Submitted by
irvina
on Fri, 02/23/2018 - 05:19
General Information
Period covered
IUCN Constituent
Oceania Regional Office
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Secretariat
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
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Field activities
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Conducting Sea Water Air Conditioning measurements off the ocean-side coast of Funafuti atoll in Tuvalu. At a depth of 1,000 metres, sea water temperatures were recorded as 4 degrees Celsius, which may possibly be utilized for pumping and circulation through the USP Tuvalu campus (and other facilities) to cool the buildings without use of traditional refrigerants.
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Completed
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Scientific/technical activities
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A scale model of the Tuvalu USP campus has been built, and trial experiments are underway to determine thermal efficiency and cooling potential of the seawater air conditioning system, as well as the energy requirements and consumption associated with pumping water from 1,000 metres, over 1km offshore.
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On-going
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Actors involved in these activities
IUCN Members
8C3F0E78-B7A3-E011-96D3-002655853524
IUCN Commissions
No IUCN Commissions involved
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Upload document
Project Proposal to IUCN June 2017.pdf
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Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Secretariat