An Ambient Heat Network is a 5th generation heat network which uses ground source heat pumps, to distribute heat to numerous properties. In traditional networks, heating and hot water is delivered to multiple properties from a centralised system.  This proposed funded solution allows each property to have its own individual heat pump which provides 100% of the heating, hot water, and cooling. It is connected to a borehole heat source array, which circulates at an ambient temperature to avoid wasteful heat loss to the environment.

what is fifth generation district heating? 

A Fifth Generation District Heating and cooling network is a thermal energy supply grid, which circulates low-grade heat sourced from the ground, the air or waste heat processes, around a network of pipes to heat pumps. The heat pumps then upgrade this heat to deliver low-cost and low-carbon heating and cooling.

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The benefits of a ground source ambient heat network?

• Individual, small ground source heat pumps within each individual home
• Energy from the boreholes is distributed to each individual heat pump
• The distribution pipework – an ambient-temperature loop – does not suffer from heat losses, improving system efficiency, reducing construction costs, and combatting overheating in buildings.
• Easily integrated into your home, like any other utility infrastructure
• Active cooling is also available from the Ambient Heat Network
• The low temperature of the ambient loop allows for the exploitation of waste heat and other energy boosters to enhance heating and cooling efficiencies.
• Fifth Generation District Heating supports the electrification and decarbonisation of heat, allowing integration with smart energy systems and opportunities for aggregated energy demand supply.
• Heat transfer via heat pumps removes the use of combustion heating technology, benefiting air quality by reducing pollution, significantly reducing carbon emissions, and improving safety.