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Heating the Homes of the Future
PPC played a key role in constructing the primary District Heating Network at Swaffham Prior. The Money Box team at the BBC featured Swaffham in their ‘heating the homes of the future’ radio programme on January 1st, 2023. Listen...
Plans Unveiled To Support Widespread Heat Pump Installation
Plans to provide £5,000 grants to enable people to install low carbon boiler replacements such as heat pumps have been unveiled, boosting the potential for more widespread district heating systems. The plans, unveiled as part of the...
District Heating Backed As Key Way To Curb Climate Change
The use of low-carbon energy sources in district heating systems is a vital part of reducing the world’s energy emissions, an industrial engineer has said. Dave Pearson of Star Refrigeration, which is based in COP26 host city Glasgow,...
Groundbreaking District Heating Project Wins Major European Award
A Clydebank district heating scheme has been awarded a prestigious European Heat Pump City of The Year Award, an award that recognises the smartest, most efficient, and most sustainable heat pump projects across the continent....
Vattenfall To Create District Heating For London Homes
Swedish energy company Vattenfall has announced that it is planning a district heating network that will supply homes in London with low- and zero-carbon heat from solid waste plants. Edie reports that Vattenfall, which already operates...
Next Phase Of Liverpool Low-Carbon Energy Network Receives Council Approval
A major district heating project for the centre of Liverpool has received approval to enter its next phase, which will provide hot water and heat for up to 9,000 homes once completed in 2023. The plans, undertaken by Mersey...
New Energy Efficient Tool In Camden Flats
An energy efficient tool is planned to boost Camden’s low carbon future, through the instillation of a revolutionary Leanheat artificial intelligent software technology. This is owing to a new partnership between Vital Energi...
£20m District Heating System Planned For Midlothian
Midlothain Council in western Scotland has signed up to a 40-year deal to provide a district heating system for the community. The £20m energy centre will be built at Millerhill, and the council has ruled that it will not need an...
What Are The Best Ways to Generate District Heat
Much of the discussion surrounding district heating projects naturally gravitates towards the adoption of heat pumps and other heat network infrastructure that allows for incredibly efficient heating in urban areas. This is...
Clean Heat Grants of £7,000 to Replace Old Boilers
A modification to the proposed Clean Heat Grant could offer £7000 to incentivise homeowners to replace gas boilers with energy-efficient and eco-friendly alternatives. The proposal, having been consulted upon earlier in the year, is...
Unique Potential District Heat Sources
District heating has reentered the conversation as a low-carbon, low-cost heat solution for large groups of people. These heat networks take heat from a central source, often as a waste byproduct of manufacturing, power...
Blow For Leeds District Heating As Councillors Scale Back Plans
Plans for a southward extension of the district heating system in the centre of Leeds have been dealt a blow, as councillors have decided to hold back on plans to expand the system.
What is District Heating?
Former wells for drilling oil and gas could be used to provide geothermal district heating systems by drawing heat from their underground sections. In a webinar led by geothermal company CeraPhi energy, the company claimed...
Shetland Inspired By Scandinavian District Heating Systems
Shetland has one of the most carbon-efficient waste-to-energy plants anywhere in the world, which is used to generate heat for homes and public buildings in Lerwick.
Aberdeenshire Energy Recovery Plant Secures Consent
Natural Power, a leading renewable energy consultancy and energy provider, has secured planning consent for a brand new, world-class energy recovery plant which will be constructed on the site of the former Inverurie paper mill at...
£4 Million Heat Pump Project For London’s Square Mile
Utility provider E.ON has started the installation of a hybrid heating system that will combine a heat pump, recycled heat, and its combined heating and power (CHP).
£1.3m Grant For Researchers To Develop Flexible Heat Storage Systems
Researchers at the University of Nottingham have received £1.3m of funding for a project to develop a low-carbon energy storage system.
Plans Unveiled To Support Widespread Heat Pump Installation
Plans to provide £5,000 grants to enable people to install low carbon boiler replacements such as heat pumps have been unveiled, boosting the potential for more widespread district heating systems. The plans, unveiled as part of the...
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