Aquathermal energy for heritage sites
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At face value innovative heating techniques are difficult to integrate in protected patrimonial buildings. How can one prepare a valuable building for the energy transition. Aquathermal energy, extracting heat from water with a heat pump, can answer this question for buildings close to water. Though aquathermal energy is already implemented in patrimony, the actual potential of aquathermal energy is not known. The circumstances of old buildings are diverse: our cultural heritage is present in rural, urban or ecologically valuable areas. One needs to account for these different contexts in terms of permits, patrimonial value, ecology, local policy…
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At face value innovative heating techniques are difficult to integrate in protected patrimonial buildings. How can one prepare a valuable building for the energy transition. Aquathermal energy, extracting heat from water with a heat pump, can answer this question for buildings close to water. Though aquathermal energy is already implemented in patrimony, the actual potential of aquathermal energy is not known. The circumstances of old buildings are diverse: our cultural heritage is present in rural, urban or ecologically valuable areas. One needs to account for these different contexts in terms of permits, patrimonial value, ecology, local policy…
Amount of sites
5 sites
CO₂-reduction
63%
Type of aquathermal systems
closed
This project will determine how one can realise aquathermal energy in 5 different heritage demo sites: castles in rural areas (Castle of Westmalle or ecologically valuable natural areas (Nemerlaer estate), an industrial heritage site (industrieel museum Zeeland), an urban context (geesthuis Lier) and a fortress (Diest). The project will identify and solve the different challenges in all these different contexts and also implement the systems as pilots. The obtained knowledge will be shared with heritage organisations, policymakers and researchers.
This project will determine how one can realise aquathermal energy in 5 different heritage demo sites: castles in rural areas (Castle of Westmalle or ecologically valuable natural areas (Nemerlaer estate), an industrial heritage site (industrieel museum Zeeland), an urban context (geesthuis Lier) and a fortress (Diest). The project will identify and solve the different challenges in all these different contexts and also implement the systems as pilots. The obtained knowledge will be shared with heritage organisations, policymakers and researchers.
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