Low Temperature Heat Recovery and Distribution Network Technologies (LoT-NET)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Warwick
Department Name: Sch of Engineering
Abstract
Lot-NET considers how waste heat streams from industrial or other sources feeding into low temperature heat networks can combine with optimal heat pump and thermal storage technologies to meet the heating and cooling needs of UK buildings and industrial processes. Heating and cooling produces more than one third of the UK's CO2 emissions and represent about 50% of overall energy demand. BEIS have concluded that heat networks could supply up to 20% of building heat demand by 2050. Heat networks have previously used high temperature hot water to serve buildings and processes but now 4th generation networks seek to use much lower temperatures to make more sources available and reduce losses. Lot-NET will go further by integrating low temperature (LT) networks with heat pump technologies and thermal storage to maximise waste and ambient heat utilisation.
There are several advantages of using LT heat networks combined with heat pumps:
- They can reuse heat currently wasted from a wide variety of sources in urban environments, e.g. data centres, sewage, substation transformers, low grade industrial reject heat.
- Small heat pumps at point of use can upgrade temperature for radiators with minimal electricity use and deleterious effect on the electricity grid.
- Industrial high temperature waste can be 'multiplied' by thermal heat pumps increasing the energy into the LT network.
- By operating the heat network at lower temperatures, system losses are reduced.
Heat source availability is often time dependant. Lot-NET will overcome the challenges of time variation and how to apply smart control and implementation strategies. Thermal storage will be incorporated to reduce the peak loads on electricity networks. The wider use of LT heat networks will require appropriate regulation to support both businesses and customers and Lot-NET will both need to inform and be aware of such regulatory changes. The barrier of initial financial investment is supported by BEIS HNIP but the commercial aspects are still crucial to implementation.
Thus, the aim of LoT-NET is to prove a cost-effective near-zero emissions solution for heating and cooling that realises the huge potential of waste heat and renewable energies by utilising a combination of a low-cost low-loss flexible heat distribution network together with novel input, output and storage technologies. The objectives are:
1. To develop a spatial and temporal simulation tool that can cope with dynamics, scale effects, efficiency, cost, etc. of the whole system of differing temperature heat sources, distribution network, storage and delivery technologies and will address Urban, Suburban and Exurban areas.
2. To determine the preferred combination of heat capture, storage and distribution technologies that meets system energy, environmental and cost constraints. Step change technologies such a chemical heat transport and combined heat-to-power and power-to-heat technologies will be developed.
3. To design, cost and proof of concept prototype (as appropriate) seven energy transformation technologies in the first two-three years. They consist of both electrically driven Vapour Compression and heat driven Sorption technologies. Priority for further development will be then given to those which have likely future benefits.
4. To determine key end use and business/industry requirements for timely adoption. While the Clean Growth Strategy and the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund initially support future implementation, innovative business models will reduce costs rapidly for products or services that customers want to buy and use. Thus, engagement with stakeholders and end users to provide evidence of possible business propositions will occur.
5. To demonstrate/validate the integrated technologies applicable to chosen case studies. The range of heating, cooling, transformation and storage technologies studied will be individually laboratory tested interacting with a simulated netw
There are several advantages of using LT heat networks combined with heat pumps:
- They can reuse heat currently wasted from a wide variety of sources in urban environments, e.g. data centres, sewage, substation transformers, low grade industrial reject heat.
- Small heat pumps at point of use can upgrade temperature for radiators with minimal electricity use and deleterious effect on the electricity grid.
- Industrial high temperature waste can be 'multiplied' by thermal heat pumps increasing the energy into the LT network.
- By operating the heat network at lower temperatures, system losses are reduced.
Heat source availability is often time dependant. Lot-NET will overcome the challenges of time variation and how to apply smart control and implementation strategies. Thermal storage will be incorporated to reduce the peak loads on electricity networks. The wider use of LT heat networks will require appropriate regulation to support both businesses and customers and Lot-NET will both need to inform and be aware of such regulatory changes. The barrier of initial financial investment is supported by BEIS HNIP but the commercial aspects are still crucial to implementation.
Thus, the aim of LoT-NET is to prove a cost-effective near-zero emissions solution for heating and cooling that realises the huge potential of waste heat and renewable energies by utilising a combination of a low-cost low-loss flexible heat distribution network together with novel input, output and storage technologies. The objectives are:
1. To develop a spatial and temporal simulation tool that can cope with dynamics, scale effects, efficiency, cost, etc. of the whole system of differing temperature heat sources, distribution network, storage and delivery technologies and will address Urban, Suburban and Exurban areas.
2. To determine the preferred combination of heat capture, storage and distribution technologies that meets system energy, environmental and cost constraints. Step change technologies such a chemical heat transport and combined heat-to-power and power-to-heat technologies will be developed.
3. To design, cost and proof of concept prototype (as appropriate) seven energy transformation technologies in the first two-three years. They consist of both electrically driven Vapour Compression and heat driven Sorption technologies. Priority for further development will be then given to those which have likely future benefits.
4. To determine key end use and business/industry requirements for timely adoption. While the Clean Growth Strategy and the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund initially support future implementation, innovative business models will reduce costs rapidly for products or services that customers want to buy and use. Thus, engagement with stakeholders and end users to provide evidence of possible business propositions will occur.
5. To demonstrate/validate the integrated technologies applicable to chosen case studies. The range of heating, cooling, transformation and storage technologies studied will be individually laboratory tested interacting with a simulated netw
Planned Impact
Beneficiaries of this research include a range of different industries, government and policy makers, academia, and the general population.
Industry
Infrastructure and construction firms will benefit from the growth in district heat installations that this research will encourage due to improved economic viability.
Identification of suitable sites for low temperature heat networks using low/zero carbon heat sources will enable heat network operators to expand the number and range of their sites and activities increasing revenue and employment.
Building operators and owners will benefit from lower cost heat supplies and the availability of summer cooling.
Companies and organisations with waste/excess heat available will be able to benefit by selling their heat to the network and improving their environmental sustainability.
Manufacturing companies that fabricate the new products and systems, for capture, distribution, storage and transformation will benefit from a sustained long term economic opportunity.
Companies able to undertake maintenance of the developed systems and components will have growing portfolios with increased deployment
Government and policy makers
National and local government and policy makers will benefit from the major contribution that LotNET's outputs will have towards achieving a sustainable affordable low carbon economy. The technology and knowledge developed will play a major role in achieving the fourth and fifth carbon budget targets. Policy makers and regulators seeking economically and technically viable solutions to the long term challenges of heating and cooling of buildings will have a feasible option identified to reduce the emissions resulting from heating and cooling UK homes and businesses.
Society
The General public will benefit from the social and economic benefits and significant reduction in carbon emissions. Lower cost heating and cooling will enable indoor environments in buildings to be maintained more cheaply and make more buildings healthier places to live and work. Energy poverty will be significantly reduced in areas in which low temperature cost effective district heating systems can be installed. The development, manufacture and deployment of the new technologies and systems will create employment and export opportunities for the UK.
Researchers and Innovators
Researchers and Innovators in academia, industry and government, both in the UK and abroad, will gain from the breakthroughs made at a systems level through our multi-disciplinary approach to sustainable energy systems and in individual discipline areas. This includes researchers working both in the areas immediately related to heating and cooling and those engaged in the wider energy research field including economics, policy and social inclusion.
Industry
Infrastructure and construction firms will benefit from the growth in district heat installations that this research will encourage due to improved economic viability.
Identification of suitable sites for low temperature heat networks using low/zero carbon heat sources will enable heat network operators to expand the number and range of their sites and activities increasing revenue and employment.
Building operators and owners will benefit from lower cost heat supplies and the availability of summer cooling.
Companies and organisations with waste/excess heat available will be able to benefit by selling their heat to the network and improving their environmental sustainability.
Manufacturing companies that fabricate the new products and systems, for capture, distribution, storage and transformation will benefit from a sustained long term economic opportunity.
Companies able to undertake maintenance of the developed systems and components will have growing portfolios with increased deployment
Government and policy makers
National and local government and policy makers will benefit from the major contribution that LotNET's outputs will have towards achieving a sustainable affordable low carbon economy. The technology and knowledge developed will play a major role in achieving the fourth and fifth carbon budget targets. Policy makers and regulators seeking economically and technically viable solutions to the long term challenges of heating and cooling of buildings will have a feasible option identified to reduce the emissions resulting from heating and cooling UK homes and businesses.
Society
The General public will benefit from the social and economic benefits and significant reduction in carbon emissions. Lower cost heating and cooling will enable indoor environments in buildings to be maintained more cheaply and make more buildings healthier places to live and work. Energy poverty will be significantly reduced in areas in which low temperature cost effective district heating systems can be installed. The development, manufacture and deployment of the new technologies and systems will create employment and export opportunities for the UK.
Researchers and Innovators
Researchers and Innovators in academia, industry and government, both in the UK and abroad, will gain from the breakthroughs made at a systems level through our multi-disciplinary approach to sustainable energy systems and in individual discipline areas. This includes researchers working both in the areas immediately related to heating and cooling and those engaged in the wider energy research field including economics, policy and social inclusion.
Organisations
- University of Warwick (Lead Research Organisation)
- Islington Council (Project Partner)
- REHAU Ltd (Project Partner)
- SWEP International (UK) (Project Partner)
- UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (Project Partner)
- 3D Technical Design Ltd (Project Partner)
- Dept for Sci, Innovation & Tech (DSIT) (Project Partner)
- Asda (Project Partner)
- FutureBay (Project Partner)
- Greater London Authority (GLA) (Project Partner)
- London Underground Ltd (Project Partner)
- Spirax sarco (Project Partner)
- Emerson Climate Technologies GmbH (Project Partner)
- Causeway Coast & Glens (Project Partner)
Publications

Ademulegun O
(2021)
Techno-economic analysis of energy storage within network constraint groups for increasing the share of variable renewable energy
in The Electricity Journal

Agbonaye O
(2021)
Mapping demand flexibility: A spatio-temporal assessment of flexibility needs, opportunities and response potential
in Applied Energy

Akbari H
(2019)
Efficient energy storage technologies for photovoltaic systems
in Solar Energy

Atkinson G
(2023)
Design and manufacture of a proof-of-concept resorption heat pump using ammonia-salt chemisorption reactions
in Cleaner Energy Systems

Atkinson G H
(2023)
Ammonia-salt resorption heat pump development and analysis

Atkinson G H
(2023)
Resorption heat pump development

BENHADJI S D E
(2023)
Heat loss from cylindrical horizontal direct-contact thermal energy storage

Critoph R
(2022)
District Heating of Buildings by Renewable Energy Using Thermochemical Heat Transmission
in Energies
Description | New modelling techniques for zero-carbon district heating networks have been developed and are being applied to three main case studies: Loughborough in Leicestershire, The University of Warwick Campus (equivalent to a small town) and the London Borough of Islington. Additionally we are advancing new heat pump, waste heat recovery and heat storage technologies that will be applied in next generation district heating systems. For Loughborough, modelling has been carried out for a DH system with heat storage that uses electricity from the grid when it is available with low/zero carbon intensity using half hourly greenhouse gas grid intensity data supplied by SSE. |
Exploitation Route | We have disseminated results in a way that encourages duplication of Case Study examples. There is close liaison between us and both the London Borough of Islington and with he Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (HNDU). Engagement with Warwick University Estates Department will lead to improved implementation of decarbonisation commitments and further dissemination in the university sector. |
Sectors | Energy |
URL | https://www.lot-net.org/home.html |
Description | Organised a high-level panel discussion of policy issues relating to low carbon heat networks at The Shard, April 2024, the aim of which was to promote the ideas and findings from the LoT-NET programme and leave a legacy of technical research to open discussion on the future funding and policy direction in heat networks. The event was split into two. First a breakfast roundtable, where 30 leading academics, senior policymakers, and decision-makers from across the UK were brought together to discuss the future of low temperature networks. The focus of the discussion was centred on the current and future landscape of research, policy, and the deployment of low-temperature heating and cooling networks, with the aim of addressing the challenges and opportunities involved in decarbonising Britain's buildings and energy systems. With regulation and heat network zoning being introduced, this was an opportune time to have a frank discussion on the most pressing challenges and opportunities with key stakeholders around the table. Second was a half-day briefing, where a mix of 80 academics, researchers, industry and individuals to engage and learn about the strategies and technologies necessary for implementing low-carbon heat networks. The half-day dissemination event not only publicised LoT-NET and connected with the wider refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumping community, but also, with the support of a dedicated industry session, enable the latest research and findings from the LoT-NET programme to be disseminated to a broad and varied audience. |
First Year Of Impact | 2024 |
Sector | Energy |
Impact Types | Policy & public services |
Description | Heat Network Zoning - Open Consultation Warwick Business School / LoT-NET Programme Response |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/proposals-for-heat-network-zoning-2023 |
Description | President of Commission of International Institute of Refrigeration |
Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Description | Proposed amendments to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme Regulations |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/proposed-amendments-to-the-boiler-upgrade-scheme-regulat... |
Title | Supplementary information files for Super-liquid-repellent thin film materials for low temperature latent heat thermal energy storage: A comprehensive review of materials for dip-coating |
Description | CC BY 4.0 © The Authors 2024Supplementary files for article Super-liquid-repellent thin film materials for low temperature latent heat thermal energy storage: A comprehensive review of materials for dip-coatingWhen discharging latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) systems, performance is influenced by the formation and adherence of a solid layer of phase change material (PCM) on heat eXchange (HX) surfaces. Super-liquid-repellent thin films (STFs) may be able to reduce solidifying PCM adhesion on HX surfaces during discharging, delay PCM solidification to lower temperatures, and by modifying nucleation sites potentially enable long-term seasonal thermal storage. Techniques employed previously to fabricate sintered polymeric STF coatings include chemical vapour deposition, dip-coating, spray-coating, spin-coating, layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly, sol-gel, anodizing, electrodeposition, electrospinning, so on. Dip-coating is considered attractive for fabricating thin films on simple and complex surface geometries due to process maturity, scalability, flexibility and cost-effectiveness. To identify suitable materials for preparing STFs on metal HX surfaces using the dip-coating process, more than 200 journal articles published in English during the period 2010 to 2022 were reviewed and the potential role of STFs in LHTES applications was assessed. The review identified key areas and applications stimulating STF material developments and formulations. The dip-coating of potential STF materials was classified under three major themes driving current research and development (R&D) activities, that is, high performance thin films, eco-friendly thin films and fundamental research formulations. This review provides a platform from which to develop coatings and HX systems to enable the cost-effective implementation of STFs for improved heat transfer in future mobile/stationery LHTES systems. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2024 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Supplementary_information_files_for_Super-liquid-rep... |
Title | Supplementary information files for Super-liquid-repellent thin film materials for low temperature latent heat thermal energy storage: A comprehensive review of materials for dip-coating |
Description | CC BY 4.0 © The Authors 2024Supplementary files for article Super-liquid-repellent thin film materials for low temperature latent heat thermal energy storage: A comprehensive review of materials for dip-coatingWhen discharging latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) systems, performance is influenced by the formation and adherence of a solid layer of phase change material (PCM) on heat eXchange (HX) surfaces. Super-liquid-repellent thin films (STFs) may be able to reduce solidifying PCM adhesion on HX surfaces during discharging, delay PCM solidification to lower temperatures, and by modifying nucleation sites potentially enable long-term seasonal thermal storage. Techniques employed previously to fabricate sintered polymeric STF coatings include chemical vapour deposition, dip-coating, spray-coating, spin-coating, layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly, sol-gel, anodizing, electrodeposition, electrospinning, so on. Dip-coating is considered attractive for fabricating thin films on simple and complex surface geometries due to process maturity, scalability, flexibility and cost-effectiveness. To identify suitable materials for preparing STFs on metal HX surfaces using the dip-coating process, more than 200 journal articles published in English during the period 2010 to 2022 were reviewed and the potential role of STFs in LHTES applications was assessed. The review identified key areas and applications stimulating STF material developments and formulations. The dip-coating of potential STF materials was classified under three major themes driving current research and development (R&D) activities, that is, high performance thin films, eco-friendly thin films and fundamental research formulations. This review provides a platform from which to develop coatings and HX systems to enable the cost-effective implementation of STFs for improved heat transfer in future mobile/stationery LHTES systems. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2024 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
URL | https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Supplementary_information_files_for_Super-liquid-rep... |
Description | 17th February 2021- Energy Systems - Looking forward to 2050. Webinar broadcast. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | 17th February 2021- Energy Systems - Looking forward to 2050. Webinar broadcast. This online meeting will explore the future of energy systems and look at the challenges and opportunities to be faced by 2050. It will also explore the arguments for centralised versus localised systems for energy and heat production. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://ior.org.uk/about/sirach/sirach-meetings |
Description | Business innovation in sustainable thermal systems 11th June 2020 - Webinar |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Business innovation in sustainable thermal systems 11th June 2020 - Webinar |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://ior.org.uk/events/energy-systems-2050 |
Description | Heat pumps and heat recovery 9th June 2020 - A webinar organised in association with the LoT-NET Knowledge Exchange Network |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Heat pumps and heat recovery 9th June 2020 - A webinar organised in association with the LoT-NET Knowledge Exchange Network |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://ior.org.uk/about/sirach/sirach-past-events |
Description | Innovation to deliver a low carbon future - workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | 27th October 2020 -Webinar Real-time demand-side management of a retrofitted air source heat pump with energy storage in a three-bedroom terrace home Chris Wilson, Ulster University City Energy Transformation: Working in communities to make net-zero happen. Adam Parson, E.ON GreenSCIES: Co-design and engineering value in a Smart Local Energy System. Sahiba Chadha, Cullinan Studio |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://ior.org.uk/about/sirach/sirach-past-events |
Description | LoT-NET hosted a roundtable briefing at The Shard in London to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the rollout of low-temperature heating and cooling networks in the UK. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Heat networks have a vital role to play in the race to decarbonise UK heating and cooling, a sector that currently accounts for over a third of UK emissions. The event was attended by key figures from government, industry and academia, including Baroness Sheehan and representatives from key government departments, including HM Treasury and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. Representatives from the Greater London Authority and West Midlands Combined Authority also attended. Baroness Sheehan, a Liberal Democrat peer and Chair of the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Select Committee, said "Congratulations on a very informative event and on getting some of the key players around the table. We need to improve policy clarity on heat networks to get the public on side and give clear signals of direction of travel so that business can grab hold of the opportunities presented with confidence and run with it." The event was held on Tuesday 16th April and was organised by the School of Engineering, in collaboration with Warwick Business School. It was hosted at Warwick Business School's campus in The Shard, London, and formed part of the EPSRC funded £5.4m LoT- NET research programme that investigates how heat sources and thermal storage can feed into low temperature heat networks. The LoT-NET programme is steered by an Advisory Board that includes representatives from large businesses including Sainsbury's and SSE Energy Solutions, many of whom attended the roundtable event. Heat networks supply heat from a central source to consumers, via a network of underground pipes carrying hot water. This approach, as opposed to one where individual buildings generate their own heat (e.g. from a gas boiler), is seen as a leading solution to decarbonising the UK's heating and cooling sector. Heat networks are already commonplace in many European countries, including Denmark where 64% of all private households are connected to a heat network (Source: Danish Energy Agency). The University of Warwick is itself heated by a 23 km heat network that sees hot water delivered to campus buildings from three energy centres and is embarking on an ambitious programme to decarbonise its own heat network infrastructure as part of its 'Way to Sustainable' agenda. Part of the LoT-NET programme has seen academics in the School of Engineering and Warwick Business School work with the University's Estates team to analyse and improve the University's extensive heat network, undertaking building characterisation and low temperature heat network simulations to assess the impact from introducing heat pumps to the network. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
Description | Smart Energy Networks of the Future 4th July 2019 hosted by Islington Council |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Programme and speaker: Welcome from Cllr Claudia Webbe, Executive Member for Environment and Transport, Islington Council Why low-temperature networks are important in the future. Bob Critoph, LoT-NET GreenSCIES: a feasibility study of a fifth-generation district heating and cooling integrated smart energy network in London. Rodrigo Perez Matabuena, Islington Council Secondary heating and cooling opportunities in cities. Joanna Kuleszo, Project Luster The future potential of local smart energy networks David Elmes Warwick Business School Lessons learned from current smart energy projects. Tanja Groves, Sweco. Case Study from Islington: How heat networks can deliver social, environmental and financial benefits to a local community. Francis Ugboma, Head of Energy, Islington Council Creating bankable energy assets in London's South Bank. Rajvant Nijjhar, Bankenergi Available funding for heat networks. Joel Hamilton, BEIS, Heat Network Delivery Unit |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://ior.org.uk/about/sirach/sirach-past-events |
Description | Smart Energy Systems- An International Opportunity. 28th August 2019 at the 25th International Congress of Refrigeration in Montreal Canada |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Smart Energy Systems- An International Opportunity. 28th August 2019 at the 25th International Congress of Refrigeration in Montreal Canada |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://ior.org.uk/about/sirach/sirach-past-events |
Description | Smart Energy Systems- An International Opportunity. 28th August 2019 at the 25th International Congress of Refrigeration in Montreal Canada |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Workshop agenda: Welcome and introduction - Graeme Maidment, London South Bank University The potential of heating and cooling in the EU's pathway to decarbonisation - Andrea Voigt, EPEE Canmet ENERGY and KIER joint work on smart heating and cooling - Eny-Joon Lee, Korea Institute of Energy Research Green smart community-integrated energy system - Akos Revesz, London South Bank University Panel Discussion with the speakers |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://ior.org.uk/about/sirach/sirach-past-events |
Description | Thermal Systems of the Future - Joint T-ERA and SIRACH meeting 23 January 2020 at the University of Birmingham |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Talks as follows: Welcome and introduction - Graeme Maidment, London South Bank University Introduction and overview of ERA and T-ERA. Prof. Martin Freer Phase change material (PCM) based thermal energy storage (TES). Prof. Yulong Ding, University of Birmingham Thermal energy storage and solar thermal systems. Prof. Phil Eames, Loughborough University Sustainable bioenergy systems. Prof. Patricia Thornley, Aston University Sustainable thermal energy technologies. Prof. Bob Critoph, University of Warwick Transforming our approach to waste heat. Sam Hinmers, Warwick University Systems-level integration and future integrated thermal systems. Jon Williams, Energy Systems Catapult Business innovation in sustainable thermal systems. Brian Churchyard, Senior Manager for Construction Design Standards, Asda |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://ior.org.uk/about/sirach/sirach-past-events |
Description | Thermal Systems of the Future - Joint T-ERA and SIRACH meeting 23 January 2020 at the University of Birmingham |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Thermal Systems of the Future - Joint T-ERA and SIRACH meeting 23 January 2020 at the University of Birmingham |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://ior.org.uk/about/sirach/sirach-past-events |
Description | Three Minute Thesis 31st July 2020 - An event for young researchers at the International Rankine 2020 Conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Three Minute Thesis 31st July 2020 - An event for young researchers at the International Rankine 2020 Conference |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://ior.org.uk/about/sirach/sirach-past-events |
Description | Waste heat from the London Underground: an investigation of the potential benefits of integrating heating and cooling - February 2024 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The presentation introduces a novel heat pump system that recovers waste heat from the London Underground and assesses its potential benefits in terms of reducing energy costs and emissions, which can be further decreased if heating and cooling are integrated. The talk also highlights the potential for waste heat in general as a valuable resource for cutting down carbon emissions whilst also improving energy security across the UK. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
URL | https://ior.org.uk/news/TECHTALKFEB24 |