Hambleton Council Innovative Heat Transfer

Hambleton council hopes to use heat from the ground to heat its leisure centres.

00:38 10 December 2018

Hambleton District Council has announced plans to use heat from the ground to heat its leisure centres. If proved to be beneficial to its residents in the long-run, the council will invest £2.1million into the project. Temperatures 20ft below ground is between 10C and 16C and it can be transferred from the ground using pumps. The technology could help the council save on the cost of utilities by £1.2million per year. Meanwhile, the forecasted income generated by renewable heat incentive payments over 20 years would be £6.9million.

 

Councillor Peter Wilkinson said that the system could be introduced to heat pools and heating systems at its leisure centres in Northallerton, Bedale, Stokesley and Thirsk and at the Northallerton Civic Centre.

 

Commenting on the plans, Councillor Isobel Sanderson, the council’s governance boss, said: “I think it will show that Hambleton is a forward-thinking council. We are not talking about putting a windmill up and relying on how fast the wind blows to get our return or solar panels, where we would rely on how much the sun is going to shine. Ground source is just about putting your probe into the ground and it’s there, it’s constant.

 

 

“I understand people are cautious about new technology, but as more and more people buy into this package there are companies out there who do deliver on what they say.”