Gateshead fires up low-carbon district heating plant

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New district energy centre will generate and supply low-carbon energy to homes and businesses in the UK's North East

The North East's first district energy centre fired up its boilers for the first time last week, marking the launch of the first phase of a scheme that will see businesses, homes, and local bodies supplied...

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