Northumberland Fire Stations

Ground Source Review: Northumberland Fire Stations

Prudhoe, Amble, and Seahouses fire stations each had their old electric heaters removed and replaced with Kensa ground source heat pumps fed by boreholes drilled in the fire station forecourts.

In all cases, the buildings had to remain operational while the works were ongoing.

Kensa Contracting Ltd were responsible for the full system design carrying out detailed surveys to enable room specific heat losses to be calculated to enable accurate sizing of the heat pump and the heat emitters. Additionally, detailed geological surveys were carried out to design the boreholes. Once on site, Kensa Contracting  took full responsibility for managing the projects and employed specialist sub-contractors to carry out the drilling, headering and trenching and the internal installations. Kensa Contracting was also responsible for ensuring that the systems met all eligibility criteria for the non-domestic RHI (this scheme has now closed – please visit this page to explore other funding) and were successfully accredited on this scheme.

Councillor Nick Oliver, Cabinet Member for Corporate Services, said:

As a council we are determined to do all we can to reduce our carbon footprint while looking at new ways of generating income.

This innovative technology has already proved successful and is something we are looking to expand in the future.

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Ground Source Review: Northumberland Fire Stations - Front View of Station

Ground Source Review: Northumberland Fire & Rescue Service: Northumberland Fire Station - External View