How are Next Generation Energy Networks going to be beneficial in both new build and retrofit applications?

5th Generation Heat Networks are an imperative part of achieving our net zero goals

In the UK, heat in buildings is responsible for 23% of greenhouse gas emissions. The Climate Change Act commits the UK to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 100 % of 1990 levels by 2050 – or meet what’s called ‘net-zero’. The government accepts in the heat network zoning consultation that, to achieve net zero, virtually all emissions from heat in buildings and industry must be eliminated.

Most people agree that heat networks will have a huge part to play in the decarbonisation of heat. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) estimates that around 18% of heat in buildings will need to be supplied by heat networks by 2050 if we are to meet our carbon targets cost effectively.

Heat networks are able to unlock large-scale renewable and recovered heat sources such as waste heat from waste to energy plants and heat from groundwater, rivers and abandoned mines. And, unlike individual heat pumps, heat networks can mean less pressure on our electricity networks. 5th generation district heating is uniquely placed to deliver both heating and cooling from the same set of pipes, is a shovel ready technology, and it’s used in several major developments in the UK and Europe. ?The next step is to support consultants and installers embrace the technology and make them feel at ease through the design, build and operate phases.

Discuss Heat Network solutions with our team in greater detail at Futurebuild - 5th- 7th March 2024 at the Excel, London (Stand L12). Register for your free ticket here.

Join us on the FutureX Stage for our speaking session at 12:05pm on March 6th, for the specialist talk on this subject by industry specialist Michael Moggeridge, Managing Director of Qvantum Solution Design.