Bringing clean heat into cities; a simpler more pragmatic approach to using heat pumps on barges
The quest of societies to move forward from burning fossil fuels for heat is well noted. So too is the opportunity to push heat around a large city in pipes under the streets thereby avoiding individual heating solutions in each building.
Over several decades, Star Refrigeration have advocated for the use of heat pumps drawing heat from rivers and a few of these have been successfully deployed but one major barrier has been the need for land next to the rivers which is often in short supply or too valuable.
Working with Malin Group, Star have identified and progressed a concept to put the heat pumps on barges on the river. Scottish Enterprise launched their Can Do Innovation call in 2024 to push forward and tackle the barrier to the adoption of amongst other things clean heat. Malin and Star Refrigeration combined their knowledge and the B-Neatpump was born. A Barge based Natural working fluid heat pump, the B-Neatpump could be deployed in dozens of cities in the UK alone.
Join us on Friday 8th November for an opportunity to meet Malin Group and Star Refrigeration, as they together tackle the question of clean heat. This informative session will retell the story, bringing to life the real and practical application of clean heat for any project that is ready to deliver Net Zero heating in the simplest, most cost-effective way.
Where there is water, there is a way.
Session Details:
• 15.00 – Welcome at South Rotunda, Malin Group’s HQ
• 15.30 – 16.30 Hear from our speakers
• 16.30 – 17.00 Q&A session
• 17.00 – 18.00 Networking with refreshments
our speakers
Chris Dunn, Managing Director, Malin Marine Consultants
Chris Dunn a Chartered Engineer and a Member of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects, has over 30 years’ experience in the Shipbuilding and Offshore Wind sectors in the West of Scotland, including 17 years at BAE Systems working across many of the technical departments within the Upper Clyde shipyards. Chris joined Malin Group in Feb 2020 following spells with Gamesa Offshore Wind and Ferguson Marine, and now heads up the Malin Marine Consultants business unit.
Dave Pearson, Group Sustainable Development Director, Star Refrigeration
Dave Pearson is a Mechanical Engineer from the University of Strathclyde. Having worked in the industrial refrigeration industry since graduating, first with Howden Compressors then Star Refrigeration, he is currently Group Sustainable Development Director at Star. Since 2008 he has been tasked with growing the heat pump segment within Star’s business and has supported successful projects from Norway to Switzerland, France, Belgium, Bristol, South Tyneside and Clydebank.
As Chair of The Centre for Engineering, education and Development Scotland, (CEED) he is passionate about creating work opportunities for undergraduate students within business; term time internships and helped establish the CEED Academy which supports Star’s own Academy.
Tickets to this event, hosted at Malin’s iconic HQ, the South Rotunda are limited. If you are interested in attending, please register your interest below and a member of our team will be in touch.