{"id":1561,"date":"2026-04-09T08:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1561"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:40:08","slug":"castle-park-lifts-european-heat-pump-association-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1561","title":{"rendered":"Castle Park Lifts European Heat Pump Association Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no\"><meta http-equiv=\"X-UA-Compatible\" content=\"IE=edge\"><meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><title>Castle Park Lifts European Heat Pump Association Awards<\/title><meta name=\"description\" content=\"\"><meta name=\"keywords\" content=\"\"><meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index,follow\"><meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index,follow\"><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\"><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Castle Park Lifts European Heat Pump Association Awards\"><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"\"><meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"website\"><meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/press-releases\/castle-park-lifts-european-heat-pump-association-awards\/\"><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Castle Park Lifts European Heat Pump Association Awards\"><meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-case-study rte\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-case-study__wrap\">\n<p>The Castle Park Water Source Heat Pump (WSHP) project in Bristol has been named as the winner of the \u201cHeat Pump City of the Year\u201d award at the 2022 European Heat Pump Association awards held in Brussels earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>The awards attracted almost 50 of Europe\u2019s highest profile WSHP projects and saw the Castle Park energy centre claim the top spot, shining a spotlight on Bristol\u2019s low-carbon heat network.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Lutton, Vital Energi\u2019s Operations Director \u2013 North &amp; Scotland, \u201cWe\u2019d like to congratulate Bristol City Council and Goram Homes for their fantastic achievement.\u00a0 This project demonstrates that WSHPs can plug into existing networks and opens up the possibility of harnessing the Gigawatts of ambient heat in the UK\u2019s rivers, which will play a large part in meeting our net zero targets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/#\" title=\"Heat Pumps\">Heat pumps<\/a> can lower energy bills and deliver strong carbon savings and Castle Park is one of the first major WSHP projects in the UK, so we\u2019re delighted that it has gained recognition at the European level and hope it will inspire other similar projects going forwards.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quote\">\n<div class=\"wrap quote__wrap\">\n<div class=\"swiper-container js-simple-quotes\">\n<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n<div class=\"quote__holder\"><span class=\"quote__icon\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"28\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 28\"><g fill=\"#F58220\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M12.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 5.681 28H2.033a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 12.319 0zM30.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 23.681 28h-3.648a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 30.319 0z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"quote__holder\">\n<p class=\"quote__text\">Castle Park Energy Centre and the Bristol Heat Network play an integral part in decarbonising the city, and I\u2019m delighted that our work with Goram Homes and Vital Energi has been recognised. Developing the heat networks has so many benefits for the city, including the reduction in fuel poverty, cutting carbon emissions and creating thousands of jobs to support the local economy. \u201cThe installation of the 3MW Water Source heat pump and abstraction equipment manufactured by Star Refrigeration were only capable of being deployed with the establishment of an expert multidisciplinary team with Vital Energi as Principal Contractor, Sustainable Energy Ltd as lead designers and DQS as QS\/Project manager. \u201cThis award highlights our ability to deliver the kind of bold and innovative solutions that Bristol needs to tackle the climate emergency. Bristol\u2019s Heat Network will continue to expand through our City Leap Energy Partnership, delivering reliable, decarbonised heat to new communities, whilst creating much needed jobs across the region.\u201d A particular challenge in the case of Castle Park was the topography of the site and the team certainly rose to the challenge even in this extreme example.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quote__author\">Kye Dudd &#8211; Cabinet Member &#8211; BCC, <span class=\"quote__position\"> Environment, Ecology, Energy and Waste <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n<div class=\"quote__holder\"><span class=\"quote__icon\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"28\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 28\"><g fill=\"#F58220\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M12.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 5.681 28H2.033a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 12.319 0zM30.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 23.681 28h-3.648a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 30.319 0z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"quote__holder\">\n<p class=\"quote__text\">\u201cI\u2019m thrilled that Goram Homes has been recognised for this innovative development in our city. Water Source Heat Pumps generate the lowest carbon heat around, and this is a shining example of harnessing our local resources \u2013 the floating harbour \u2013 to provide cleaner, greener heating for Bristol. I look forward to building more homes that can benefit from technology like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quote__author\">Stephen Baker, <span class=\"quote__position\"> Managing Director of Goram Homes<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-image rte\" data-anchor=\"\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-image__wrap\">\n<div class=\"rich-text-image__img-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rich-text-image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/v3upcckf\/sjh_4106.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=835&amp;height=474&amp;rnd=133092587105330000\" alt=\"SJH 4106\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-image__text-container\">\n<p>The Castle Park energy centre takes water from the nearby floating harbour, passes it through a heat pump and then the heat is transferred into the Bristol Heat Network, helping to lower the carbon emissions of approximately 1,000 homes and businesses.<\/p>\n<p>The European Heat Pump Association was created in 2011 to collect best practice, create role models and raise awareness of the potential of heat pumps and the awards are one of the keyways the association shine a light on the industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/javascript:\" class=\"js-read-more-rte read-more-btn\">Solution detail<span class=\"btn__link font-ico-plus\"><\/span><span class=\"btn__link font-ico-minus\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Castle Park Lifts European Heat Pump Association Awards The Castle Park Water Source Heat Pump (WSHP) project in Bristol has been named as the winner of the \u201cHeat Pump City of the Year\u201d award at the 2022 European Heat Pump Association awards held in Brussels earlier this week. 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