The world’s largest zero carbon heat pump has helped Glasgow firm Star Renewable Energy (SRE) to make the shortlist as finalists at Global Game Changers Awards 2017.
The company came up with a heat pump which they believe will reduce carbon emissions and cut the nitrous oxygen footprint of the city’s Gorbals area by 100% by positioning it along the River Clyde.
Nominated a finalist as part of the “Corporate for Good” award at the Global Game Changers 2017 ceremony held at Glasgow Science Centre, they hope to beat out some of Scotland’s youngest and best innovators who have a focus on reducing greenhouse emissions through technology and discovery.
Dave Pearson, director of Star Renewable Energy said, “It is wonderful to be nominated for a Global Game Changer Award and for SRE to achieve recognition for its revolutionary heating projects.
“There isn’t a bigger aspect of climate challenge than energy and there isn’t a bigger segment of energy than heat. There isn’t a more robust, scalable or demonstrably 2050-ready technology capable to deliver zero carbon heat than SRE’s water source heat pumps and with chilled water produced as a by-product this is even better.”
Heat pumps work in a similar way to an air conditioner or refrigerator transferring air from one place to another; heat pumps usually draw heat from the cooler external air or from the ground and convert it into warm air which is then transferred to another location, such as a house or office block.
It was originally proposed by Lord Kelvin as far back as 1852.
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