NET ZERO & ZERO CARBON BUILDINGS


Sewer power to heat homes and businesses and help keep bills low in Bolton


The move will provide a


recycled heating source for the local community – including the University of Bolton and the Town Council – helping keep energy bills down. It is one of four innovative green heating projects to receive grants today from the government’s Green Heat Network Fund. The projects in Exeter, London and Hull will help cut carbon emissions from homes and businesses – and put the UK a step closer to reaching net zero by 2050. Today’s funding comes alongside


Lord Callanan, Minister for Energy Efficiency & Green Finance


Nearly 2,000 homes and businesses could be heated with sewer power, as a new green heating project has received a share of £80.6 million from the government


T


he new project, backed by £11 million from the government, will see Bolton residents keep their homes and businesses warm


with waste heat from the town’s sewer. Energy will be extracted from both sewage and waste hot water from washing machines, bathrooms and kitchens to fuel a new heat pump, as part of Bolton’s first district heating network, helping to keep bills low.


more than £8 million of government investment to improve 34 inefficient heat networks. The money will enable upgrades, creating a more reliable heating supply for more than 9,000 residents, hospital patients, students and public sector workers, as well as keeping bills down. Lord Callanan, Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance, said: “These innovative projects will help drive down energy costs while also demonstrating why the UK has led the way in cutting carbon emissions. “They show how energy


sources can be found in the most unexpected places – as more


homes and businesses will benefit from cleaner heating and lower energy bills.


“Our upgrades will also make


sure our existing heat networks are upgraded – so customers can get the reliable heating supply they deserve.” Other projects to receive a share of the £80.6 million from the Green Heat Network Fund include:


• The Exeter Energy Network, which will receive £42.5 million to build a heat network using air source heat pumps and the UK’s largest high- temperature water source heat pump. Buildings connected to the network will see an initial reduction of 65-75% in carbon emissions compared to gas heating.


• The Hull East District Heat Network, awarded £22 million to build a heat network using excess heat generated by a nearby chemicals park. The project will provide low carbon heating to 14 public sector council buildings and industrial businesses.


• The Greenwich Peninsula ESCO District Heating Network in London will receive £4.6 million to connect more than 9,000 existing and new


homes, as well as over 94,000 square metres of commercial space to low-carbon heating. This cleaner energy will be powered by an air source heat pump fixed on the roof of the Greenwich Peninsula Energy Centre. Heat networks supply heating and hot water to homes and businesses via heat pumps or sources from underground, manufacturing, and waste management. They help cut carbon emissions by supplying heat to multiple buildings from a central source, avoiding the need for households and workplaces to rely on individual, energy- intensive heating solutions, such as gas boilers.


The transition to heat networks


forms a major part of the UK’s carbon reduction commitment, with heating in buildings making up 30% of all UK emissions.


These innovative


projects will help drive down energy costs.


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