Cutting costs & Carbon whilst keeping cool in the capital

Summary:

Ground source heat pumps from Kensa are cutting costs and carbon at a development of 91 high-quality social rent new homes at the City of London Corporation’s York Way Estate in the London Borough of Islington. The environmentally-friendly newbuild scheme is supporting the City Corporation’s Climate Action Strategy.

 

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This installation in a new build development in the London Borough of Islington is a prime example of how networked ground source heat pumps in high-density urban areas can provide the most efficient, lowest carbon and lowest cost heating and cooling solution for developers, local authorities and residents.

Kensa’s ground source heat pumps will be providing passive cooling, as well as heating and hot water to the new development at the York Way Estate. This ultra-low carbon solution will help reduce emissions, improve air quality and protect residents from fuel poverty.

A mixture of 3kW and 6kW Kensa Shoebox heat pumps will be installed into the new flats. These ground source heat pumps will extract naturally occurring heat from the ground surrounding the development via clusters of vertically drilled boreholes. It uses this renewable heat to deliver heating and hot water into the homes.

Key Facts

  • 91 new homes in 4 blocks, all for social rent
  • Ranging in size from studio apartments to four-bedroom homes
  • Four-star Home Quality Mark in line with LETI design guidance - https://www.leti.uk/cedg
  • Annual heat demand 215,563 kWh
  • Mixture of 63 x 3kW and 28 x 6kW Kensa Shoebox heat pumps
  • Providing heating, hot water and passive cooling
  • 31 x boreholes with an average depth of 145m
  • 184.83g NOx saved per year

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