district heating scheme Articles
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The Aberdeen Heat and Power district energy schemes - Case Study
District energy schemes seemed to be the right decision for the Aberdeen City Council (ACC). They had conducted a study of its housing stock and established that the multi-storey buildings (of which they have 59 in Aberdeen) were too expensive to heat. These buildings also had lower energy ratings, thus people living in them were subject to high energy bills. In 2002, as one of the results of the ...
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Free eguide explains latest changes to heat network UK regulations
Community heating specialist Switch2 Energy Limited has published a guide to the latest legislative changes affecting the UK's communal energy and district heating schemes and what they mean for heat suppliers. Important updates to the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014 have been revealed by the new Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Simon ...
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CIBSE Event at Kings Cross CHP plant a great success - Case Study
Clarke Energy showcases GE’s Jenbacher combined heat and power (CHP) engines at the 67 acre, Kings Cross development at Hoare Lea. Hoare Lea is a firm of consulting engineers, specialising in mechanical, electrical and environmental engineering. The event took place on the evening of 26th November and worked in conjunction with The Chartered Institution of Building Services (CIBSE). Clarke ...
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Harper Adams College Anaerobic Digester CHP Plant - Case Study
Harper Adams University College Anaerobic Digestion Facility is an award winning renewable energy development in Shropshire. Operated under the name Harper Adams Energy, the anaerobic digester generates biogas derived from food waste originating from the surrounding area. The plant was officially opened by Lord Taylor of Holbeach CBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State on the 12th January ...
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Timing is everything - Getting your heat network plan to work
For affordable housing providers, maintaining heating and hot water supplies to residents is one of the biggest challenges; especially when it comes to frequently involving the care of vulnerable user groups, and routinely gaining access to occupied properties. Although communal heating schemes (featuring shared boiler plant or other more sustainable heat sources) can offer significant ...
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District heating points way forward for energy prepayment revolution
Ofgem, which has called energy prepayment the option of 'last resort', has announced a price cap for customers until the roll-out of smart meters in 2020. But smart metering is already being widely used in the district heating sector, where it is revolutionising prepayment and reducing energy bills. Customer friendly smart meters are fast making prepayment the first choice option for thousands ...
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Working towards net zero - What can be done with low-grade waste heat during the summer?
More than two years in and the Boden Type One DC (BTDC) project is still evolving with the team seeking new ways to increase efficiency and achieve carbon neutrality in the testbed facility. The recovery of waste heat from data centres is becoming a major issue. In a normal data centre, all of the electricity supplied is rejected as low-grade heat. There are working examples of linking data ...
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Case Study - Kirkdale Manor
“In today’s climate of escalating oil prices and concern for the environment, Kirkdale Manor stands as a testament to forward thinking.” John Greenway, MP for Ryedale, speaking at the opening of Kirkdale Manor Biomass Energy Centre. Kirkdale Manor is a spectacular residential development on the edge of the village of Nawton, 3 miles east of Helmsley, North Yorkshire, set in ...
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Decentralised energy: powering a sustainable future
With rising fuel prices putting households under pressure, Helen Andrews Tipper, Public Sector Energy Programmes Manager, explains how decentralised energy schemes provide an alternative solution How we generate and consume energy is perhaps the most significant threat to economic and social wellbeing that we face today. Already high energy prices are only predicted to keep rising. Our current ...
By Carbon Trust
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What does decarbonising the UK actually mean?
How can we get further up the road to decarbonising the UK, and what can we learn from other countries? When the North Sea gas was found by accident at a water well in the German city of Hamburg in 1911, it is doubtful they knew that the discovery would be the toast of British energy companies in years to come. North Sea gas, extracted from the many oilfields that have been discovered in the ...
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How heat network providers can raise standards with the Heat Trust
Community and district heating specialist Switch2 Energy has published a free guide to help heat network providers to meet the best practice standards of the Heat Trust. The eGuide, titled 'A Heat Supply You Can Trust' is available free to download. It explains how heat suppliers can raise quality and customer service standards to gain membership of the Heat Trust and comply with its voluntary ...
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