Team awarded Research England policy support funding
A research team led by Dr Catherine Bale has been awarded funding for a new policy engagement project on facilitating shared ground heat exchange networks. These types of system (which comprise heat pumps using ground-sourced or geothermal heat, and a low-temperature heat network that serves more than one household) are largely overlooked in the UK’s Heat and Buildings Strategy, falling between individual heat pumps and district-wide heating. The project will highlight the benefits of these systems and indicate in which types of location they would be most suitable. The team will work in partnership with national and local policy stakeholders and practitioners to test and co-develop policy recommendations.