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What’s in store? Innovation in thermal storage
Researchers at the universities of Bath and Swansea claim to have made a breakthrough in thermal storage using…
August 2023
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Phased approach: optimising heat networks
The government’s new Heat Network Optimisation Guide aims to improve the performance of existing networks by rigorously analysing performance…
July 2023
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Renewable heating is the future for commercial buildings
Modern heat pumps are suitable for all types of commercial buildings and can be used in conjunction with…
March 2022
Beauty in standardisation: Travis Perkins’ digital plan to decarbonise housebuilding
Travis Perkins’ WholeHouse digital design platform allows housebuilders to deliver efficient, repeatable housing to the latest sustainability standards,…
July 2023
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Heat in a box: the local route to green hydrogen
Producing hydrogen using local renewables and innovative storage could see carbon-neutral hydrogen soon being used to heat buildings,…
April 2023
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Making a splash: recovering heat from mini data centres for leisure centres
A project that uses waste heat from a mini data centre to warm a public swimming pool in…
April 2023
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Taking the waters: recovering heat from the Roman Baths
Heat from Bath’s hot springs is being used to warm surrounding buildings including the new Clore Learning Centre.…
April 2023
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Switching to propane: reducing charge in a propane heat pump
Propane’s low GWP is making it an increasingly attractive alternative to refrigerants restricted by the F-gas Regulations. Tim…
February 2023
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A plan for all seasons: aquifer thermal energy storage
Seasonal thermal storage has the potential for significant carbon savings, but there are few examples in the UK.…
January 2023
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Generation gains: designing a 5th generation energy network in central London
Bankside Yards is set to become the UK’s first major mixed-use regeneration project with zero emissions in operation. Phil Lattimore…
December 2022
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The impact of thermal bypasses on building performance
Often slipping under the radar in building design, thermal bypass can result in major energy performance gaps. Leap's…
October 2022
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Monitoring the situation: cost effective remote water quality testing
By monitoring water quality remotely, expensive remedial works can be avoided. FairHeat’s Peter Horne looks at the costs…
September 2022
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Bundles of energy: the platform approach to decarbonising schools
The Department for Education is exploring how it can apply platform construction principles to create an innovative retrofit…
September 2022
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Oversizing matters: Effect of boiler oversizing on efficiency
With energy prices soaring and carbon reduction a priority, ensuring heating systems are specified to operate as efficiently…
April 2022
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Digging for Britain: Swaffham Prior’s heat network
Escalating energy prices and the urgent need to decarbonise means communities are looking to move away from fossil fuel as…
February 2022
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Next generation: Arup’s net zero office at 80 Charlotte Street
Arup’s all-electric office at 80 Charlotte Street London is developer Derwent London’s first net zero office scheme. Andy…
February 2022
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