Whether you’re a homeowner, self builder, developer, landlord, or business, find the perfect ground source heat pump for your project with Kensa's heat pump solutions.
Kensa's design & support services coupled with a comprehensive range of ground source heat pumps ensure homeowners enjoy significant energy efficiency, bill savings & government funding.
Ground source heat pumps are the most energy-efficient heating technology available, so only a small proportion of the power needed to run the heat pump will be affected by rising energy costs – the rest of the energy comes from the ground.
Kensa’s ground source heat pumps bring social housing communities together to help eradicate fuel poverty & reduce heating bills. Using cost-effective Shared Ground Loop Arrays, housing associations can reduce carbon emissions on a huge scale.
A ground source heat pump is the perfect heating solution for luxury new-build homes. A highly efficient Kensa ground source heat pump can fit discreetly inside a property to provide 100% of all heating and hot water needs, plus cooling capabilities.
Swimming pools, hot tubs, boat sheds, boats, water parks: you name it, we've fitted it! Ground source heat pumps offer an energy-efficient solution to heating & cooling water sources, as well as using water sources to heat & cool buildings.
Ground source heat pumps are an ideal system for schools, as they are a ‘fit-and-forget’ technology which offers substantial carbon and cost reductions.
The Shoebox NX is a compact powerhouse with A+++ efficiency, quiet operation, and a 25+ year lifespan. Engineered to exceed compliance needs, the Shoebox NX is ideal for all property types, including complex-to-decarbonise flats and terraces.
Small but packing a punch, the award-winning Kensa Shoebox series produces temperatures up to 65°C. It offers an efficient, practical & affordable heating & hot water solution.
The efficient Evo series features 7kW, 9kW, 13kW & 15kW single phase models, & a 15kW three phase model. The elegant, simple-to-install, & ErP A+++ rated Evo series offers a 15% gain in efficiency & low noise outputs, perfect for medium to large homes.
The Kensa Q comprises of modular three phase models to provide tailored outputs for high heating & cooling demands, providing greater flexibility & compatibility with Building Management Systems
Installers are integral to the UK’s transition to low-carbon heating. Kensa is continually building a network of trusted, recommended and experienced installers across the UK.
Kensa's Partner Network recognises installers for their proven skills and experience with ground source heat pumps and offers exclusive member benefits.
Kensa offers a free, progressive and tailored training pathway for installers from all backgrounds. Start from the ground up or add to your existing knowledge whilst learning at your own pace.
Kensa has a nationwide network of trusted installers to help with your ground source heat pump project. Simply submit your plans and Kensa will recommend the right installer for you.
Kensa Heat Pumps is the UK’s number one ground source heat pump brand. We offer ground source heat pump training for trainers in training centres, sharing our extensive knowledge of ground source heat pump fundamentals and best practices with your trainers and students.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme is a government-proposed scheme to deliver grants of up to £7,500 towards heat pump installations in UK households. The scheme, which was known as the Clean Heat Grant, is intended to replace the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) from April 2022 to 2028.
The ECO supports retrofit efficiency works in the domestic sector with an upfront grant, with a particular focus on vulnerable consumer groups & hard-to-treat homes.
The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme is a fund dedicated to heat decarbonisation & capital energy efficiency projects in non-domestic public sector buildings across England.
Through this scheme, an investor funds the network – known as Shared Ground Loop Arrays – to cover the most expensive aspect of the project. In return, the investor can charge connection fees if they wish.
Future Homes Standard Consultation: Kensa Welcomes Government Response
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Kensa Group CEO, Simon Lomax, acknowledges and welcomes the Government’s long-awaited response to the recent Part L Future Homes Consultation. The response, published 19th January 2021, states that from 2025, no new homes will be built with fossil fuel heating, such as a natural gas boiler.
Heat pumps as default heating choice in new-builds
The consultation response makes clear that Government sees heat pumps as the main low-carbon solution for new build dwellings under the Future Homes Standard. On that note, it significantly states that ‘low-carbon heating system will be integral to the specification of the Future Homes Standard and we anticipate that heat pumps will become the primary heating technology for new homes.’
Commenting on the response, Mr Lomax said:
Although we would always ask the Government to be prompter and more ambitious, we generally support the response which makes clear that heat pumps are expected to become the default heating choice at new-build dwellings from 2025.
We also welcome the continued opportunity for local authorities to specify planning conditions which mandate energy efficiency upgrades which are more demanding than mere compliance with the emerging regulations.
Kensa’s low-carbon alternative to fossil fuel heating
Based in Cornwall, Kensa has developed some unique solutions for the residential new-build sector. This includes the small-but-mighty Shoebox ground source heat pump which can be paired with a traditional cylinder or a heat battery. In most cases, the Shoebox is served by a Shared Ground Loop Array – Kensa’s low-carbon alternative to traditional district heating. The network eliminates issues that may arise with traditional heat networks, such as expensive heat losses or overheating in riders and corridors.
Shoebox heat pumps connected via Shared Ground Loop Arrays
According to Mr Lomax:
A ground source heat pump provides the lowest carbon solution as the technology is far more efficient than an air source heat pump, particularly on the coldest days. The achilles heel has always been the added cost of the array. Thankfully, we can now remove that cost from the housebuilder as there are many entities who will fund the underground architecture in return for a standing charge paid by the householder. A ground source heat pump now costs no more than an air source heat pump.
Carbon savings versus gas
The technology has been installed at a new-build development in Bristol to help the city achieve its carbon-neutral pledge. 133 homes at Ashton Rise are being heated by individual Kensa ground source heat pumps connected to a Shared Ground Loop Array of boreholes. The installation will see each home making lifetime carbon savings of 30 tonnes compared to individual gas boilers, whilst also protecting local air quality from the harmful NOx emissions associated with fossil fuel heating systems.
Heating communities – new and old – with district ground source heat pumps has never been easier. Discover the multiple energy sources Kensa Contracting utilises to supply sustainable, low carbon heat to communities via ambient temperature loops and individual Kensa ground source heat pumps inside each dwelling.
The BBC reports from the pioneering smart-city already leading the green revolution with ground source heat pumps The Prime Minister’s 10-point plan is set to put the UK back on track to meet its net-zero carbon target by 2050. The plan, which includes the aim to install 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028, lays out commitments…