INDUSTRY NEWS
IOR PRESIDENT-ELECT JOINS BESA TECH TEAM
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ncoming Institute of Refrigeration President Stephen Gill has joined the technical team at the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). He brings more than 40 years’ experience in
refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps to the Association with a particular focus on supporting the industry’s primary F-Gas register, REFCOM. Steve will also contribute to BESA’s work with
government, international organisations and industry stakeholders, alongside supporting the development of technical guidance and industry best practice for RACHP contractors. Later this year, he is due to begin a second non- consecutive term as IoR President. Steve is believed to be the fi rst to have been elected twice in the Institute’s modern history. “We are delighted to welcome Steve to our team,” said BESA technical
Stephen Gill, Institute of Refrigeration president-elect
director Kevin Morrissey. “He is well known across the sector for his technical knowledge, industry leadership and ability to help organisations navigate complex technical and regulatory challenges in a practical and commercially workable way. Steve said: “I’m looking forward to supporting BESA and REFCOM at an important time for the RACHP sector,” he said. “The industry is facing rapid change in skills, refrigerants, heat pumps, energy effi ciency and compliance, so there is real value in helping to translate technical and regulatory developments into practical guidance that supports contractors and end users alike. “BESA has an important role to play in supporting standards, competence
and collaboration across the sector, and I’m pleased to be joining a team that is committed to those goals,” added Steve.
MULTI-MILLION GOVERNMENT GRANT UNLOCKS NEXT PHASE OF BRISTOL HEAT NETWORK
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he Bristol heat network has been awarded £13.5 million from the Government’s Green Heat Network Fund to deliver the Temple Quarter heat network project. This is a major step forward in the development of
longer-term plans to serve low carbon heat as widely as possible in Bristol. The Bristol heat network is being delivered as part of Bristol City Leap, a 20-year
partnership between Bristol City Council, Ameresco and Vattenfall, to support the city’s transition to a low carbon future. The funding will support the construction of the Temple Quarter heat network, bringing together the existing Temple, Old Market and Redcliff e heat networks into one integrated system. Once connected, the combined network will make full use of the existing low carbon water source heat pump at Castle Park and be designed to enable a future connection to the approved Bath Road Energy Centre, supporting long-term expansion across the city. There are currently 35 buildings connected to the Bristol heat network,
supplying enough heat for the equivalent of almost 13,500 homes. Further growth is already underway, with up to four new connections planned within the next year. The project also includes the development of a semi-permanent energy centre, an air source heat pump system designed as a fl exible, “plug-in” solution. This solution will initially provide heating to the University of Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Centre Academic Building, already connected to the heat network.
Once the Bath Road Energy Centre becomes operational, the semi-permanent
energy centre can be relocated and reused elsewhere in the city, off ering a practical and adaptable way to deliver low carbon heat where it is most needed. Beyond delivering cleaner heat, Bristol City Leap is expected to generate
signifi cant social and economic benefi ts for the city. It has been estimated that the partnership will deliver a minimum of £61.5 million in social value over the next fi ve years, including more than 1,000 new jobs, apprenticeships and work placements, as well as a new £1.5 million Community Energy Fund. To date, the partnership is on track to meet this ambition, with a total spend of £36 million so far. Dom Barton, director of heat networks, Bristol at Vattenfall Heat UK, said:
“Vattenfall’s vision is that over half of all Bristolians living, working and learning in the city will be kept warm by the Bristol heat network by 2050. We’re pleased to be awarded this funding as a welcome step closer to connecting the current heat networks in Bristol and expanding them to serve low carbon heat as widely as possible in the city. This is critical infrastructure that will provide reliable low carbon heating and hot water to local homes and businesses.’
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