Heat network

DEFINITION: See district heating 

See also: District heating

 

Related items

The UK's heat networks currently serve about 500,000 customers, but this could rise to five million by mid-century 

Citizens Advice: Government lacking 'credible' plan to decarbonise heat

The Government's failure to implement a "credible" framework for the decarbonisation of heat for commercial and domestic use could undermine public confidence in the net-zero transition, Citizens Advice has warned.
The technologies will drive the city towards its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030

Bristol to connect first private housing development to low-carbon heat network

Bristol City Council has unveiled ambitious plans to connect its first evert commercial housing development site to an existing heat network, in a move that will enable developers to use low-carbon heat sources for building while generating income for the council.
An artist's impression of how Battersea Power Station will look once redevelopment works are completed

Battersea Power Station to come back online as a low-carbon energy hub

London's iconic Battersea Power Station is set to start producing energy again in 2020 - 38 years after the last coal-fired power generation facilities at the site were decommissioned.

edie Explains: Low-carbon heating and cooling

Is low-carbon heating and cooling right for your business? What are the technology options and how do you choose the right one? This edie explains business guide, produced in association with EDF Energy, has the answers.
District heat networks ould deliver up to 18% of UK heating demand by 2050, the ETI has claimed

District heat networks could reduce cost of UK's low-carbon transition by £3bn

The installation of district heat networks could reduce the capital cost of the UK's heat networks by up to 40%, new research from the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has concluded.
BEIS estimates that nine of the UK's existing heat networks will eliminate the equivalent of 216,324 tonnes of CO2 emissions over the next 15 years

Government launches £320m scheme to help decarbonise UK's heat networks

The Government has launched a £320m scheme to help accelerate the adoption of low-carbon heat technologies across the UK's public, private and domestic sectors, on the same week that further tweaks to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) were criticised.