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XYLEM PASSES LONG- PLANNED TAR


TARGET FOR EMISSIONS REDUCTION


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in reducing greenhouse gas sity


emissions (GHG) intensity, exceeding its planned target.


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ONG-TERM HEA NETWORK PLAN


3, Switch2 Energy joined with other nch of the Heat Networks Industry Cou


UK’s affordable, sustainable heat netw members to set out a long-term plan


With the right policy frameworks, the Council aims to support £30-50bn of investment and the creation of up to 35,000 new direct jobs by 2050. Other ambi tions include delivery of: Universal zero carbon heat networks by 2035; The capability (investment, skills, supply chain) nec demand to be me by 2050; City-wid


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cessary for 18%of UK heat et through heat networks de strategic heat network


plans for all major cities by 2030; Consistent stomer experience for all hea


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network users; and Efficient and lowcost, digitally-enabled heat for all networks.


Kirsty Lambert, director of Switch2 and council member re ), said: ‘Wd


reinforce the econ solution to the urg community heat s next generation h the Heat Network business leaders


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net zero carbon targets.The pandemic etworks industry can play a big role in h hair of The Heat Networks Industry Cou nomy by creating skilled green jobs.’ gent heat decarbonisation challenge an schemes can provide a proven and affo heat networks.These innovative district ks Industry Council and develop theUK’ across the heat network sector to form


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ultimately create smarter, more liveable cities e country. ”


r, The Heat Networks Indu ustry Council brings together


leaders of the heat networks industry to support Government in achieving its vision of achieving a sustainable industry. The Council has been established centralised Energy (ADE)which


provides the Secretariat. by the Association for Dec


Foundingmembers include Siemens, SSE Heat Networks, Veolia, EDF Energy, Energetik, Switch2, EON-UK, Vattenfall, Pinnacle Power, Vital Energi, Engie, Ramboll, Jeremy Bungey sitting as an Indep members include Guru Sy


pendent and Metropolitan. New ystems, Insite Energy, London


& Quadrant, Star Renewables, Uniper, Bristol Council, Enviroenergy


gy and Viridor.


T PROJECT WEIGHS EFFICIENCY AT PUMPS WITH SMART CONTROLS


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local energy systemdemonstrator project aiming to evidence how ground source heat pumpswith


smart heating controls can reduce heating costs for residents,whilst also lowering carbon emissions, is officially underway in Oxford.


Housing provider Stonewater has partneredwith Kensa Contracting to have


60 of its homes at Blackbird Leys installedwith Kensa’s low carbon heating solution.


Individual Kensa Shoebox ground source heat pumps in each property, connected to a communal ground array, will integratewith smart controls and time-of-use tariffs to optimise heat production for cost and carbon savings. The heat pump installations formpart of Energy Superhub Oxford (ESO), a project showcasing an integrated approach to decarbonising power, heat and transport across Oxford. Supported by Innovate UK, ESO is led by consortium partners Oxford City Council,


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Pivot Power, Habitat Energy, Kensa Contracting, Invinity Energy Systems and the University of Oxford.


The renewable heating scheme with Stonewater is the first phase of Kensa Contracting’s aimto pilot the smart technology in 300 homes around Oxford over the next two years under the ESO project.


ESO aims to demonstrate howground source heat pumpswith smart controls can help balance the electricity grid as part of an integrated local energy solution that also includes grid connected batteries and smart electric vehicle charging.


Smartmeters enable residents to switch to Octopus’s Agile Tariff,which varies the electricity price every half hour and optimises energy usewhen renewable power is prevalent on the grid and together with smart heating controlswill automatically run resident’s heating systems at the lowest cost times to reduce their bills.


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July 2020


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