{"id":3046,"date":"2024-04-25T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ehpa.org\/heatpumpforum\/?awards-projects=castle-park-water-source-heat-pump-project"},"modified":"2026-08-03T21:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T20:43:27","slug":"castle-park-water-source-heat-pump-project","status":"publish","type":"awards-projects","link":"https:\/\/ehpa.org\/heatpumpforum\/awards-projects\/castle-park-water-source-heat-pump-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Castle Park Water Source Heat Pump Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>The third main component of the project is the <strong>prefabricated plant room<\/strong> which is the main interface point to the new district heating network. The plantroom also provides addition load during peak periods and planed maintenance events.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water is taken from the river via the abstraction pipework.\u00a0 The water is filtered at this stage to prevent debris from entering the system and is passed through the water source heat pump where the latent heat reacts with ammonia and creates low pressure vapour which can be compressed to a high-pressure vapour of around 110\u00b0C.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heat from the water source heat pump is directed into a thermal store which then feeds into the Bristol Heat Network, making the overall system lower carbon and demonstrating large scale heat pumps can be plugged into existing city-wide schemes.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The Abstraction platform<\/strong>\u00a0sits slightly above the water in Bristol Harbour and supports the pipework which is submerged.\u00a0 This takes water from the harbour and pumps it into the main energy centre.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The main energy centre<\/strong> is a custom-built structure which houses the 3MW water source heat pump and associated plant and equipment.\u00a0 Vital Energi\u2019s in-house architectural &amp; structural engineers developed the design working closely with the BCC &amp; the Environmental agency to create a steel frame and block building which was later cladded in cedar.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The third main component of the project is the <strong>prefabricated plant room<\/strong> which is the main interface point to the new district heating network. The plantroom also provides addition load during peak periods and planed maintenance events.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Water is taken from the river via the abstraction pipework.\u00a0 The water is filtered at this stage to prevent debris from entering the system and is passed through the water source heat pump where the latent heat reacts with ammonia and creates low pressure vapour which can be compressed to a high-pressure vapour of around 110\u00b0C.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Heat from the water source heat pump is directed into a thermal store which then feeds into the Bristol Heat Network, making the overall system lower carbon and demonstrating large scale heat pumps can be plugged into existing city-wide schemes.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The Castle Park Heat Pump project is, we believe, the largest single water source heat pump installation in the UK and a first for England.\u00a0 It consists of three main elements:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The Abstraction platform<\/strong>\u00a0sits slightly above the water in Bristol Harbour and supports the pipework which is submerged.\u00a0 This takes water from the harbour and pumps it into the main energy centre.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The main energy centre<\/strong> is a custom-built structure which houses the 3MW water source heat pump and associated plant and equipment.\u00a0 Vital Energi\u2019s in-house architectural &amp; structural engineers developed the design working closely with the BCC &amp; the Environmental agency to create a steel frame and block building which was later cladded in cedar.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The third main component of the project is the <strong>prefabricated plant room<\/strong> which is the main interface point to the new district heating network. The plantroom also provides addition load during peak periods and planed maintenance events.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Water is taken from the river via the abstraction pipework.\u00a0 The water is filtered at this stage to prevent debris from entering the system and is passed through the water source heat pump where the latent heat reacts with ammonia and creates low pressure vapour which can be compressed to a high-pressure vapour of around 110\u00b0C.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Heat from the water source heat pump is directed into a thermal store which then feeds into the Bristol Heat Network, making the overall system lower carbon and demonstrating large scale heat pumps can be plugged into existing city-wide schemes.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The Castle Park Heat Pump project is, we believe, the largest single water source heat pump installation in the UK and a first for England.\u00a0 It consists of three main elements:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The Abstraction platform<\/strong>\u00a0sits slightly above the water in Bristol Harbour and supports the pipework which is submerged.\u00a0 This takes water from the harbour and pumps it into the main energy centre.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The main energy centre<\/strong> is a custom-built structure which houses the 3MW water source heat pump and associated plant and equipment.\u00a0 Vital Energi\u2019s in-house architectural &amp; structural engineers developed the design working closely with the BCC &amp; the Environmental agency to create a steel frame and block building which was later cladded in cedar.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The third main component of the project is the <strong>prefabricated plant room<\/strong> which is the main interface point to the new district heating network. The plantroom also provides addition load during peak periods and planed maintenance events.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Water is taken from the river via the abstraction pipework.\u00a0 The water is filtered at this stage to prevent debris from entering the system and is passed through the water source heat pump where the latent heat reacts with ammonia and creates low pressure vapour which can be compressed to a high-pressure vapour of around 110\u00b0C.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Heat from the water source heat pump is directed into a thermal store which then feeds into the Bristol Heat Network, making the overall system lower carbon and demonstrating large scale heat pumps can be plugged into existing city-wide schemes.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The third main component of the project is the <strong>prefabricated plant room<\/strong> which is the main interface point to the new district heating network. The plantroom also provides addition load during peak periods and planed maintenance events.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Water is taken from the river via the abstraction pipework.\u00a0 The water is filtered at this stage to prevent debris from entering the system and is passed through the water source heat pump where the latent heat reacts with ammonia and creates low pressure vapour which can be compressed to a high-pressure vapour of around 110\u00b0C.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Heat from the water source heat pump is directed into a thermal store which then feeds into the Bristol Heat Network, making the overall system lower carbon and demonstrating large scale heat pumps can be plugged into existing city-wide schemes.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The Castle Park Heat Pump project is, we believe, the largest single water source heat pump installation in the UK and a first for England.\u00a0 It consists of three main elements:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The Abstraction platform<\/strong>\u00a0sits slightly above the water in Bristol Harbour and supports the pipework which is submerged.\u00a0 This takes water from the harbour and pumps it into the main energy centre.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The main energy centre<\/strong> is a custom-built structure which houses the 3MW water source heat pump and associated plant and equipment.\u00a0 Vital Energi\u2019s in-house architectural &amp; structural engineers developed the design working closely with the BCC &amp; the Environmental agency to create a steel frame and block building which was later cladded in cedar.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The third main component of the project is the <strong>prefabricated plant room<\/strong> which is the main interface point to the new district heating network. The plantroom also provides addition load during peak periods and planed maintenance events.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Water is taken from the river via the abstraction pipework.\u00a0 The water is filtered at this stage to prevent debris from entering the system and is passed through the water source heat pump where the latent heat reacts with ammonia and creates low pressure vapour which can be compressed to a high-pressure vapour of around 110\u00b0C.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Heat from the water source heat pump is directed into a thermal store which then feeds into the Bristol Heat Network, making the overall system lower carbon and demonstrating large scale heat pumps can be plugged into existing city-wide schemes.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The main energy centre<\/strong> is a custom-built structure which houses the 3MW water source heat pump and associated plant and equipment.\u00a0 Vital Energi\u2019s in-house architectural &amp; structural engineers developed the design working closely with the BCC &amp; the Environmental agency to create a steel frame and block building which was later cladded in cedar.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The third main component of the project is the <strong>prefabricated plant room<\/strong> which is the main interface point to the new district heating network. The plantroom also provides addition load during peak periods and planed maintenance events.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Water is taken from the river via the abstraction pipework.\u00a0 The water is filtered at this stage to prevent debris from entering the system and is passed through the water source heat pump where the latent heat reacts with ammonia and creates low pressure vapour which can be compressed to a high-pressure vapour of around 110\u00b0C.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Heat from the water source heat pump is directed into a thermal store which then feeds into the Bristol Heat Network, making the overall system lower carbon and demonstrating large scale heat pumps can be plugged into existing city-wide schemes.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The Castle Park Heat Pump project is, we believe, the largest single water source heat pump installation in the UK and a first for England.\u00a0 It consists of three main elements:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The Abstraction platform<\/strong>\u00a0sits slightly above the water in Bristol Harbour and supports the pipework which is submerged.\u00a0 This takes water from the harbour and pumps it into the main energy centre.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The main energy centre<\/strong> is a custom-built structure which houses the 3MW water source heat pump and associated plant and equipment.\u00a0 Vital Energi\u2019s in-house architectural &amp; structural engineers developed the design working closely with the BCC &amp; the Environmental agency to create a steel frame and block building which was later cladded in cedar.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The third main component of the project is the <strong>prefabricated plant room<\/strong> which is the main interface point to the new district heating network. The plantroom also provides addition load during peak periods and planed maintenance events.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Water is taken from the river via the abstraction pipework.\u00a0 The water is filtered at this stage to prevent debris from entering the system and is passed through the water source heat pump where the latent heat reacts with ammonia and creates low pressure vapour which can be compressed to a high-pressure vapour of around 110\u00b0C.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Heat from the water source heat pump is directed into a thermal store which then feeds into the Bristol Heat Network, making the overall system lower carbon and demonstrating large scale heat pumps can be plugged into existing city-wide schemes.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The Abstraction platform<\/strong>\u00a0sits slightly above the water in Bristol Harbour and supports the pipework which is submerged.\u00a0 This takes water from the harbour and pumps it into the main energy centre.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The main energy centre<\/strong> is a custom-built structure which houses the 3MW water source heat pump and associated plant and equipment.\u00a0 Vital Energi\u2019s in-house architectural &amp; structural engineers developed the design working closely with the BCC &amp; the Environmental agency to create a steel frame and block building which was later cladded in cedar.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The third main component of the project is the <strong>prefabricated plant room<\/strong> which is the main interface point to the new district heating network. The plantroom also provides addition load during peak periods and planed maintenance events.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Water is taken from the river via the abstraction pipework.\u00a0 The water is filtered at this stage to prevent debris from entering the system and is passed through the water source heat pump where the latent heat reacts with ammonia and creates low pressure vapour which can be compressed to a high-pressure vapour of around 110\u00b0C.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Heat from the water source heat pump is directed into a thermal store which then feeds into the Bristol Heat Network, making the overall system lower carbon and demonstrating large scale heat pumps can be plugged into existing city-wide schemes.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The Castle Park Heat Pump project is, we believe, the largest single water source heat pump installation in the UK and a first for England.\u00a0 It consists of three main elements:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The Abstraction platform<\/strong>\u00a0sits slightly above the water in Bristol Harbour and supports the pipework which is submerged.\u00a0 This takes water from the harbour and pumps it into the main energy centre.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The main energy centre<\/strong> is a custom-built structure which houses the 3MW water source heat pump and associated plant and equipment.\u00a0 Vital Energi\u2019s in-house architectural &amp; structural engineers developed the design working closely with the BCC &amp; the Environmental agency to create a steel frame and block building which was later cladded in cedar.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The third main component of the project is the <strong>prefabricated plant room<\/strong> which is the main interface point to the new district heating network. The plantroom also provides addition load during peak periods and planed maintenance events.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Water is taken from the river via the abstraction pipework.\u00a0 The water is filtered at this stage to prevent debris from entering the system and is passed through the water source heat pump where the latent heat reacts with ammonia and creates low pressure vapour which can be compressed to a high-pressure vapour of around 110\u00b0C.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Heat from the water source heat pump is directed into a thermal store which then feeds into the Bristol Heat Network, making the overall system lower carbon and demonstrating large scale heat pumps can be plugged into existing city-wide schemes.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The Castle Park Heat Pump project is, we believe, the largest single water source heat pump installation in the UK and a first for England.\u00a0 It consists of three main elements:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The Abstraction platform<\/strong>\u00a0sits slightly above the water in Bristol Harbour and supports the pipework which is submerged.\u00a0 This takes water from the harbour and pumps it into the main energy centre.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The main energy centre<\/strong> is a custom-built structure which houses the 3MW water source heat pump and associated plant and equipment.\u00a0 Vital Energi\u2019s in-house architectural &amp; structural engineers developed the design working closely with the BCC &amp; the Environmental agency to create a steel frame and block building which was later cladded in cedar.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The third main component of the project is the <strong>prefabricated plant room<\/strong> which is the main interface point to the new district heating network. The plantroom also provides addition load during peak periods and planed maintenance events.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Water is taken from the river via the abstraction pipework.\u00a0 The water is filtered at this stage to prevent debris from entering the system and is passed through the water source heat pump where the latent heat reacts with ammonia and creates low pressure vapour which can be compressed to a high-pressure vapour of around 110\u00b0C.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Heat from the water source heat pump is directed into a thermal store which then feeds into the Bristol Heat Network, making the overall system lower carbon and demonstrating large scale heat pumps can be plugged into existing city-wide schemes.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The Castle Park Heat Pump project is, we believe, the largest single water source heat pump installation in the UK and a first for England.\u00a0 It consists of three main elements:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The Abstraction platform<\/strong>\u00a0sits slightly above the water in Bristol Harbour and supports the pipework which is submerged.\u00a0 This takes water from the harbour and pumps it into the main energy centre.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The main energy centre<\/strong> is a custom-built structure which houses the 3MW water source heat pump and associated plant and equipment.\u00a0 Vital Energi\u2019s in-house architectural &amp; structural engineers developed the design working closely with the BCC &amp; the Environmental agency to create a steel frame and block building which was later cladded in cedar.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The third main component of the project is the <strong>prefabricated plant room<\/strong> which is the main interface point to the new district heating network. The plantroom also provides addition load during peak periods and planed maintenance events.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Water is taken from the river via the abstraction pipework.\u00a0 The water is filtered at this stage to prevent debris from entering the system and is passed through the water source heat pump where the latent heat reacts with ammonia and creates low pressure vapour which can be compressed to a high-pressure vapour of around 110\u00b0C.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Heat from the water source heat pump is directed into a thermal store which then feeds into the Bristol Heat Network, making the overall system lower carbon and demonstrating large scale heat pumps can be plugged into existing city-wide schemes.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The third main component of the project is the <strong>prefabricated plant room<\/strong> which is the main interface point to the new district heating network. The plantroom also provides addition load during peak periods and planed maintenance events.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Water is taken from the river via the abstraction pipework.\u00a0 The water is filtered at this stage to prevent debris from entering the system and is passed through the water source heat pump where the latent heat reacts with ammonia and creates low pressure vapour which can be compressed to a high-pressure vapour of around 110\u00b0C.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Heat from the water source heat pump is directed into a thermal store which then feeds into the Bristol Heat Network, making the overall system lower carbon and demonstrating large scale heat pumps can be plugged into existing city-wide schemes.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The Castle Park Heat Pump project is, we believe, the largest single water source heat pump installation in the UK and a first for England.\u00a0 It consists of three main elements:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The Abstraction platform<\/strong>\u00a0sits slightly above the water in Bristol Harbour and supports the pipework which is submerged.\u00a0 This takes water from the harbour and pumps it into the main energy centre.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The main energy centre<\/strong> is a custom-built structure which houses the 3MW water source heat pump and associated plant and equipment.\u00a0 Vital Energi\u2019s in-house architectural &amp; structural engineers developed the design working closely with the BCC &amp; the Environmental agency to create a steel frame and block building which was later cladded in cedar.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The third main component of the project is the <strong>prefabricated plant room<\/strong> which is the main interface point to the new district heating network. The plantroom also provides addition load during peak periods and planed maintenance events.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Water is taken from the river via the abstraction pipework.\u00a0 The water is filtered at this stage to prevent debris from entering the system and is passed through the water source heat pump where the latent heat reacts with ammonia and creates low pressure vapour which can be compressed to a high-pressure vapour of around 110\u00b0C.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Heat from the water source heat pump is directed into a thermal store which then feeds into the Bristol Heat Network, making the overall system lower carbon and demonstrating large scale heat pumps can be plugged into existing city-wide schemes.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The Castle Park Heat Pump project is, we believe, the largest single water source heat pump installation in the UK and a first for England.\u00a0 It consists of three main elements:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The Abstraction platform<\/strong>\u00a0sits slightly above the water in Bristol Harbour and supports the pipework which is submerged.\u00a0 This takes water from the harbour and pumps it into the main energy centre.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The main energy centre<\/strong> is a custom-built structure which houses the 3MW water source heat pump and associated plant and equipment.\u00a0 Vital Energi\u2019s in-house architectural &amp; structural engineers developed the design working closely with the BCC &amp; the Environmental agency to create a steel frame and block building which was later cladded in cedar.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The third main component of the project is the <strong>prefabricated plant room<\/strong> which is the main interface point to the new district heating network. The plantroom also provides addition load during peak periods and planed maintenance events.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Water is taken from the river via the abstraction pipework.\u00a0 The water is filtered at this stage to prevent debris from entering the system and is passed through the water source heat pump where the latent heat reacts with ammonia and creates low pressure vapour which can be compressed to a high-pressure vapour of around 110\u00b0C.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Heat from the water source heat pump is directed into a thermal store which then feeds into the Bristol Heat Network, making the overall system lower carbon and demonstrating large scale heat pumps can be plugged into existing city-wide schemes.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The main energy centre<\/strong> is a custom-built structure which houses the 3MW water source heat pump and associated plant and equipment.\u00a0 Vital Energi\u2019s in-house architectural &amp; structural engineers developed the design working closely with the BCC &amp; the Environmental agency to create a steel frame and block building which was later cladded in cedar.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The third main component of the project is the <strong>prefabricated plant room<\/strong> which is the main interface point to the new district heating network. The plantroom also provides addition load during peak periods and planed maintenance events.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Water is taken from the river via the abstraction pipework.\u00a0 The water is filtered at this stage to prevent debris from entering the system and is passed through the water source heat pump where the latent heat reacts with ammonia and creates low pressure vapour which can be compressed to a high-pressure vapour of around 110\u00b0C.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Heat from the water source heat pump is directed into a thermal store which then feeds into the Bristol Heat Network, making the overall system lower carbon and demonstrating large scale heat pumps can be plugged into existing city-wide schemes.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The Castle Park Heat Pump project is, we believe, the largest single water source heat pump installation in the UK and a first for England.\u00a0 It consists of three main elements:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The Abstraction platform<\/strong>\u00a0sits slightly above the water in Bristol Harbour and supports the pipework which is submerged.\u00a0 This takes water from the harbour and pumps it into the main energy centre.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The main energy centre<\/strong> is a custom-built structure which houses the 3MW water source heat pump and associated plant and equipment.\u00a0 Vital Energi\u2019s in-house architectural &amp; structural engineers developed the design working closely with the BCC &amp; the Environmental agency to create a steel frame and block building which was later cladded in cedar.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The third main component of the project is the <strong>prefabricated plant room<\/strong> which is the main interface point to the new district heating network. The plantroom also provides addition load during peak periods and planed maintenance events.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Water is taken from the river via the abstraction pipework.\u00a0 The water is filtered at this stage to prevent debris from entering the system and is passed through the water source heat pump where the latent heat reacts with ammonia and creates low pressure vapour which can be compressed to a high-pressure vapour of around 110\u00b0C.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Heat from the water source heat pump is directed into a thermal store which then feeds into the Bristol Heat Network, making the overall system lower carbon and demonstrating large scale heat pumps can be plugged into existing city-wide schemes.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The Castle Park Heat Pump project is, we believe, the largest single water source heat pump installation in the UK and a first for England.\u00a0 It consists of three main elements:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The Abstraction platform<\/strong>\u00a0sits slightly above the water in Bristol Harbour and supports the pipework which is submerged.\u00a0 This takes water from the harbour and pumps it into the main energy centre.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The main energy centre<\/strong> is a custom-built structure which houses the 3MW water source heat pump and associated plant and equipment.\u00a0 Vital Energi\u2019s in-house architectural &amp; structural engineers developed the design working closely with the BCC &amp; the Environmental agency to create a steel frame and block building which was later cladded in cedar.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The third main component of the project is the <strong>prefabricated plant room<\/strong> which is the main interface point to the new district heating network. The plantroom also provides addition load during peak periods and planed maintenance events.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Water is taken from the river via the abstraction pipework.\u00a0 The water is filtered at this stage to prevent debris from entering the system and is passed through the water source heat pump where the latent heat reacts with ammonia and creates low pressure vapour which can be compressed to a high-pressure vapour of around 110\u00b0C.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Heat from the water source heat pump is directed into a thermal store which then feeds into the Bristol Heat Network, making the overall system lower carbon and demonstrating large scale heat pumps can be plugged into existing city-wide schemes.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The Abstraction platform<\/strong>\u00a0sits slightly above the water in Bristol Harbour and supports the pipework which is submerged.\u00a0 This takes water from the harbour and pumps it into the main energy centre.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The main energy centre<\/strong> is a custom-built structure which houses the 3MW water source heat pump and associated plant and equipment.\u00a0 Vital Energi\u2019s in-house architectural &amp; structural engineers developed the design working closely with the BCC &amp; the Environmental agency to create a steel frame and block building which was later cladded in cedar.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The third main component of the project is the <strong>prefabricated plant room<\/strong> which is the main interface point to the new district heating network. 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The plantroom also provides addition load during peak periods and planed maintenance events.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Water is taken from the river via the abstraction pipework.\u00a0 The water is filtered at this stage to prevent debris from entering the system and is passed through the water source heat pump where the latent heat reacts with ammonia and creates low pressure vapour which can be compressed to a high-pressure vapour of around 110\u00b0C.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Heat from the water source heat pump is directed into a thermal store which then feeds into the Bristol Heat Network, making the overall system lower carbon and demonstrating large scale heat pumps can be plugged into existing city-wide schemes.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The Castle Park Heat Pump project is, we believe, the largest single water source heat pump installation in the UK and a first for England.\u00a0 It consists of three main elements:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The Abstraction platform<\/strong>\u00a0sits slightly above the water in Bristol Harbour and supports the pipework which is submerged.\u00a0 This takes water from the harbour and pumps it into the main energy centre.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>The main energy centre<\/strong> is a custom-built structure which houses the 3MW water source heat pump and associated plant and equipment.\u00a0 Vital Energi\u2019s in-house architectural &amp; structural engineers developed the design working closely with the BCC &amp; the Environmental agency to create a steel frame and block building which was later cladded in cedar.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The third main component of the project is the <strong>prefabricated plant room<\/strong> which is the main interface point to the new district heating network. The plantroom also provides addition load during peak periods and planed maintenance events.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Water is taken from the river via the abstraction pipework.\u00a0 The water is filtered at this stage to prevent debris from entering the system and is passed through the water source heat pump where the latent heat reacts with ammonia and creates low pressure vapour which can be compressed to a high-pressure vapour of around 110\u00b0C.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Heat from the water source heat pump is directed into a thermal store which then feeds into the Bristol Heat Network, making the overall system lower carbon and demonstrating large scale heat pumps can be plugged into existing city-wide schemes.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>The third main component of the project is the <strong>prefabricated plant room<\/strong> which is the main interface point to the new district heating network. 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