Optimising Heat Pump Performance for a Housing Developer
Energy Performance
Evaluating heat pump performance is crucial for housing developers, but the lack of real-world monitoring often hinders sustainable and cost-effective decision-making.
Our Brief
A housing developer needed to evaluate the performance of heat pumps to select suppliers and ensure the sustainability of their developments. However, they lacked a reliable method to monitor how real-life factors, such as resident demand, affected the performance of the heat pumps.
Our Solution
cThings deployed a heat pump monitor to stream real-time data from both the heat pump and associated heat and electric meters. This allowed for the live measurement of the Coefficient of Performance (COP) alongside end-user data. Key metrics and summary reports were automatically generated, enabling the developer to empirically rank the performance of heat pumps across various sites.
The Results
The COP of operational units improved significantly, from an average of 1.8 to nearly 2.8. The data collected allowed the developer to make informed decisions when selecting the most appropriate heat pumps for future projects. This resulted in reduced capital expenditure and a more sustainable solution for their developments.
Benefits
- Improved heat pump performance, with COP rising from 1.8 to 2.8
- Enabled data-driven selection of heat pump suppliers for future projects
- Reduced capital expenditure by selecting more efficient, cost-effective solutions
- Provided a sustainable energy solution with real-time, empirical performance monitoring