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Client
Bristol City Council
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Sector
Leisure
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Technology
Solar Thermal
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Install Date
May 2022
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System Size
86.24kWp
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No. of Solar Thermal Tubes
840
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Estimated Annual Output
58.9MWh
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Estimated Annual Carbon Savings
12,897kg
Client
A public swimming pool in Bristol has significantly reduced its heating bill by installing innovative solar thermal technology. The commercial solar thermal system will not only reduce the sites’ energy bills but help the leisure centre to save nearly 13 tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere each year.
Easton Leisure Centre is one of eight sites across the Bristol area and is managed by Everyone Active in partnership with Bristol City Council. Whilst many have installed solar PV panels to generate clean electricity, it is the first of its sites to introduce a solar hot water system to heat the swimming pool.
The council’s investment was designed to reduce the centre’s carbon footprint but it was unveiled at a time when the leisure sector has been hit hard by the energy crisis. Within six weeks of the solar thermal technology being installed, Easton Leisure Centre reported their swimming pool’s heating bill was reduced to zero.
Clean Energy System
The Easton Lesiure Centre clean energy project was commissioned by Bristol City Council and the leisure group Everyone Active, a pilot project for the partnership in advance of further planned installations across the city.
Solarsense fitted some 800 solar thermal tubes on the flat roof of Easton Lesiure Centre. The solar thermal tubes are designed to absorb the sun’s energy before the solar thermal collectors transfer the heat generated into the site’s existing hot water storage. Each year it will not only mean a huge reduction in energy bills but help the leisure centre save 12,897kg of carbon from entering the atmosphere.
The new solar thermal system will pay for itself many times over in the 25-year life of the tubes. By installing the system alongside their current solar photovoltaic (PV) system, the leisure centre has not only further reduced their carbon footprint but ensured the centre can continue to run for years to come by reducing the operating costs of the community facility.
Services provided
- Detailed technical design (solar thermal)
- Full supply, installation & commissioning
- Full handover including MCS registration and grid connection
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