. Seems like it makes a nice complement to the lakeshore <a href="http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_06.26.03/city/enviro.html">windmill</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2004:site.35029 Tue, 17 Aug 2004 16:30:24 -0800 AC AirConditioning Canada Canadian CarbonEmissions CarbonFootprint CO2 cooling DeepWaterCooling energy Enwave green LakeOntario Toronto stonerose