Whiting energy, water upgrades completed

Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast, in partnership with Gulf Power and Siemens, recently completed a $9.8 million Utility Energy Savings Contract (UESC) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field in Milton, Fla. The 13-month project focused on the installation of energy and water conservation upgrades in 58 facilities across the installation. One of the highlights of the project was the creation of a new ‘virtual’ chiller plant. The virtual chiller plant cross-connects the existing chillers in three adjacent facilities that house the installation’s advanced aviation simulators. The design consolidates multiple HVAC components, adding system redundancy while increasing energy efficiency. Excess heat is transported to a heat rejection chiller that recovers the energy and uses it to supplement the buildings’ heating and de-humidification systems. (Source: Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 11/08/17)