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In many churches, often strapped for cash, the switch to a heat pump may be borne from necessity. Staff at St. Peter Mancroft Church in Norwich, which already had solar panels, opted to make the jump to a heat pump system when one of their old gas boilers failed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe church decided this was a good time to try and commit to it,\u201d says Nicholas Jackson, from architectural design firm Nicholas Vanburgh Ltd. Jackson is also a fabric officer for the church. Last year, two table-like, upward-facing air source heat pumps were installed in a small yard next to the 15th-century building. These connect to an Edwardian cast iron radiator system, and the heat pumps are currently running at a COP of 4.<\/p>\n
The church also opted for a battery storage system. Jackson says he\u2019s still unsure of exactly how the heat pumps will cope during a really cold spell\u2014one gas boiler remains as a backup.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were very blessed to be one of the early adopters on some of this stuff,\u201d says Reverend Edward Carter, the vicar. He adds that within the church is an \u201cEarth Chapel,\u201d intended to focus Christian minds on the importance of the environment. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to say something to the City of Norwich here, and maybe to the wider world,\u201d says Carter.<\/p>\n
Churches are far from the only community-centric buildings in the UK currently reengineering how they do things. Village halls, covered markets, and public transport hubs are also, in some cases, putting in solar panels, LED lighting, and electric-powered heating systems.<\/p>\n
For certain believers, though, the spiritual component of decarbonization is key. There\u2019s something deeper at work here, and perhaps enthusiasm like this could accelerate society\u2019s broader transition towards cleaner technologies. Knott\u2019s opinion is that Christians should be motivated, by scripture itself, to look after the planet.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not jumping on the bandwagon,\u201d he says. \u201cThis has been a message for 2,000 years.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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