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The award was bestowed in recognition of his relentless work in the promotion and advancement of industrial heat pump technology that fights climate change<\/em><\/p>\n

Director of Star Renewable Energy, Dave Pearson, was named winner of the J & E Hall Gold Medal at the Institute of Refrigeration Annual Dinner tonight. The award was particularly meaningful as Dave follows in the footsteps of his father Forbes, who won the award in 1991, and his brother Andy, who was presented with the accolade back in 2006.<\/p>\n

Dave expressed his gratitude, saying: \u201cI was stunned to hear the news that I\u2019d won the J & E Hall Gold Medal. For the past 12 years, my focus has been on the development of industrial scale heat pumps and their place in the market. I\u2019ve consistently strived to raise awareness of how well heat pumps can support our sustainable heating goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

The internationally-respected J & E Hall Gold Medal recognises the most noteworthy practical contribution in the field of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps. It is open to both individuals and teams who have gone above and beyond in practical applications of innovative designs and projects which have made a unique and innovative contribution.<\/p>\n

For over 12 years, Dave has promoted the advantages of heat pump technology within the industry, which has seen him campaigning at local, national and international government level for the inclusion of large heat pump systems in low carbon housing, social and commercial schemes. He has also led the deployment of the world\u2019s largest water-sourced 90\u00b0C heat pump system at Drammen in Norway \u2013 which takes energy from a fjord to provide the town with 85% of its heating needs. This achievement is still unmatched across the world after a staggering nine years of being in operation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe key difference with large heat pumps is the temperature that they can go to which will make projects like Drammen viable. It\u2019s only recently that we\u2019ve been able to get efficiencies to a level that can make a significant difference. We\u2019ve adopted ammonia as a working fluid due to its environmentally friendly credentials and the high temperatures that can be reached, leading to a saving of approximately 25% electrical demand compared to synthetic working fluids,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Dave\u2019s work has ranged from consulting with local authority planning departments, to advising the European Commission and working with trade associations in the building services industry. As a result, the possibilities brought about by industrial scale heat pumps are now understood to go far beyond the capability of small domestic units in both temperatures range and efficiency.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy developing heat pump technology on this scale, we are tackling two problems \u2013 climate change by cutting CO2 emissions and poor air quality, of which has been a major cause of pollution through the use of fossil fuels. By doing so we are putting heat pumps at the forefront of government policy to develop a low carbon economy,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Dave frequently delivers talks at conferences and universities to help people across all ages and industries to see the value of heat pump technology in harnessing renewable electricity to displace the use of carbon-based energy sources, leading to a brighter future for all.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a very bright future for heat pumps. Ten years ago they had hardly a mention \u2013 this has now changed. Our challenge for the next 25 years is to have 100% decarbonisation of heating. Heat pumps can play a major role in this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dave\u2019s work has been recognised through the award of government funding from the Scottish Government\u2019s Law Carbon Infrastructure Transformation Programme on several projects. In 2019 he was named Scottish Renewables Green Energy Awards Champion of Renewables.<\/p>\n

He also won the coveted Alan Moor Award in 2018 and received further recognition from the industry at the National Heat Pump Awards. Since 2015 Dave has acted as board member of the Brussels based Renewable Heating and Cooling Platform which supports EU funding routes. He is also an advisory board member of the European Dry\/F Project working to develop large steam raising heat pump systems across the continent for industrial drying processes.<\/p>\n

To find out more about the J&E Hall Gold Medal, visit\u00a0https:\/\/ior.org.uk\/about\/IOR-awards\/gold-medal<\/a><\/p>\n

To find out more about Star Renewable Energy visit\u00a0www.neatpumps.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The award was bestowed in recognition of his relentless work in the promotion and advancement","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDave Pearson Presented with the IOR's J&E Hall Gold Medal | Star Refrigeration<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The award was bestowed in recognition of his relentless work in the promotion and advancement of industrial heat pump technology that fights climate change.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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