Loveridge, F orcid.org/0000-0002-6688-6305, Schellart, A, Rees, S orcid.org/0000-0003-4869-1632 et al. (10 more authors) (2022) The Potential for Heat Recovery and Thermal Energy Storage in the UK Using Buried Infrastructure. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Smart Infrastructure and Construction, 175 (1). pp. 10-26.
Abstract
Dispersed space heating alone accounts for 40% of UK energy use and 20% of CO2 emissions. Tackling heating and building cooling demands is therefore critical to achieve net zero ambitions in the UK. The most energy efficient way to decarbonise heating and cooling is through the use of ground source heat pumps and district heating technology. However, capital costs are often high, sometimes prohibitively so. To reduce investment costs, it is proposed to use buried infrastructure as sources and stores of thermal energy. Barriers to this innovative approach include lack of knowledge about the actual net amount of recoverable energy, and impacts on the primary function of any buried infrastructure, as well as the need for new investment and governance strategies integrated across the energy and infrastructure sectors. Additional opportunities from thermal utilisation in buried infrastructure include the potential mitigation of damaging biological and/or chemical processes that may occur. This paper presents a first assessment of the scale of the opportunity for thermal energy recovery and storage linked to new and existing buried infrastructure, along with strategic measures to help reduce barriers and start the UK on the journey to achieving of its infrastructure energy potential.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This item is protected by copyright. This is an author produced version of a article published in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Smart Infrastructure and Construction. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | buried structures, district heating, geotechnical engineering, renewable energy, thermal effects |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) EP/R013535/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 Apr 2022 09:58 |
Last Modified: | 06 Jan 2023 15:36 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | ICE |
Identification Number: | 10.1680/jsmic.21.00018 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:185589 |