Heat Pumps Articles
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Net Zero Home: DIY (Do It Yourself)
We have never spent more time in our own homes than we have in the past twelve months. It is no surprise then that consumer spending on home improvements is one sector that continues to experience growth, along with digital entertainment and consumer electronics. At the same time, 2020 has been a wakeup call for many to protect our planet. Tackling the climate emergency continues to gain ...
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How distribution system operators are facing today’s smart grid challenges
Hardware Pioneers, a media hub advocating for a “smarter and more connected world,” recently interviewed me, about the increasing challenges facing today’s distribution system operator (DSO). In this post, I would like to expand on that discussion and talk a bit more about the evolving nature of the smart grid and how new solutions can help a DSO manage this very dynamic ...
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Preparing your plumbing and heating business for the UK's Race to Zero
Currently, 80% of British households use gas central heating systems, but that won't be the case in the future. The UK is switching to renewable energy, and by 2035, all of the country's electricity will come from clean energy sources. To support the government's efforts to switch to renewable energy and cut carbon emissions, why not offer low-carbon solutions now and help the government reach ...
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DSOs are the Gatekeepers of our Net-Zero Future: A Conversation with Eurelectric
80% of global CO2 emissions are due to the production and consumption of energy Climate change is primarily an energy challenge. Today 80% of global CO2 emissions are due to energy production and consumption. In 2019, power generation accounted for nearly 45% of those emissions, while demand-side emissions corresponded to 55% of the total. We can still limit global heating to 1.5°C, but ...
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AGR 217,000m² Glasshouse and Energy Centre with 33MWth Heat Pump System and 9MW Combined Heat and Power Plant - Case Study
AGR is a leading renewable energy company specialising in low carbon energy generation, with over £350m of projects delivered to date in the UK, including a portfolio of gas peaking and combined heat and power (CHP) projects. AGR developed and is the main EPC contractor for a new 217,000m² glasshouse and energy centre in Cambridgeshire and has sold the project to funds managed by ...
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EnergySmart to Install Geothermal Heat Pumps at Historic Orchard House in Concord, MA - Case Study
EnergySmart Alternatives of Medford, Massachusetts has been hired to install a geothermal heat pump heating and cooling system for the historic home of ‘Little ...
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Featured IQ Installer: Ron Holland of Solar Technology Alabama
We love talking to our Elite IQ Installers and asking them questions about their pioneering work in the renewable energy industry. Our July 2021 Featured Elite IQ Installer is Ron Holland of Solar Technology Alabama. The electrical engineer discusses his experience working for a utility company, why he feels called to work in clean energy, common installation requirements, and more. Company ...
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Heating Electrification: Policies to Drive Ground-Source Heat Pump Adoption
Executive Summary Ground-source heat pumps (GSHPs) are typically the most efficient form of heating and cooling for buildings. For every unit of electricity a GSHP system consumes, it produces roughly 3-4 units of equivalent heat (or cooling), thanks to the solar energy naturally stored underground. Because of these efficiencies, GSHPs can provide significant cost savings in the effort to ...
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The critical role of buildings in achieving Net Zero
On 27 June 2019, the UK government set a legally binding target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions from across the UK economy by 2050. According to the Energy Systems Catapult (ESC), heating homes and buildings accounts for more than 30% of the UK’s carbon emissions. Most of this can be attributed to heating domestic properties. With only 5% of homes having low carbon heating, ...
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Renewable energy solutions – from a wave of future to global reality
Imagine a world with globally accessible, cheap and reliable, clean energy. Although it sounds a bit utopian, every day we’re getting a little closer to the life fueled by renewable power. It becomes possible due to the latest technology advancements form the past few decades and ongoing acceleration of technology development. As the main driver of the energy sector transition to clean ...
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Ground Source Heat Pump Installation in Leominster, Herefordshire- Case Study
This large domestic property in the tiny hamlet of Bircher was dependent upon oil for its heating and costs were rising year after year. The owners decided to investigate the options for reducing the costs of keeping their house warm especially after a particularly cold, and expensive, winter ...
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Air Source Heat Pump Installation in Oxfordshire - Case Study
The owners of this elegant mansion set in the heart of Oxfordshire needed a new heating system for their three hundred year old heat-hungry building. Set in elegant grounds with its own woodland and manicured lawns the house was in need of complete renovation which included a stylish glassed orangery. This ‘off the beaten track’ grade II listed building was being heated by wood fires ...
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Air Source Heat Pump Installation in Neath, Port Talbot - Case Study
Aberdulais Falls in the Neath Valley, South Wales is an important industrial heritage site owned and run by the National Trust. For over 400 years these falls provided the energy to drive the wheels of industry, from the manufacture of copper in 1584 to the later tinplate works. A recent major refurbishment of the water wheel gave scope for implementing the latest hydraulic technology to improve ...
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Air Source Heat Pump Installation in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent - Case Study
ProMo-Cymru is a youth enterprise organisation specialising in the cultural industries with a history of supporting innovative and experimental creative industry for young people. Using ‘Heads of the Valleys’ grant funding from the Welsh Assembly Government, and more recently, funding from the Big Lottery CAT programme, ProMo-Cymru has almost completed the restoration and ...
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New Head Office and Lab Building, Riedering, Germany - Case study
The company EndoLab - a test lab or medical implants - moved its headquarters from Thansau to Riedering near Rosenheim and built a new office and laboratory building for this new location. The task in the first planning phase was the development of a location-specific energy concept as well as climate concepts adapted to the building uses. A number of main uses are defined within the building: ...
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Promega Administration and Logistics Center, Walldorf, Germany - Case study
The building essentially consists of two parts. The logistics area houses deep-freeze rooms and cabinets, storage areas and technical equipment for goods packaging and dispatch as well as the production area of the subsidiary Terso. The administration area contains a conference area, a workshop, a canteen with staff kitchen and a fitness area in addition to the office space. The areas are grouped ...
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Strada Global: Why we need to rethink the map on Geothermal
For decades, everything we’ve known about geothermal potential has been modelled on a map that shows available resources in some parts of the world, but not others. We need to change that mindset and make people aware that we’re standing on vast resources of geothermal heat, wherever we are in the world. When it comes to geothermal, there are hurdles in people’s minds. They ...
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SC Johnson Waxdale Plant - 6.4 MW CHP System - Case Study
Quick Facts LOCATION: Racine, Wisconsin MARKET SECTOR: Manufacturing FACILITY SIZE: 2.2 Million Square Feet EQUIPMENT: (1) 3.2 Megawatt Landfill Gas Turbine (1) 3.2 Megawatt Natural Gas Turbine FUEL: Landfill Gas and Natural Gas DISTANCE FROM RENEWABLE FUEL SOURCE: 2/3 of a Mile CHP GENERATING CAPACITY: 6.4 Megawatts HEAT RECOVERY RATE: 40,000 lbs/hr Steam HEAT RECOVERY SOURCE: (2) Heat Recovery ...
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Smart Energy Islands, global test-bed for batteries - Case study
A £10.8 million project on the Isles of Scilly will provide a model for electric vehicles and home batteries to play a major role in low-carbon smart energy systems around the world. Moixa will develop platforms allowing electric vehicles and smart home batteries to be used to help balance supply and demand within the islands’ energy system, although the project will not fund the ...
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New horizons for sludge
Increasing production worldwide, higher cost for disposal, tighter restriction sludge management solutions are in high demand. New technologies are rapidly multiplying, fueled as well by sludge’s potential as a source of energy and potential for phosphorus recycling. Several drivers are contributing to the need for sludge solutions. A global population of 7.5 billion ...
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