Eight projects across England are receiving a share of £68 million from the Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF), in the scheme’s most diverse mix of technologies to date. Today’s support will enable public and private sector bodies to harness waste heat from rivers, data centres, sewage works, and more.
Innovation is front and centre of today’s announcement, as the GHNF supports eight heat network projects that draw on natural or man-made heat sources, strengthening long-term resilience and supporting modern, low carbon heating and hot water for buildings across the country.
Today’s awards build on more than £500 million in support already allocated by the GHNF. Combined, these schemes are expected to unlock over 4.7 million tonnes worth of carbon savings across England.
Martin McCluskey, Minister for Energy Consumers, said, “By harnessing waste heat from rivers, sewers and data centres, these innovative projects can play a key role in our mission to reach clean power by 2030.
“Heat networks provide low-carbon, low-cost heating systems of the future, boosting growth and supporting businesses and building owners for years to come, helping drive down their bills.”
Ken Hunnisett, Head of Clean Heat at Triple Point, said, “A heat network sector that has the potential to attract £100 billion of inward investment will deliver huge benefits to the UK economy and lower the cost of the transition for all. The greatest benefit will be seen in the places where the networks are being developed, however. It’s those communities that will benefit from the lions-share of good quality long-term green jobs that infrastructure investment at this scale will unlock and from cleaner air as we consign gas boilers to the history books.
“As such, today’s announcement is good news for Triple Point, good news for DESNZ and good news for UK PLC…but brilliant news for the people of Barking, Camden, Islington, Milton Keynes, Oldham, Stockport, Suffolk, and Tyseley.”
The organisations receiving funding through the GHNF today:
- £3.9 million to Hemiko for the Tyseley heat network
- £14.65 million to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council for the Stockport district heat network
- £3 million to Camden Council for the Maiden Lane heat network in King’s Cross
- £8.8 million to Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council for the Oldham low carbon heat network
- £1.1 to the London Borough of Islington for the Bevin Court heat network
- £17.6 million to 1Energy for the Milton Keynes Energy Network (MKEN)
- £9.1 million to L&Q Energy, for the Barking Riverside heat network
- £9.8 million to Suffolk County Council for the Ipswich district heat network.
