Geo Flow explained

One shared ground source network under your site, a quiet heat pump in every home, and one company powering it.

£16 /month
14+ years of experience
12,000+ happy homeowners
From £2,924 cost per home
Ofgem-regulated operator
14+ years of experience
12,000+ happy homeowners
01242 698410
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400+ completed projects
35,000 tonnes CO₂ saved
Trading for 14+ years
400+ completed projects
35,000 tonnes CO₂ saved
Trading for 14+ years
01242 698410
No heating or hot water?
Call us any time, day or night.
01242 698410
No heating or hot water?
Call us any time, day or night.
How Geo Flow works

One connected system, from the ground to the home.

How Geo Flow works

One connected system, from the ground to the home.

1
Borehole array

Drilled at an incline from compact surface positions, so a small footprint serves the whole street. Sized to your heat demand with headroom, to CP1.

3
Ambient loop

Uninsulated buried pipe at ground temperature. Because it's not hot, it loses almost nothing in transit and needs no heat-loss allowance.

2
Manifold chamber

The quiet junction box of the system: buried, unmanned, and about as dramatic as a water meter. No plant building on your masterplan.

4
Plot connection

One small pair of pipes to each home, laid with your services in the same trench programme. Builder's work stays ordinary.

5
Flow in-home kit

Heat pump, 200-litre cylinder and controls in one cupboard-sized unit, <45 dB, nothing noisy outside.

6
The Flow app

Heating, hot water, usage and support in one place, for every resident. Your comfort, in your hands.

Borehole array

Drilled at an incline from compact surface positions, so a small footprint serves the whole street. Sized to your heat demand with headroom, to CP1.

Add-ons
Customise your site
Cooling

In summer the system absorbs heat from the home and returns it to the ground, so there is no separate air conditioning system to design, power and maintain.

Solar PV & battery

A home that pays its owner back: solar generation, a 10 kWh battery, and Flow shifting load to lower-cost hours and selling the surplus.

The Flow in-home kit
The flow
in-home kit

The bit your buyers barely notice. Everything a home needs for efficient heating, hot water and optional cooling, with nothing outside.

Compact by design

Designed to fit in the space normally allowed for a hot-water cylinder, keeping the home practical and uncluttered.

Nothing outside

No outdoor unit on the wall or in the garden, just cleaner elevations, quieter plots and more usable space.

Comfort at your fingertips

Residents can use the Flow app to set their temperature, manage their heating and keep track of their energy use, all in one place.

Support you can rely on

Monitoring, servicing and resident support from Rendesco, so there is always someone to call.

The Flow app

Comfort, costs, performance and help, all in one place. And it's free with every home on our networks.

Rendesco Flow app home screen on iPhone
Rendesco Flow app Performance screen on iPhone
Rendesco Flow app savings screen on iPhone

View system status and live updates

Live temperature control from any room

Track consumption and energy bill savings

How the build works

A proven end-to-end process to completion, without touching your critical path. We take full responsibility for the drilling.

1
Desk study and thermal response test

We confirm what the ground will allow before anything is priced for contract to ensure transparency.

2
Drilling alongside your groundworks

Our own compact tracked rigs, radial drilling from small surface positions, no piling mats and no temporary works. Sequenced with your earthworks, away from the critical path.

3
Network in with your services

The loop and plot connections go in with your roads and service trenches, using programme slots you already have.

4
Kit in at first and second fix

The Flow kit lands in the cupboard like the cylinder your trades expected anyway. Commissioning and MCS certification per plot, evidenced.

5
Phased switch-on, matched to completions

Homes go live in phases aligned to your build programme, with the remedies position stated in writing.

Who does what
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Rendesco
Design

the borefield, network and per-plot kit to CP1

Fund

the network: nothing for you to fund upfront

Drill and install

with our own rigs and in-house teams

Commission and survey

every home, MCS evidenced

Own and operate

for decades as the Ofgem-regulated operator

Look after your buyers

through Flow and Rendesco Care

Design

the borefield, network and per-plot kit to CP1

Developer
Build the homes

with one accountable partner on site instead of several subcontractors

Keep Part L sign-off

with an evidence pack from us that makes it easy; the statutory duty stays yours

Sell the story

of quiet and comfortable homes that come with lower bills, and the conveyancing answers ready.

Sell the story

Quiet homes, whole gardens, cooling, one app, and the conveyancing answers ready.

Design

the borefield, network and per-plot kit to CP1

Design

the borefield, network and per-plot kit to CP1

Give us one live site and we'll price Geo Flow against air source

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How we fund networks

We invest for the long term, not the handover.

We fund the network upfront and earn our return by operating the network, so we stay invested in its performance long after installation. Residents pay for the heating and cooling they use.

The network is our investment

Rendesco funds the network upfront, so developers don't carry the cost of the infrastructure.

It earns a return over time

Residents pay for their heating and cooling through a low, steady tariff, rather than a large upfront infrastructure cost.

It must perform for decades

Because our return comes from operating the network over decades, we have a long-term interest in keeping it efficient, reliable and well supported, not simply installing it and moving on.

And residents are protected

Rendesco Care and the extended warranty are included in the service. We are regulated by Ofgem, with protections covering areas including pricing, billing, customer service and complaints.

Individual control

Every home has its own heat pump. Residents can set their temperature and manage their heating through the Flow app.

See what you could save compared to air source
We’ll price your scheme like-for-like against an air source heat pump on every plot.
Or come and stand on a live network first.

Case Studies

FAQs
Straight answers to the questions housebuilders ask us most about Geo Flow and geothermal heat.
Will the system fit our house types?

Yes. The Flow in-home equipment is designed to fit in the same standard cupboard as an air source heat pump cylinder, with no outdoor heat pump unit. The kit can also be installed modularly or in kitchens (like a fridge freezer) for homes with restricted layouts. We provide integration drawings for each house type.

Will drilling impact my build programme?

No. We have our own compact rigs and in-house teams, so we can plan drilling around your groundworks and phase the commissioning of homes as they are built, so you can sell them faster. With our radial drilling methodology, we can limit disruption too. The programme, responsibilities and remedies are agreed in writing before work starts.

What is included in a Geo Flow proposal?

The proposal explains what is included, how long the price is valid and whether indexation applies. The final price and commercial terms are confirmed in the contract.

Do you provide HEM and SAP information?

Yes. We can provide HEM and SAP inputs for each house type, along with the product and network information your assessor needs.

Can Geo Flow help with Part O and overheating?

Yes. Our heat pump can provide cooling as well as heating. To cool a home, it needs our fan coil units in place of radiators; they provide both heating and cooling.

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Have a site in mind?

We’ll price it like-for-like against an air source heat pump on every plot.

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