Samsung, Alto Energy and partners roll out innovative ‘Clean Heat Streets’ pilot project in Oxford
Alto Energy has been hand picked by Samsung to participate in the Clean Heat Streets project due to our extensive heat pump design and commissioning experience. As an Oxfordshire based company, this is an important project for us and we’re excited to help Oxford transition to a net zero carbon city.
Oxford has set an ambitious target to become a net zero carbon city by 2040, 10 years ahead of the government's targets. To achieve this, the city must address building emissions, which account for approximately 60% of total emissions.
The project, led by Samsung Research UK, has been awarded £3.2 million as part of the UK government's Heat Pump Ready funding programme. The Clean Heat Streets project seeks to overcome key barriers to heat pump uptake by taking a street-by-street approach, rather than an individual home approach. The aim is to install up to 150 heat pumps in the Rose Hill area of Oxford, by streamlining the installation process using a network of experienced heat pump installers.
The consortium consists of Samsung, Oxford Brookes University, University of Oxford, Oxford City Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), GenGame, Passiv UK, Alto Energy and Rose Hill and Iffley Low Carbon group.
Tim Bailey, Head of Energy Innovation at Samsung Research UK, commented:
“To move from niche to mass adoption of heat pumps we need lots of organisations to work together to build the trust in the technology within local communities. We are delighted to be leading a consortium to install Samsung heat pumps at a high density in selected neighbourhoods in Oxford, and hope implementing our research will continue to grow the take up of heat pumps in the future.”
The project builds on a six-month feasibility study that used local area energy mapping to identify suitable homes for installing heat pumps and explored the key barriers to heat pump uptake in Rose Hill.
Professor Rajat Gupta, Professor of Sustainable Architecture and Climate Change, and Oxford Brookes University’s lead on the project, said:
“We are pleased to partner in this innovative project which aims to demonstrate high-density deployment of heat pumps in a neighbourhood. Our spatially-based LEMAP tool has helped to identify suitable streets for heat pump deployment in Rose Hill. The Clean Heat Streets project will ultimately help to create a more streamlined approach to installations through establishing a network of skilled installers, as well as saving time, money and resources – all of which are key barriers when trying to install heat pump technology.”
Alto Energy Managing Director, Scott Greening, also commented on the project:
“We are excited to be working with Samsung on the Clean Heat Streets project to create a framework for delivering heat pumps affordably and at scale. We’re based in Oxfordshire, where the project is taking place, and believe we can add value to the local economy by enabling more local installers to get started installing heat pumps.”
Households from specific streets within Rose Hill are eligible to participate in the project. These include:
Courtland Road, Annesley Road, West View Tree Lane, Sheepway Court, Bears Hedge, Hunsdon Road, Abberbury Avenue, Rowney Place, Abberbury Road, Spencer Crescent, Dashwood Road, Ashhurst Way, Fiennes Road, Jersey Road, St. Martins Road and Asquith Road.
If you’re interested in taking part, households can visit www.cleanheatstreets.com or email info@cleanheatstreets.com. Visit www.gov.uk or brookes.ac.uk for further information about the project. Any type of tenure will be accepted.
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