Veolia reveals £1bn pipeline for UK-based district heating projects

Stuart Stone
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Utilities giant calls for pan-European adoption of funding mechanisms that can provide 'certainty' for investors and support district heating drive

Veolia has revealed it has a £1bn pipeline of district heat network projects through to 2030, as part of the UK phase of its pan-European 'Ecothermal Grid' offer. The French water, waste, and energy...

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