National Trust installs eco heating and hot water

The Ice Energy Heat Pump provides the cafe at Morden Hall with all its heating and hot water through pipes sunk into bore holes at a depth of 60 metres.

An innovative new heating system has been installed at Morden Hall Park, situated in the National Trust's South West London's Historic parkland.

The pipes contain a mixture of glycol and water which is heated by solar energy stored in the ground, before being put through a process to reach temperatures of up to 65 degrees.

The 11Kw heat pump is situated at the rear of the building in a small services room with a 300 litre tank to store the hot water.

In addition, two heat recovery units are installed in the loft space above the kitchen to capture excess heat and this is drawn off and stored in the ground through the ground loops.

Andrew Hillier, CEO of Ice Energy says, "We are very pleased to be supplying the National Trust with this technology and hope this project will be the first of many".

"Having the system on display for visitors and schoolchildren is an excellent idea, and will help teach and promote the benefits of renewable energy".

Morden Hall is set to benefit from substantial savings on the running costs of their heating and hot water system, as well as reducing their carbon footprint.

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