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District heat: follow the leading light?

If the UK is to solve the challenge of meeting its heat needs in a decarbonised, affordable and secure manner it is going to need a multipronged approach. That was the strategy put forward by Imperial College London last year in its Managing Heat System Decarbonisation report. While the proposal is already largely accepted as good sense, last month the results of WWU’s Cornwall Energy project demonstrated with hard facts why a single technology strategy is a recipe for failure.

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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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