Challenge & Vision
The UK Government set a new target to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero this year, making the UK the first major economy to end its contribution to global warming by 2050.
Heat networks are one of the most cost-effective ways of reducing carbon emissions from heating which is essential if we are to meet this target in time.
They deliver a wide range of benefits to the environment, consumers and the wider economy by supplying both heating and cooling to buildings from the same centralised source. They have scope to service the heat requirement of just two buildings or an entire city through a network of insulated pipes carrying hot water, avoiding the need for individual boilers or electric heating in every building. However, only 2% of UK buildings are currently heated this way in the UK. The Government is therefore committed to providing much needed scale to the market.