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| Lost rivers could heat London to cut capital's emissions | Lost rivers could heat London to cut capital's emissions |
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| Boris Johnson’s team wanted to uncover them for Londoners. The Environment Agency explored turning them into wildlife paradises. | Boris Johnson’s team wanted to uncover them for Londoners. The Environment Agency explored turning them into wildlife paradises. |
| Now campaigners are targeting London’s lost rivers, water courses that have been gradually buried over the centuries, as a source of fossil fuel-free heat. | Now campaigners are targeting London’s lost rivers, water courses that have been gradually buried over the centuries, as a source of fossil fuel-free heat. |
| Rivers better known by the streets named after them – such the Fleet and the Strand – offer an inspiring way of cutting the capital’s emissions, the climate charity 10:10 and the social enterprise Scene said. | Rivers better known by the streets named after them – such the Fleet and the Strand – offer an inspiring way of cutting the capital’s emissions, the climate charity 10:10 and the social enterprise Scene said. |
| The refurbishment of Buckingham Palace, which includes plans for a new heating system and boilers, could be given a low-carbon boost by tapping the nearby Tyburn, according to an analysis by the groups. | The refurbishment of Buckingham Palace, which includes plans for a new heating system and boilers, could be given a low-carbon boost by tapping the nearby Tyburn, according to an analysis by the groups. |
| The river could provide more heat than the palace uses even on the coldest day, they said. | The river could provide more heat than the palace uses even on the coldest day, they said. |
| The art deco Brockwell Lido in south London, meanwhile, could harness the heat in the adjacent river Effra. Extracting just a tenth of its energy would keep the pool – which dips to 2C in winter – warm all year round. | The art deco Brockwell Lido in south London, meanwhile, could harness the heat in the adjacent river Effra. Extracting just a tenth of its energy would keep the pool – which dips to 2C in winter – warm all year round. |
| Another possibility highlighted by the groups is a new future-proofed heat network for four housing estates at Somers Town, north London, which could potentially one day draw heat from the river Fleet. | Another possibility highlighted by the groups is a new future-proofed heat network for four housing estates at Somers Town, north London, which could potentially one day draw heat from the river Fleet. |
| Leo Murray, the director of campaigns at 10:10, said: “The mayor has set ambitious targets for phasing out gas burning in London over the coming years and we are going to need every bit of low-carbon heat we can get our hands on to meet these goals.” | Leo Murray, the director of campaigns at 10:10, said: “The mayor has set ambitious targets for phasing out gas burning in London over the coming years and we are going to need every bit of low-carbon heat we can get our hands on to meet these goals.” |
| Water-source heat pumps, which in effect work as a reverse refrigerator, would be used to extract the heat. | Water-source heat pumps, which in effect work as a reverse refrigerator, would be used to extract the heat. |
| This could in turn be sent to housing estates and large buildings via heat networks, which the government has been backing as a way to decarbonise heating. | This could in turn be sent to housing estates and large buildings via heat networks, which the government has been backing as a way to decarbonise heating. |
| However, the study made no assessment of whether the pumps would be financially viable for projects and they are yet to be used at scale in the UK. | However, the study made no assessment of whether the pumps would be financially viable for projects and they are yet to be used at scale in the UK. |
| The royal borough of Greenwich has been exploring the possibility of using water-source heat pumps to provide green heating for 100 homes at the refurbishment of the Ernest Dence estate but is still finalising its plans. | The royal borough of Greenwich has been exploring the possibility of using water-source heat pumps to provide green heating for 100 homes at the refurbishment of the Ernest Dence estate but is still finalising its plans. |
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