The company’s owners say the new technology will allow them to completely disconnect their gas boilers from the site, reducing carbon emissions by 70 tonnes of CO2 per year.
“If you start dancing at a medium tempo, to the Rolling Stones or something, you can generate 250W,” said David Townsend, founder of geothermal energy consultancy Downrock Energy, which designed the system. body heat, In an interview with BBC News. “But if you have a big DJ that’s got everyone jumping up and down, you can generate 500-600W of constant thermal power,” he added.
SWG3 Director Andrew Fleming-Brown told the Glasgow Times Installing the system is a gamble, but the site is committed to achieving “zero” carbon emissions by 2025. “Somebody has to make the initial investment,” he said, “but I believe it will pay off over time,” he said. Businessman.
After three years in the manufacturing process, the cost of the thermal heating and cooling system was £600,000. “To put this into perspective, if we were to go the more conventional route with conventional air conditioning, the costs would be 10% of that,” Fleming-Brown said. But he believes savings in energy bills will pay back the investment in about five years, depending on costs.
