Edward Banks

Case Study

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1. Ed Banks Farmer, Mitchell Lodge Farm
2. MITCHELL LODGE FARM GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMPS Edward Banks BSc
3. Thomas Banks and Partners  Family firm  Cambridgeshire based  Innovative and environmentally sensitive farm  Entry and Higher Level Environmental Schemes  Farm just over 3000 acres with a wealth of experience in 'Contract Farming‘  Believer in diversification  Wedding venue, offices, conversions  Developed Mitchell Lodge Farm and Church Meadows Farm with sustainability in mind
4. Thomas Banks and Partners  State of the art machinery  Founder member of RTK Farming Ltd  High level of precision farming – RTK GPS  Pioneering new farm practices – band sprayer
5. Mitchell Lodge Farm  Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambridgeshire  Derelict and disused farm barns in need of renovating  In this economic climate the rebuilding and development works have been completed by us  Developing the site into 8 ‘high end’ homes  Oil or direct electric were the only options for heating  Therefore, it was a no-brainer to choose heat pumps  Green technology with reused materials in the buildings
6. Mitchell Lodge Farm
7. Why Ground Source Heat Pumps?  With the price of fuel going up every week we wanted to choose something sustainable and affordable to increase the saleability of the properties  Protect ourselves and our homeowners from the rising energy prices  Rural area makes it more difficult to access mainstream energy sources  The whole site will eventually be suitable for the Renewable Heat Incentive when completed  Take up little space and doesn’t need a fuel store or fuel deliveries every month  Econic designed and installed the GSHP systems – one of the most experienced heat pump teams in the UK  Meet new building renewable energy requirements for planning permission  Quiet technology that needs little maintenance and lasts for a minimum of 25 years – an investment  A unique selling point for the houses
8. The GSHP Systems  Each home has/will have a GSHP system  Tailor-made flexible installation designs  Each ground energy collection system has vertical boreholes reaching at most140m in depth hidden beneath the gardens  1No. Dimplex ground source heat pump per dwelling including suitably sized pipework  Each house will save up to £700 a year compared to oil fuel systems (at current oil prices)  Quiet technology, with systems proven to operate for over 35 years, with no local emissions
9. The Challenges  The main challenge was drilling the boreholes – we started the drilling as Winter drew in and the ground was frozen  Although this meant that drilling time was extended the team still drilled to a tight schedule to ensure we could continue with building work and starting the heat pump installation  We are doing this project ourselves so progress could sometimes be slow as the barns are Grade II listed  Econic have been able to work flexibly and to our timescale
10. Renewable Heat Incentive  When the site is completed we have ensured that each system will be eligible for the Renewable Heat Incentive payback  The systems will come under the ‘deem’ allowance for domestic properties  The homeowners could earn up to £1,680/annum at the RHI’s current tariff for the small barns (Phase 2 RHI tariff - TBC)  The owners of the large barns could earn around £11,500/annum (Phase 2 RHI tariff - TBC)  The systems will require little maintenance which is very affordable  7-20 years of RHI payments guaranteed (a commercial development now but the domestic scheme should be in place when we sell them on)
11. The Benefits  We chose GSHPs for a number of reasons besides the obvious financial benefits for prospective buyers  Specifying for a renewable technology helped us to get planning permission for the project  We believe in sustainable living: we run our business this way so it made sense to choose heat pumps to develop this site  GSHPs are reliable and can last for a minimum of 25 years, offering longevity and sustainability  Heat pumps require little to no electricity so have a small carbon footprint, saving more than they use  Each unit of electricity used can deliver more than 4 units of useable heat = efficiency of >400%  Econic delivered a highly efficient system with excellent design  Security over energy prices  No hassle with fuel deliveries
12. Our Experience  We could trust Econic to deliver an efficient and tailor-made system that suited our needs  It helped us to get planning permission  Straightforward installation – messy drilling but once that process was over with Econic could quickly move on to plumbing and fitting  Worked well to retrofit into our project site  Systems are housed outside plus the hot water system easily fits into the boiler cupboard of each house  We intend to use GSHPs in the barn conversions, phase 2 of our development, as we are so impressed with them  The systems are expensive but for high quality technology and cheaper, sustainable heating we think this is worth it