Liverpool secures £2.5m water source heat pump deal

Supplier has sealed a £2.5m heat pump deal for a low carbon energy project, ensuring heat delivery via six-kilometre district heating network

Coventry University bags £13m to go green

Coventry University has secured nearly £13 million from the government to achieve its net zero target by 2030, with plans to install 1,300 solar panels and connect nine buildings to the city’s district energy network

UK data centres heat up heating networks

Tech trade association techUK has published a report exploring the potential benefits and challenges of integrating data centre heat into district heating networks across the UK

Teesside to host private nuclear power plant

Community Nuclear Power plans to construct a privately financed nuclear power station in Teesside, aiming to generate roughly a gigawatt of energy with four small modular reactors

New heat network to warm homes and businesses in Liverpool

Construction has started on the Mersey Heat Network Energy Centre at Peel Water’s Liverpool Waters at Princes Dock. Peel NRE, in collaboration with Ener-Vate, is leading the project, set to become a vital component of Liverpool’s low carbon energy infrastructure. The first phase of the Energy Centre aims to provide low carbon heat and hot […]

Massive river heat pump launched to warm thousands of homes

The German project utilises the Rhine’s heat to provide warmth to 3,500 households

District energy is crucial for the environment, says expert

In this week’s Net Hero Podcast, we spoke to the CEO of International District Energy Association, Rob Thornton, about why district energy is necessary for our cities

Paws and pipes: Dogs hunt down leaks in heat networks

Vattenfall is investigating the use of sniffer dogs to unearth water leaks in their underground district heating pipes

UK considers price cap for heat network customers

The government has proposed new regulations to ensure fairer energy prices for heat network customers

‘UK must unlock the full potential of district heating to reach net zero’

Bindi Patel, Vattenfall Heat UK’s Head of Customer Experience, addresses the critical role of district heating in achieving the UK’s net zero goals