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

Denmark’s €3.4bn scheme to support energy-intensive firms granted EU approval

The subsidised loan scheme will provide a payment deferral of the bills for electricity, gas and district heating for all types of companies and support for energy suppliers covering their administrative costs

Seven countries to share €2.4bn EU funding to accelerate green transition

It will support measures to reduce emissions in energy, industry and transport in Romania, Czechia, Poland, Lithuania, Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia, as well as support them in meeting their 2030 climate and energy goals

New £25m low carbon energy network to serve businesses of West Yorkshire

The project will use heat from waste-to-energy plant to power local businesses

More than half of councils “not confident” of meeting net zero targets

Energy efficiency is the single most important measure toward net zero, according to a survey