Case Studies
The Well –
Heating and Cooling Expansion
Adding value to nearby communities, Enwave provides innovative heating and cooling to one of Toronto's most ambitious new developments.
Opportunity
First-of-its-kind partnership will serve more communities
Set in Toronto’s vibrant King West neighborhood, The Well is a visionary mixed-use development featuring more than 3 million square feet of retail, office and residential space. At the outset, developers Allied Properties REIT and RioCan REIT joined forces with Enwave to expand its existing Deep Lake Water Cooling (DLWC) system as a more flexible, sustainable alternative to conventional heating and cooling both at The Well and surrounding communities.
Solution
Greater capacity, better reliability
Enwave designed and installed a new thermal storage facility underneath The Well, consisting of a large temperature-controlled tank. The tank is fed by the DLWC system and has the capacity to hold 2 million gallons (7.6 million liters) of water. As a thermal “battery,” the ingenious system can produce and store hot or cold water at night using low-carbon electricity – easing strain and costs for the grid. The system is efficient, resilient, and with greater capacity, can supply lower carbon heating than stand-alone in-building natural gas systems or cooling produced with gas-fired peak electricity.
Results
Long-term value for a more resilient city
The Well has been lauded as an industry-leading project with long-term value for the City of Toronto and growing communities. Served by more reliable cooling and heating from Enwave’s on-site thermal storage, the project will reduce dependence on the city’s electricity grid. The collaboration – a first-of-its-kind partnership in Canada – demonstrates a future-forward commitment to building more resilient cities.
A joint project of Enwave, Allied REIT and RioCan REIT
Expands world-renowned Deep Lake Water Cooling system
Ability to serve approximately 20 million square feet of space
"The Well will now actively support two elements of a modern and progressive city: resilience and the need to decarbonize municipal energy supplies. As a mix of different occupancy types exerting their energy demands at different times of day, The Well is ideally suited to a system like Enwave. Also, in facilitating Enwave's expansion, The Well will enable the greater King West community to tap into a low-carbon cooling and heating source."
– Michael Emory, President & CEO, Allied
By the Numbers
2 million gallons
(7.6 million litres) of water – enough to fill more than three Olympic-size swimming pools
75 buildings
in Toronto's downtown core are already connected to the Deep Lake Water Cooling system
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