HolyMoor Consultancy Ltd.- Recent and Ongoing Projects

Holymoor Consultancy Limited was registered as a limited company in England and Wales on 12th November 2008. It started trading on 1st December 2008.

Prior to 1st December 2008, Holymoor Consultancy operated as a sole tradership (David Banks t/a Holymoor Consultancy). The following projects were thus accomplished by the former business (David Banks t/a Holymoor Consultancy)

A full listing of Holymoor’s projects can be obtained HERE

• Bucharest, Romania. Assistance to Geological Survey of Norway and Technical University of Bucharest to develop a major demonstration project proposal for the demonstration of ground source heating and cooling in Bucharest. Sept.-Nov. 2008.
• London, UK. Assessment and refinement of the performance of two major open loop ground source heating and cooling schemes in Central London. Modflow / Modpath modelling. November 2008, for Carbon Zero Consulting.
• near Cowbridge, Wales. Ground loop design for 60 kW borehole based ground source heating scheme. For Carbon Zero Consulting.
• near Chemsford, UK. Ground loop design for major horizontal slinky-based ground source heating scheme for a nursing home. For Carbon Zero Consulting.
• Dublin, Éire. Delivery of short course "An Introduction to Ground Source Heating and Cooling" as internal training to AWN Consulting, 2008.
• Various sites, UK. Input to development of the Kensa Heat Pumps thermal response test rig. Analysis of test results from Cornwall, Merseyside, Huddersfield, Birmingham. 2008 onwards.
• Easington, Co. Durham, UK. Feasibility study for the proposed GREAT (Geothermal Research Education and Training) Institute at the site of the former Hawthorne Colliery. For Carbon Zero Consulting and Entec Ltd.
• Merseyside, UK. Ground loop design for major vertical, borehole-based closed loop ground source heating scheme at a sixth-form college. For Encompas Ltd.
• Worcester, UK. Delivery of short course "An Introduction to Ground Source Heating and Cooling" as internal training to Bosch Thermotechnology, 2008.
• Birmingham and Coventry, UK. Delivery of training module on "Borehole Construction" to the Environment Agency. January and August 2008, via Water Management Consultants.
• York and Peterborough, UK. Delivery of short course "An Introduction to Ground Source Heating and Cooling" as internal training to the Environment Agency. 2006 and 2008.
• Various sites, UK. Input to development of the GeoWarmth thermal response test rig. Trialling of rig at Annfield Plain, Co. Durham. Implementation of rig and analysis of test results from Airedale, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Isle of Wight, London, Ramsgate, Gateshead, Ballymena, Sunderland, Stoke-on-Trent, Oxford, Burnley, Blyth and Sheffield. Development of operators' manual for TRT rig. For Geowarmth Heat Pumps Ltd., 2005 onwards.

The winding gear at the head of a long-abandoned coal mine shaft, near Ripley, East Midlands, UK (Photo by Dave Banks)

• Various sites, UK. Design input to closed loop Ground Source Heating and Cooling borehole arrays at commercial / public sector projects in Rotherham, Wensleydale, Airedale, Ayrshire, London, Thorganby, Sunderland, Prudhoe and Cumbria, using the Swedish Earth Energy Designer (EED) software approach. For Geowarmth Heat Pumps Ltd., 2005-2008.
• Cotswolds, UK. Hydrogeological assessment of Inferior Oolite aquifer to provide advice on pump selection in a ground source heating/cooling scheme. For Groundwater & Geothermal Services, January 2008.
• Anglesey, Wales, UK. Interpretation of regional groundwater chemical data set from wells and springs in (a) the Gwna Group aquifer and (b) the Carboniferous Limestone. For Water Management Consultants and the Environment Agency. 2006-08.
• Birmingham, UK. Delivery of training to Environment Agency on Borehole Construction. In association with Water Management Consultants and University of the West of England.
• Tomsk, Russia. Lecturing on passive treatment of mine water. For Tomsk State University. August 2007.
• Nyala, Sudan. Review of water supply and sanitation provision to refugee camps and villages in Darfur. For DERO / Norwegian Church Aid / Caritas. September 2007.
• Zambezi, Zambia. Assessment of flooding on upper Zambezi River and recommendations for emergency response. For Norwegian Church Aid. February 2007.
• Caphouse, Yorkshire, UK. Advice to National Museum of Mining on extraction of heat from mine water.
• London, UK. Advice on simulation of performance of closed loop ground source heat scheme based on energy piles. For Faber Maunsell. 2007.
• Cotswolds, UK. Feasibility studies for ground source heating schemes at two rural properties. Risk assessment of groundwater thermal breakthrough.
• Near Warrington, Cheshire, UK. Involvement in feasibility study for 3 MW groundwater cooling scheme based on the Sherwood Sandstone at a major research facility. With JDIH and the University of Newcastle’s IRES group. 2007.
• Milano, Italy. Delivery of short course “Corso Breve di Termogeologia” at the Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense for ESI Italia srl. December 2006.
• York, UK. Feasibility study, thermogeological risk assessment, groundwater sampling and hydrochemical risk assessment in conjunction with a proposed new major groundwater cooling scheme based on the Sherwood Sandstone aquifer. For JDIH. 2006-2007.
• London, UK. Feasibility study of open loop well doublet ground source heating and cooling scheme in the Chalk aquifer. 2006.
• Merseyside, UK. Groundwater risk assessment, using CONSIM software, of the migration of chlorinated hydrocarbons from a contaminated industrial site. For Roundhay Environment Consultants Ltd. 2006.
• Southern Mudug, Somalia. Member of multidisciplinary assessment team, examining security, water supply, sanitation and food security situation in southern Mudug region (southern Galkayo, Budbud, Hobyo, Wisil, Elgula), central Somalia. This was performed with the intention of a possible program in the region funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Norwegian Church Aid. February 2006.
• Chesterfield / Alton / Hebburn, UK. Professional short courses "An Introduction to Ground Source Heating and Cooling" held for c. 30 participants. Arranged by Holymoor in collaboration with JDIH and Geowarmth Ltd. 21st October 2005 (Chesterfield), 10th March 2006 (Alton, Hampshire), 20th October 2006 (Hebburn, Tyneside), 11th May 2007, 2nd November 2007 (Chesterfield).
• Mansfield, UK. Delivery of 1 day internal training course to the Coal Authority on the topic of "Mine Water Chemistry and Treatment". January 2006.
• Mansfield and Houghton-le-Spring (Sunderland), UK. Teaching of short courses to Coal Authority staff on Mine Water Sampling. For JMC Engineering and the Coal Authority. August-September 2005 onwards.
• Katowice, Poland. Assessment of hydrogeological and hydrochemical impacts of mine closure and pumping cessation at Siersza mine, Upper Silesian Coalfield. Seconded to Główny Instytut Górnictwa (Polish Central Mining Institute), with assistance from the EU Marie Curie transfer of knowledge program. September 2005.
• Rochdale, UK. Hydrochemical assessment of Jowkins Wood (Rochdale) coal mine water discharge. Hydrogeological impact assessment of consequences of raising coal mine water levels in Jowkins Wood adit.. For Scott Wilson. 2005/2006.
• London, UK. Feasibility study and outline design of open loop ground source/sink heating and cooling system in Central London, based on abstraction of water from the Chalk aquifer. For JDIH (Water and Environment) Ltd. August-September 2005 onwards.
• Various sites, UK. Consultancy support in the field of groundwater resources and contaminated land. Included: risk assessment reviews of contaminated land and landfills, performance evaluation of permeable reactive barriers to treat organic contamination, hydrogeochemical review of data from a landfill. For ESI. June 2005 onwards.
• Various sites, UK. Advice to the Coal Authority on the interpretation of water analyses of suspected new coal mine water discharges. Via JMC Engineering for the Coal Authority. 2003 onwards.
• Annfield Plain, Co. Durham, UK. Feasibility study for an open loop ground source heat system, intended to be based on mine water from abandoned underground mine workings. Hydrochemical assessment of water compatibility. Energetic assessment of pumping costs. For GeoWarmth Ltd., 2005.
• Hawarden, North Wales, UK. Hydrogeological impact assessment of consequences of raising coal mine water levels in Boughton Brook adit. For Scott Wilson. May - September 2005.
• Leeds, UK. Teaching of MSc classes on well construction and testing, hard rock hydrogeology and ground source heat. For University of Leeds. Spring 2005-2007.
• Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. Teaching of MSc module in "Groundwater Assessment". For University of Newcastle. February 2005 and 2006.

Holymoor Consultancy Ltd.,
Registered as a limited company from 12/11/2008,
Company registration number 06747725,
Registered office: 8 Heaton Street, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 3AQ, UK.