Ireland's oldest abbey is now heated by renewable energy
Kylemore Abbey was originally built in the 1860s by Mitchell Henry and is now owned by the Kylemore Trust, a registered charity organisation.
It is one of Ireland's best-known visitor attractions, attracting more than half a million visitors every year. In 2024, a new building complex with various building sections will be constructed.
Requirement
- Modern, sustainable and future-proof heat supply with energy and environmentally friendly operation and minimal CO2 emissions
- Interface compatibility: control and monitoring via building management system (BMS)
- Online connection and comprehensive monitoring of the new heating solution
Project facts
- Property type: Castle
- Year of construction: 1860s & new building complex in 2024
- Objective: Implementation of a modern, sustainable and future-proof heating solution
- Measures: Modernisation of the heating system with installation of an air/water heat pump and heat distribution via underfloor heating; remote monitoring & remote access via WPM Touch Master
- Solution: four LA 3860 air/water heat pumps, bivalent with gas peak load boiler, two parallel buffer storage tanks of 850 litres each; international commissioning incl. remote monitoring
Solution
Installation and mode of operation:
- Installation of four LA 3860 heat pumps in bivalent operation with a gas peak load boiler of approx. 160 kW
- Heat transfer via 5 heating circuits through underfloor heating
- Supplemented by two parallel buffer storage tanks with 850 litres each
- Control and connectivity via intelligent WPM Touch Master
Heat pump
The LA 3860 is ideal for large applications such as apartment blocks and large office buildings. It is characterised by its exceptional efficiency and its dual-compressor system, which provides energy on demand and in a cost-optimised manner, whether in new or existing buildings.
In this project, four LA 3860s were configured in a parallel cascade of four heat pumps with a total heat load of 240 kW. Two parallel buffer storage tanks, each with a capacity of 850 litres, were integrated into the system.
Control and connectivity via intelligent WPM Touch Master
Regulation
The effective operation of such a complex system requires careful control. The intelligent WPM Touch Master controller from Dimplex enables the coupling and output-controlled operation of several heat pumps within a system. It can control up to 14 Dimplex heat pumps in parallel and has an intuitive touch display for easy operation.
The master allows flexible and continuous monitoring and adjustment of the system through remote access and remote monitoring. It enables the coupling and output-controlled operation of several heat pumps.
Centralised control via the building management system
The high-efficiency heat pumps from Dimplex are characterised not only by their intelligent control systems, but also by their extensive connection options to various standards and APIs. For this project, a centralised control system was programmed via a building management system (BMS), which enables seamless integration and efficient operation of the heat pumps according to the needs of the users. Another key advantage is that all heat pumps are online-capable, which enables remote monitoring and increases operational reliability for the operator.
- Centralised control via the building management system
- Integration: Seamless integration and efficient operation according to user requirements
- Online capability and remote monitoring
- All heat pumps are online-capable
- Enables remote monitoring and increased operational reliability for the operator