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Sewage is now being used to power a heating system at the Scottish Borders Campus in the Scottish Borders
campus in Galashiels. Backed by investment from Equitix and the UK Green Investment Bank, the SHARC heat recovery system intercepts waste water from a sewer close to the local treatment works operated by Scottish Water.
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The system uses a heat pump to amplify the natural warmth of waste water and the heat produced is being sold to Borders College under a 20-year purchase agreement, producing savings in energy, costs and carbon emissions.
The system now provides around 95% of the heat needed by the Galashiels campus and does not impact on the normal operation of the local waste water network.
Russ Burton, CEO of SHARC Energy Systems, said: “We are
nergy Minister Fergus Ewing has launched the UK’s first SHARC energy recovery system at the
delighted to see the first UK installation of the SHARC system up and running at Borders College. This has been an extremely important project for us in the UK and Europe, and we have seen a lot of interest in the system elsewhere."
Scottish Water Horizons, a subsidiary of the public utility, which supports the development of a sustainable economy in Scotland, has played a key role in turning the project into reality.
Alan Scott, Scottish Water’s Finance Director, said: “The UK’s first sewage to heat scheme in Galashiels is an excellent example of how water resources can be harnessed and maximised, furthering the development of Scotland’s low carbon economy.
“With 32,000 miles of sewer pipes throughout Scotland, we’re exploring the potential for this approach to be replicated at other locations, offering further environmental and heating cost benefits.”
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UK’s first heat from sewage scheme is launched at Borders College
uRuss Burton left, CEO of Sharc Energy Systems, and Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing in the Energy Centre at Borders College.
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Pete Smith, Vice Principal – Finance and Resources, at Borders College, said: “Borders College is delighted to be the client in this project which places us at the forefront of renewable energy use in the UK. Before deciding on SHARC, we did consider other renewable heat source options such as biomass and involvement in a large-scale district heating scheme but, after considering all options,
SHARC was clearly the front-runner.
“This solution goes a long way to meeting our own carbon-reduction targets, while offering long-term price certainty and offering a good degree of local control.” Launched in June 2014, SHARC Energy Systems is a UK organisation specialising in sewage heat recovery technology that is a sustainable alternative energy source.
www.sharcenergy.com The system uses
a heat pump to amplify the natural warmth of waste water and the heat produced is being sold to Borders College under a 20‐year purchase agreement, producing savings in energy, costs and carbon emissions.
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