Mobile Heat
Moving waste heat to where it’s needed
37% of the UK’s carbon footprint comes from heating
High grade waste heat is abundant, but it is often in the wrong place
Using thermal batteries, we can move waste heat from where it is, to where it is needed
Combining well understood activities, in a new way
Waste heat is captured from industrial processes such as energy from waste plants. This is already often done where waste heat is close to heat demand.
Thermal batteries built into shipping containers are charged using the waste heat. The batteries are provided by our exclusive technology partner Sunamp.
Thermal batteries are like electric batteries, but instead of storing electricity, they store heat. Over 30,000 Sunamp thermal batteries have been sold worldwide. They are non-toxic, non-flammable and fully recyclable.
Barges are used to transport the batteries. The batteries remain on the barges, and connect via a hot water pipe and a jetty to the waste heat source.
Discharge is achieved in the same way as charging, via a hot water pipe and jetty, connected to a large heat user.
Heat users include conventional district heat networks and large industrial heat users.
3% of of the UK’s heat is provided by district heat networks: these are pipe networks that connect multiple buildings to a single heat source
The UK’s target is to supply 18% of heat this way by 2050
The Energy Act 2023 introduces heat network “zoning” which will grow these networks in UK cities
Barges carrying waste heat can efficiently supply heat to these networks
Decarbonising heat efficiently & at scale
Renewable electricity is valuable and the grid will be under strain as we electrify much of the economy.
By using high grade waste heat - including heat from combined heat and power (CHP) - we access the most efficient supply of heat available. This is especially true when we need heat at higher system temperatures that UK buildings were historically designed for, and which industry needs.
This efficiency also helps to keep heat affordable.
The heat already exists – we just need to access it. Mobile heat arrangements can be established in less than a year from final approvals and agreements. They can be developed incrementally, then scale to support major supply. The largest single supply point currently under discussion would provide up to 300GWh per year, or enough heat for over 20,000 homes.
Partners
Technology Partner
Sunamp is a UK company that designs and manufactures world leading thermal storage technologies for heating and hot water.
Thames Mobile Heat Partner
Cory is one of the UK’s leading waste management and recycling companies. It operates one of the largest energy from waste facilities in the UK, with a unique river-based infrastructure on the Thames for delivering waste.
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