Cascade heat pump joins projects aiding Ukraine
Cascade heat pump research at Aston University has been selected as part of a package of support to help rebuild Ukraine’s energy system and support post-war recovery.
In November 2023 it was announced that senior lecturer in engineering and technology Dr Muhammed Imran and his collaborators were to receive almost £1m from the UK government to develop and commercialise cascade heat pumps.
Using thermal energy, the new technology is designed to replace existing systems and be used for cooling and heating homes.
In May 2024 the government officially announced it was investing £16m to support the recovery and future sustainability of Ukraine’s energy system.
Dr Imran will be working with the Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Heat Pumps VDE LLC and other partners on making heat the new technology easier to retrofit into existing domestic heating systems.
The project aims to swap conventional boilers for heat pumps without the need for expensive modifications to existing distribution systems. The team plan to do this by delivering significantly higher temperatures than existing technologies. A demonstration system will be installed in Ukraine as part of the project.
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