Heat networks could cut UK decarbonisation costs by £3bn, ETI estimates

Michael Holder
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Report by Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) sets out pathways for cutting capital costs of developing heat networks

Deployment of low carbon heat networks on a much larger scale than currently planned could cut the costs of the UK's low carbon transition by as much as £3bn, according to the Energy Technologies Institute...

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