Table 1. Potential assets for thermal... | Emerald Publishing

Table 1.

Potential assets for thermal activation for HS2 Phase 2b between Crewe and Manchester

Asset type	Number/details	Heat source
Tunnel lining, accessed through six ventilation shafts and four tunnel portals	16.18 km length, 447 047 m² area	Train operations, ground thermo-hydrogeology
High-speed station	2	Waste heat from station, ground thermo-hydrogeology through foundations and station boxes
Depots	2	Ground thermo-hydrogeology through building foundations
Cutting and embankment retaining walls	26	Ground thermo-hydrogeology through thermal activation of walls
Transformer stations and electrical management sites	12	Waste heat from electrical equipment
Surface and subsurface water management (e.g. culverts, ponds)	6	Water source through heat pump

Asset type	Number/details	Heat source
Tunnel lining, accessed through six ventilation shafts and four tunnel portals	16.18 km length, 447 047 m² area	Train operations, ground thermo-hydrogeology
High-speed station	2	Waste heat from station, ground thermo-hydrogeology through foundations and station boxes
Depots	2	Ground thermo-hydrogeology through building foundations
Cutting and embankment retaining walls	26	Ground thermo-hydrogeology through thermal activation of walls
Transformer stations and electrical management sites	12	Waste heat from electrical equipment
Surface and subsurface water management (e.g. culverts, ponds)	6	Water source through heat pump