district heating
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Vattenfall chosen as ‘front runner’ for heat network project
Vattenfall has been selected as the preferred partner to deliver a district heating infrastructure project in North London.
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Morrison Utility Services wins £2m district heating contract
Morrison Utility Services (MUS) has been awarded a £2 million district heating project by the University of Manchester.
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Danish and Scottish governments sign heat MoU
The Danish and Scottish governments have signed a renewed memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on low carbon heat, district heat systems and energy efficiency in buildings.
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Heat network company welcomes its first customers in Enfield
A company that supplies low-carbon heat and hot water through community heat networks, also known as district heating, will begin operations in Enfield.
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Shadow Ministers take part in Denmark energy study tour
A group of UK Shadow Ministers recently visited Denmark where they saw green energy projects and heard from experts on how heat and electricity production are integrated to cope with intermittent renewable electricity.
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Heat Trust report highlights need for customer service
Almost three quarters of complaints by heat network customers are about billing issues, according to a new annual report by the Heat Trust.
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Scottish geothermal heating system gets funding boost
The Scottish Government has awarded nearly £2 million to build the first geothermal heating system north of the border in nearly two decades on the site of a former Johnnie Walker bottling plant.
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Vital Energi bags £15m contract to build district heating network
Vital Energi has won a £15 million contract to build a new district heating network in the London borough of Enfield.
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BEIS not ‘jumping to conclusions’ on heat rules
The government is not "jumping to conclusions" about the best way to protect to consumers and investors in the district heating market, a senior official has said.
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Call to bolster protections for district heating consumers
The Scottish government is being urged to strengthen consumer protections for households using district heating to bring them in line with those already afforded to gas and electricity customers.
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Scotland’s low-carbon infrastructure gets £43m boost
Scotland's low-carbon infrastructure is to reeceive a £43 million boost after the devolved government awarded funding to 13 projects around the nation.
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Regulator warns of heat network pricing problems
Ofgem has warned the Scottish Government against the perils of pricing for heat networks, which could lead to "poor outcomes" for customers.
Gas
Low-carbon heat networks awarded £24 million
The government has awarded a total of just over £24 million to nine local authorities around Britain to kick-start the roll out of low-carbon heat networks.
Heat
Heat loss headaches
Defining heat losses as percentages misses the point of network optimisation. Casey Cole explains why.
Gas
Minister opens £18m district energy facility in Gateshead
The first district energy centre of its kind in the North East has been opened by the energy minister, Jesse Norman.
Gas
District heat: follow the leading light?
District heating has made inroads in Copenhagen that developers in the UK could only dream of, but could and should the UK follow in Denmark's footsteps?
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Value of district heating contracts quadruple in 2016
The value of district heating contract tenders issued in 2016 for the public sector has quadrupled, rising to £350m from just £76m the year before.
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District energy scheme to get £1m boost from DSR
The Gateshead District Energy Scheme is to receive a £1 million boost from providing demand side response (DSR) to National Grid through a new partnership with demand response company Flexitricity.
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Smart meters system for district heating launched
A new smart metering system for district heating has been launched to enable housing associations and local authorities to solve debt management issues.
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Sheffield district heat network refurbished with polymer
Pipework at two district heat networks in Sheffield dating back to the 1970s have been replaced with polymer pipework after a series of leaks.
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Heat 2016
The Association of Decentralised Energy, in partnership with the Energy Technologies Institute, brings you Heat 2016.
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SSE calls for further measures to support district heat
One of the UK’s leading heat network providers SSE has welcomed the announcement of a £39 million funding scheme to support district heat development, but said further measures are needed.
Gas
Price benchmarking tool will force heat suppliers to ‘step up’
Heat Trust has today launched a calculator which allows heat network customers to compare the cost of their heating against the typical gas boiler.
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Open data could save UK heat networks £400 million in 10 years
The use of open data by heat networks could save the emerging heat market £400 million and 800,000 tonnes of CO2 over the next 10 years, according to new analysis.
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Heat networks: the post-Brexit energy solution?
“Energy security” and “independence” are already becoming buzzwords in the post-Brexit era, says Gareth Jones as he explores the future of the UK energy market and the role heat networks might play.
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Low Carbon invests in district heating to develop replicable finance model
Renewable energy investment company Low Carbon has invested in district heating consortium Energy Networks (Europe) (ENE) to fund a scalable development and financing model for district heat networks.
Gas
PipeCo: could it work?
Attracting investment may demand more than just a framework – it could need a whole new business model.
Gas
Boost district heating to help worst off, says SSE
A new report published by SSE advocates the increased use of district heating in the UK to help combat heating efficiency and affordability.
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‘Plenty of opportunity’ for heat sector after EU exit
There is “plenty of opportunity” for growth in the UK’s burgeoning heat sector despite the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, the Association of Decentralised Energy (ADE) has said.
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The heyday for heat is coming
Network editor Jane Gray introduces the June issue with some thoughts on the development of UK heat networks.
Gas
A multipronged plan for heat
There is no single way to decarbonise heat cheaply, but there are options if the UK starts the planning process now.