Woodgreen Leisure Centre
The Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire commissioned Naked Energy in 2022 to install 495 VirtuHOT HD collectors to directly replace natural gas used for heating the outdoor open pool, DHW for showers and space heat in the Woodgreen leisure centre in Banbury.
Breakdown of project
Client
Woodgreen Leisure Centre
Sector
Leisure
Location
Banbury, UK
Technology
VirtuHOT HD
Brief
Based in the heart of Banbury, UK, the leisure centre offers a 50 x 20 meters outdoor swimming pool. In addition, the leisure centre offers a multitude of physical activities suitable for all ages. Combined, the thermal demand for heating the swimming pool, providing hot shower facilities as well as space heat for the entire leisure centre led the Cherwell District Council to investigate alternatives to natural gas to meet energy demand.
Virtu Solution
Naked Energy advised the client to use VirtuHOT HD collector as it is well suited for pitched roofs due to its flexibility to tilt absorbers towards the sun, giving optimum performance on any roof installation.
495 VirtuHOT HD thermal collectors heat up the water of the swimming pool to an average of 27°C all year around.
The collectors are mounted on four different roofs, one angled roof and three flat roofs, covering a total of 272 m2 and have been operating since July 2022. The versatility of VirtuHOT HD allows to align the absorber angles parallel to the sloped roof to maximise the energy generated. While for the flat roof areas, the absorber angle is at 35° to maximise the output.
Benefits
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22.5 tonnes of annual CO2 savings
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Generates up to 122,475 kWh of thermal energy per year
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Protects the client from volatile energy markets and rising gas prices
