Renfrewshire to host Scotland's 'largest' heat pump network for council housing

Stuart Stone
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Local authority to replace gas supply in two high-rise blocks with clean heat solution after winning almost £1.8m funding from the Scottish Government

Renfrewshire Council is to replace the gas supply in two of its council housing high-rise blocks with a new ground source heat pump network, in what has been described as the largest installation of its...

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