Heat recovery and thermal energy storage potential using buried infrastructure in the UK

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dc.contributor.authorLoveridge, Fleur
dc.contributor.authorSchellart, Alma
dc.contributor.authorRees, Simon
dc.contributor.authorStirling, Ross
dc.contributor.authorTaborda, David
dc.contributor.authorTait, Simon
dc.contributor.authorAlibardi, Luca
dc.contributor.authorBiscontin, Giovanna
dc.contributor.authorShepley, Paul
dc.contributor.authorShafagh, Ida
dc.contributor.authorShepherd, Will
dc.contributor.authorYildiz, Anil
dc.contributor.authorJefferson, Bruce
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-29T13:45:22Z
dc.date.available2022-04-29T13:45:22Z
dc.date.issued2022-04-14
dc.description.abstractDispersed space heating alone accounts for 40% of UK energy use and 20% of CO2 emissions. Tackling heating and building cooling demands is therefore critical to achieve net zero ambitions in the UK. The most energy efficient way to decarbonise heating and cooling is through the use of ground source heat pumps and district heating technology. However, capital costs are often high, sometimes prohibitively so. To reduce investment costs, it is proposed to use buried infrastructure as sources and stores of thermal energy. Barriers to this innovative approach include lack of knowledge about the actual net amount of recoverable energy, and impacts on the primary function of any buried infrastructure, as well as the need for new investment and governance strategies integrated across the energy and infrastructure sectors. Additional opportunities from thermal utilisation in buried infrastructure include the potential mitigation of damaging biological and/or chemical processes that may occur. This paper presents a first assessment of the scale of the opportunity for thermal energy recovery and storage linked to new and existing buried infrastructure, along with strategic measures to help reduce barriers and start the UK on the journey to achieving of its infrastructure energy potential.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationLoveridge F, Schellart A, Rees S, et al., (2022) Heat recovery and thermal energy storage potential using buried infrastructure in the UK. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Smart Infrastructure and Construction, Volume 175, Issue 1, March 2022, pp. 10-26en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2397-8759
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1680/jsmic.21.00018
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/17837
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherInstitution of Civil Engineers (ICE)en_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.titleHeat recovery and thermal energy storage potential using buried infrastructure in the UKen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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