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District heat: an attractive investment?

District heat networks were gifted an unexpected pot of money from the government in last year’s Budget. The government committed to provide £320 million in capital support over the next five years. This investment is expected to fund 200 heat networks that will supply the equivalent of more than 400,000 homes and leverage £2 billion of private investment.At the end of last month the government launched a consultation asking how the money should best be spent and monitored.

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Developing leaders for a low-carbon future

In June, the UK committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. While the electricity sector has made huge steps towards this target and the electrification of transport is well underway, heat remains the stubborn thorn in the government’s decarbonisation strategy. MPs on the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee recently stated that 15,000 homes will have to transfer to zero carbon heat every week until 2050 to reach this target.

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