{"id":1671,"date":"2026-04-09T08:40:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1671"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:40:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:40:50","slug":"london-set-for-first-large-scale-heat-pump-retrofit-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1671","title":{"rendered":"London Set For First Large-Scale Heat Pump Retrofit Project"},"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>Large-Scale Heat Pump Retrofit Project<\/title><meta name=\"description\" content=\"Southwark Council are working alongside Vital Energi to deliver large-scale heat pump retrofit project, supplying low-carbon heat across estates in south London.\"><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=\"Large-Scale Heat Pump Retrofit Project\"><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"\"><meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"website\"><meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/press-releases\/london-set-for-first-large-scale-heat-pump-retrofit-project\/\"><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Large-Scale Heat Pump Retrofit Project\"><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 class=\"rich-text-case-study__text rte__text\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225158537 BCX9\">Vital Energi are working with Southwark Council to deliver a \u00a36.95m project which will see 2,175 properties across the Newington, Wyndham and Consort estates receive sustainable, low-carbon heat from pioneering water source heat pump project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107727021 BCX9\">The project makes use of the existing district heating network, but 3 retrofitted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/#\">water source heat pumps<\/a> will replace gas boilers as the primary heat source which will deliver a large carbon reduction across the estates and improve the air quality locally.<\/span><\/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\">This is a particularly exciting project as it is the first large-scale retrofit of a water source heat pump project in the UK and we believe that this is a technology which will see wide-scale use in the coming years. We are proud to be working on this and other heat pump projects throughout the UK and look forward to helping Southwark Council on their journey to net zero carbon emissions. Importantly, it shows how the latest low-carbon technologies can be plugged into existing heat networks, opening up the opportunity to revolutionise the way we generate and use heat.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quote__author\">Rob Callaghan, <span class=\"quote__position\"> Managing Director, London &amp; South<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-video rte\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-video__wrap\">\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX9 SCXW19974886\">Discover more about the project by viewing this animation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-video__wrap-container\">\n<div class=\"rich-text-video__cover js-play-text-video lazyload\" style=\"background-image:url('\/media\/123abyqm\/video-snippet.png?crop=0.023204231309631528,0,0.0275317605690787,0&amp;cropmode=percentage&amp;width=1005&amp;height=565&amp;rnd=132560586236630000')\"><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"play-video js-play-rich-text-video\"> <span class=\"font-ico-play\"><\/span> <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"rich-text-video__cover-video-wrap js-video\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-case-study rte\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-case-study__wrap\">\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163027656 BCX9\">Heat will be taken from locally drilled bore holes where the water is naturally warmer and then run through the heat pumps to further increase temperature, before it is pumped out to customers This is an extremely efficient and reliable way of producing heat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p aria-level=\"2\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Cllr Johnson Situ, Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency, Planning &amp; Transport and Cllr Leo Pollak, Cabinet Member for Housing, said: \u201cIn Southwark we\u2019re working with residents, businesses and anyone else who can help, to try and achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030. Sitting alongside our commitment to plant 10,000 new trees, and our ongoing investment in renewable energy, this is exactly the sort of innovative and\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">ground breaking<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">\u00a0project that will help us achieve our goal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p aria-level=\"2\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">\u201cWe are delighted to be working with Vital\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Energi, and<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">\u00a0will be checking in with residents living on the three estates, to see how they are getting along with their new, cleaner, green heating supply.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The project is due for completion in 2021 and when the heat pumps are in operation resident\u2019s energy supply will be transformed over night to a low carbon renewable source.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Large-Scale Heat Pump Retrofit Project Vital Energi are working with Southwark Council to deliver a \u00a36.95m project which will see 2,175 properties across the Newington, Wyndham and Consort estates receive sustainable, low-carbon heat from pioneering water source heat pump project. 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