T THEIR THAMES
SPECIAL FEATURE Lowering the filtration unit
200m of pipe installation
Fifth floor plant room flow and return pipework
pump technology boosts the low grade heat to the temperature required for the apartments’ heating and hot water. Towards the end of 2014, the
construction of a new 142-bedroom hotel, with meeting, banqueting and conference facilities, will also be completed at the site, which will increase the efficiency of the heating scheme further still.
The Doubletree by Hilton hotel will derive all its heating and hot water, as well as its cooling, from the open water heat pump installation. Heat recovered from cooling the individual hotel rooms will be reclaimed and returned to the community system to support the heating and hot water demand for the whole site. mike spenser-morris believes the scheme paves the way for other developments taking place near an open body of water, to benefit from this highly energy efficient system, doing away with the need for traditional combustion boilers, with their attendant carbon emissions. “This open water heat pump system will be capable of producing over two megawatts of thermal energy for this development and will provide it 24/7, 365 days a year regardless of the weather or air temperature, even in the depths of winter,” he explains. “Almost every major city in this country is close to a river, lake, reservoir, canal or the sea.
“Every litre of water naturally stores,
with the greatest efficiency, the valuable energy the sun delivers to earth each day,” adds spenser-morris. “there will be thousands of homes and businesses that can benefit from this most energy-efficient technology and in the process prevent thousands, even millions of tons of harmful carbon being released into the atmosphere from now on”. Edward Davey, Secretary of State for
energy and climate change and mP for Kingston and Surbiton, will be switching on the development’s innovative heating system, harnessing the power of the Thames. He said: “Kingston Heights is a great example of how sustainable solutions can help power entire communities. I want to see a community energy revolution where projects like this are the norm, not the exception. “This project will not only transform the waterfront area in Kingston, but also means residents’ bills will be lower than if they used gas. “The Thames is a great natural asset
(L-R) Donald Daw, Mitsubishi Electric; Mike Spenser-Morris, NHP Leisure Developments; Jeffrey Adams, United House; and Edward Davey, MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, inside the development’s fifth floor plant room.
to Kingston and London as a whole. By capturing the heat permanently stored in the river to provide heat and hot water to the whole development the project shows the enormous potential of renewable energy.” For further details contact
mitsubishi electric by sending an email to
heating@meuk.mee.com
Public sector sustainability • Volume 3 issue 9 13
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32