CIBSE North East: Viking Energy Network Jarrow – River Source Heat Pump Project

This presentation will cover:
• Project Overview
• Key Drivers
• Technologies
• Technoeconomic modelling
• Project Challenges and lessons learnt

South Tyneside Council is in the process of constructing a district energy scheme to provide heat and power for South Tyneside Council operated buildings in Jarrow.

The new build energy centre and associated district heating and power network will provide low-cost, low-carbon energy direct to connected buildings via a dedicated network of pipelines and power cables. The proposed network will be known as the Viking Energy Network Jarrow (VENJ).

The new Energy Centre serving the network is being built on an existing council owned brownfield site at Jarrow Staithes on the south bank of the River Tyne on the outskirts of Jarrow. The energy centre serving the proposed energy network project will extract water locally from the River Tyne and use Water Source Heat Pump (WSHP) technology to feed a district energy network.

The WSHP will be supplemented by a gas fired combined heat & power unit (CHP). The electricity generated locally by the CHP will be fed by a private wire network (PWN) to the council operated buildings. A locally installed Photovoltaic (PV) farm will also contribute to the electricity supply. Surplus electricity generated by the CHP and the PV will be stored in a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for later release to the PWN.

The proposed operational strategy utilising the electrical generation and BESS will mean that the WSHP will run on a carbon neutral basis for much of the summer periods for domestic hot water generation for the connected network buildings.

The VENJ Energy Centre will generate and supply electricity directly over dedicated High Voltage (HV) cabling to local substations, with a local low voltage (LV) final connection into the selected council buildings. Heat will be delivered directly to buildings via an underground pipe network of pre-insulated flow and return pipework.

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