district heating
The Hy Life: UK's first hydrogen-fuelled show homes to open Gateshead
Set to open to the public in April 2021, the two semi-detached homes in Gateshead will showcase a range of hydrogen-fuelled appliances, BEIS said
BritishVolt picks site of Blyth Power Station for UK's first 'gigafactory'
£2.6bn scheme represents largest industrial investment England’s North East in more than three decades and will generate 8,000 local jobs, BritishVolt said.
Vattenfall and Viridor team up for district heating push
Companies to work together to harness heat from waste to energy facilities
Left in the cold: Why UK homes are still hundreds of years off schedule for delivering net zero emissions
Without a clear and ambitious government plan zero carbon home heating by 2050 remains a pipe dream, a new analysis from the UK Energy Research Centre warns
Zero Carbon Heating Taskforce: UK experts bid to overcome barriers to greener buildings
Taskforce includes members of the Green Finance Institute, the Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings, and the Association for Decentralised Energy, among others
Welsh low carbon heat networks clinch £8m government funding boost
Cardiff and Bridgend are the first councils in Wales to be awarded funding from the government’s £320m HNIP scheme to accelerate the development of district heating networks
CBI calls for 2025 gas boiler phase-out to keep net zero on track
Government feels the heat over yawning gap in UK gas decarbonisation policy from two major reports from the CBI and the Net Zero Infrastructure Commission
UK risks going cold on heat decarbonisation, think tank warns
IPPR calculates that government has to date supported just two per cent of the heat pumps the UK needs to deploy to meet its net zero emissions goals
Scottish-Swedish energy partnership aims to bring low-carbon district heating to south-east Scotland
Midlothian Council, which recently declared a climate emergency, is partnering with Vattenfall as it works to decarbonise the region's heat and power networks
Heat network projects secure major boost, as government plots tighter regulation
Government unveils plans to establish Ofgem as regulator for heat networks, while seven district heating projects across England secure support
Warming up: Government eyes major electric heat pump trial across 750 homes
Project aims to demonstrate the feasibility of a large-scale roll out of heat pumps in a representative range of UK homes, as new report warns fresh policy push is required
National Grid: 'Immediate action' required to ready UK energy system for Net Zero target
Reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century in the UK is 'possible' but will require radical changes to heating, transport, industry, and power sectors
Bristol hails first commercial heat network deal
City Council inks agreement to supply low carbon heat to 375 home Castle Park View development
Heat networks could cut UK decarbonisation costs by £3bn, ETI estimates
Report by Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) sets out pathways for cutting capital costs of developing heat networks
Global briefing: Bolsonaro reverses on Paris exit threat as final vote draws near
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District heating plans warm up as £320m funding drive moves forward
Plans confirmed that aim to leverage up to £1bn investment in low carbon heat networks across the UK
Heat networks: Regulation 'now needed' says UK competition watchdog
Competition and Markets Authority study concludes heat networks offer good value for many customers, but also highlights several areas of concern
Energy UK urges government to 'kick start' heating sector decarbonisation
Energy industry trade body report calls for zero carbon homes policies, review of the RHI and support for wider range of low carbon heating technologies
Heat network customers pay less for energy, government survey shows
BEIS survey of heat network consumers finds they are on average pay less for energy than non-heat network consumers
ADE and ACE merge to create beefed-up decentralised energy trade body
Association for Decentralised Energy and Association for the Conservation of Energy join forces to create 'powerful and unified voice'
The ultra-efficient, hidden heat source for Amazon's new HQ
The 'ecodistrict' project required cooperation from the city, architects and a corporate neighbour
Vital Energi strikes £15m deal to build district heating network in London
New low-carbon heating network will heat 30,000 homes and businesses across the borough of Enfield in North London
Report: Sewers' hidden heat offers carbon-saving opportunity
Scottish study calculates that harnessing heat from wastewater could save more than 10,000 tonnes of carbon emissions
Hydrogen heating earmarked for £25m government investment
BEIS department is looking for a contractor to manage the delivery of a major new project investigating the use of hydrogen gas as a source of clean heat