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Pipe technology on show at Ecobuild

6/3/2018

The benefits of polybutene pre-insulated and prefabricated Flexalen pipe technology are being showcased by Flexenergy at Ecobuild, which began today and runs until Thursday at ExCel London.

Flexenergy specialises in the supply and fabrication of pipe for heating, hot water and cooling systems and the company is the sole distributor in the UK and Ireland of Flexalen pipe technology, manufactured by Thermaflex.

Daikin supporting Green Housing Forum

19/2/2018

The latest Green Housing Forum, sponsored by Daikin UK, will be held in Watford on 13 March.

Now an established event for social housing professionals, the discussion will focus on the ‘age of austerity’ and explore whether cost-led decision-making in the maintenance and specification of products has had a negative impact on the safety and well-being of residents.

Picking the right pipes for district heating systems

18/12/2017

District heating systems are growing in popularity

With more district heating systems being introduced in the UK, the BPF Pipes Group trade association has issued new guidance to promote best practice among design consultants, specifiers and installers.

Despite its growing popularity, the district heating concept is a relatively new one in the UK, comprising one or more central heat sources instead of individual boilers. By pumping hot water or steam through a network of pre-insulated underground pipes it delivers heat from the point of energy generation to the end user. Generating heat in one central plant can be more economical than production in multiple smaller ones (such as individual households), which is one of the reasons why district heating is growing in popularity in the UK.

UK's first water source heat pump for district heating

11/5/2017

Nicola Sturgeon announces funding for the Star Renewable Energy project in Glasgow

Star Renewable Energy has been awarded funding to develop the UK’s first water source heat pump (WSHP) for medium temperature district heating to service existing buildings.

The 2.5MW water source heat pump on the Clyde in Glasgow’s Gorbals area will be deployed by September 2018 and will be Britain’s largest inner city 80 degrees Celsius heat pump. Details of the project will be shared at the upcoming Euroheat & Power Congress in Glasgow on 14-17 May.

District Heating with Heat Pumps: Associations Collaborate for Technical Evening

19/4/2016

Andy Pearson receives his plaque from ASHRAE President David Underwood

Andy Pearson (right) will present the ASHRAE district heating seminar. (ASHRAE President David Underwood - left)

The ASHRAE UK Midlands Section in association with the IOR, CIBSE West Midlands, BSRA, and the BEI (Birmingham Energy Institute) is holding an evening technical meeting titled "Low carbon district heating" by Dr Andy Pearson, who recently became a Fellow member of ASHRAE.

There has been a rapid and remarkable increase in discussion of industrial-sized heat pump systems for district heating in the UK over the last three years. Heat networks are not a new idea but they have traditionally been seen as a very “un-British” way of delivering domestic heating.

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Pipe technology on show at Ecobuild

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Picking the right pipes for district heating systems

UK's first water source heat pump for district heating

District Heating with Heat Pumps: Associations Collaborate for Technical Evening

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