They Electrified a Victorian Steam Engine Museum?!

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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