Tag: Heat networks
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London’s first all-electric energy centre gets approval
A large-scale electric energy centre that can heat thousands of homes without the need for boilers has received planning permission. The facility, one of the largest of its kind in the UK, will provide low-carbon heating, hot water and cooling across Brent Cross Town, a new 180-acre park town in north London developed by Vattenfall,…
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Heat networks: a fast-advancing low-carbon technology
Heat networks provide only a small proportion of the UK’s current heating needs, but have huge potential to deliver much more, says Jonathan Monkcom. By overcoming this cultural norm of considering buildings in silo, multiple building owners could use heat networks to make schemes more viable and gain greater carbon savings as a collective. When…