Any property near water (within around 100 m) is likely to be suitable for a water-source heat pump.
Rivers, streams, lakes and ponds, and the sea are all excellent sources of renewable heat. There are also many other good heat sources, including underground aquifers, wells, sewers and industrial effluents.
Even a small stream in the Scottish Highlands can be a rich source of renewable heat, all year round. For example, if a stream flow of 100 litres/second was reduced in temperature by 2 degrees, this would provide a massive 840 kW of heat.
Lakes and ponds provide at least 1 kW per 50 m2 of surface area (or in other words, 20 kW from 1/4 of an acre). For larger projects, we will carry out software modelling to check the heat capacity of the lake and expected system performance.
The water source should be within around 100 metres from your property, although this can be increased for larger projects. For closed-loop systems, it doesn’t matter if the property is at a higher elevation, as the closed circuit will mean that there are no additional pumping requirements.
Are you considering a water-source or ground-source heat pump project ?
Renewables First have considerable experience and full project capability, from initial feasibility study through to system design and installation.
The first step towards a water-source or ground-source heat pump project is tell us about your project. The best way of doing this is via our tailored online Enquiry Form.
Once complete, one of our engineers will evaluate the site potential before contacting you to discuss the next stage of your project.
Learn more about Heat Pump projects at our Heat Pump Learning Centre.