Heat Pumps
By combining reliability with high levels of efficiency, heat pumps have the potential for substantial carbon reduction as part of the UK’s energy mix.
What is a Heat Pump?
Most heat pumps work in virtually the same way, but the heat source varies. They take the ambient heat from an external source, usually the ground, water or air, to heat a refrigerant.
They can also utilise waste heat sources such as heat rejected from data centres, or heat from energy from waste facilities. A compressor then pressurises the refrigerant, which makes it hot. This hot, high pressure refrigerant moves to the condenser, where it releases the heat to provide heating and hot water.
Importantly, each of these types of heat pump systems has the ability to provide cooling as well, making them useful for the warmer summer months when excess heat would normally go to waste. But what source would be best for your organisation? That's where we can help.
Delivering commercial heat pump projects
At Vital Energi, we specialise in large-scale applications of heat pumps.
We have successfully installed the UK’s largest water source heat pump at Queens Quay, Clydebank, which uses two 2.65MW heat pumps to extract energy from the River Clyde, providing heat and hot water to surrounding homes and businesses.
We have also delivered a multi-technology solution at Northwick Park Hospital, London, comprising both air and water source heat pumps combined with solar PV and battery storage.
Key benefits of heat pumps
Heat pumps can be the perfect solution to striking the balance between energy security, affordability and sustainability, solving the Energy Trilemma.
Creating zero on-site emissions, this results in improved air quality on-site and reduces your company's carbon footprint. Heat pumps can be used for cooling as well as heating, offering far greater flexibility than a traditional boiler.
They are also more efficient - we work on projects that can offer a Coefficient of Performance as high as 6 - in other words, offering 600% efficiency! With the introduction of various Government Grant schemes they are also now more affordable than ever.
We can help with funding, depending on your project. Visit our Funding Support pages for more information, or get in touch.
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Pipeline of assets in developmentOur Case Studies
Our case studies reveal how we’ve helped clients across the UK achieve their decarbonisation goals.
The UK's fastest growing city-wide heat network
By replacing thousands of polluting and inefficient fossil fuel powered heating systems with a greener alternative, the Leeds PIPES network is helping to reduce energy costs and end the city’s contribution to climate change.
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£62m
investment to date
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11,000
tonnes of CO2 saved per year
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430
green jobs created
The UK's fastest growing city-wide heat network
By replacing thousands of polluting and inefficient fossil fuel powered heating systems with a greener alternative, the Leeds PIPES network is helping to reduce energy costs and end the city’s contribution to climate change.
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£62m
investment to date
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11,000
tonnes of CO2 saved per year
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430
green jobs created
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