The Most Unexpected Heat Pump Project Yet?!

From Everything Electric Show.

We’re inside the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, one of the most extraordinary decarbonisation projects in the UK!

This Victorian-era building, built on the site of Liverpool Road Station – the world’s first passenger railway station, has replaced its ageing gas fired steam system with a cutting edge electric setup, all while keeping its incredible 19th century engines running for visitors to see. Here’s how they did it!

For more information; https://www.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/power-hall-the-andrew-law-gallery
Lead Architect: Carmody Groarke
Mechanical & Electrical Engineer: Max Fordham

0:00 – Welcome to the Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester
0:58 – History of the Museum & Liverpool Road Station
1:36 – Why the old gas boiler system needed replacing
2:07 – The original engineering brief
3:48 – Inside the plant room: the new electric steam boiler!
4:46– Groundwater heat pumps & how waste heat is recovered
5:00 – Making the decarbonisation system an exhibit in itself
5:11 – Government funding
6:05 – Challenges
7:14 – Energy efficiency
8:18 – Running historic machines with no manuals!
9:11 – The 1926 steam engine that powered Burnley mills!
9:55 – Building fabric improvements: wood fibre insulation, double glazing & LED lighting
11:23 – The result! How much carbon is being saved?
11:53 – What other heritage buildings can learn from this project
12:25 – A once-in-a-generation investment in Manchester’s industrial legacy
13:14 – Closing thoughts

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