Sunderland school looks to reduce its carbon footprint with sustainable heating
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Sunderland City Council’s planning department has received a planning application for the site of Southmoor Academy off Ryhope Road.
Plans include the installation of five air source heat pumps with an enclosure, which would extract heat from the air to help heat the school and provide hot water.
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Hide AdA planning statement submitted to council officials states the school is planning to “decommission” its existing gas fired boiler plant.
New plans aim to provide a more “energy efficient alternative, eliminating carbon emissions from this building”.
Those behind the scheme said funding for the new heating system has been secured from the Government’s Condition Improvement Fund.
It was noted the fund aims to improve school buildings and in the case of Southmoor Academy, would allow a “move away from fossil fuels”.
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Hide AdThe planning statement added: “Funding was awarded May 2023 with an anticipated commencement in Autumn 2023.