Anchor's £30m new care home heated by innovative green energy scheme

Anchor’s £30m new care home is being heated by an innovative green energy scheme.

The luxury West Hall care home in West Byfleet, Surrey, uses a £280,000 environmentally-friendly heating system.

West Hall uses a Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) system, which collects heating energy from the ground.

Rob Gardiner, managing director at Econic (part of Myriad CEG) one of the leading UK suppliers and installer of green energy equipment said: “We have been delighted to have played a part in the creation of what is being heralded as a major advancement in the care of older people.

“Anchor’s commitment to renewable energy has enabled us to save them money, generate revenue through the RHI, secure their future energy costs and significantly reduce their carbon footprint.

“We have worked closely with Anchor’s team to produce a system harnessing the latest technology that will bring real benefits to the residents.

“Being a not-for-profit organisation and a charity, reducing energy bills is obviously important to the company in its creation of the home as is the provision of a safe and comfortable environment for the residents.”

Ground source heat pumps collect energy from the ground via a network of pipes buried in trenches or deep boreholes. This so-called ‘low grade energy’ is then elevated in temperature by the heat pump system and used to provide heating to the building.

Anchor is the latest in a growing number of organisations and companies looking to harness ground heat technology.

West Hall includes a listed manor house, 117 en-suite rooms in three newly constructed cluster buildings, communal spaces, a hair salon, a library and a private dining room for special occasions.

It is estimated the heating system will save West Hall £14,350 in heating bills every year.

It also means greater carbon savings for the home, which has helped it to achieve the BREEAM ‘Very Good’ rating.

Taking into account the financial support available for GSHP systems under the Government’s new Renewable Heat Incentive scheme, the system should pay for itself in less than 12 years.

The system is designed to perform for 25 years or longer and will therefore have recovered its initial capital cost after year 12 of operation. The client will continue to receive annual payments of up to £7,525 after the system has recovered its capital cost.

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