communal heating News
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How to put residents at the heart of community heating schemes
Community heating specialist Switch2 Energy has published a free guide on how to design and implement heat networks around the needs of residents. The Joined Up Thinking Guide to Community Heating advises developers and landlords on the steps they must take to place customers at the centre of their heat network plans. New rules under the CIBSE Heat Networks Code of Practice, the Heat Trust ...
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How to improve communal heating efficiency in tower blocks
Improving the efficiency of communal heating in tower blocks is the topic of a presentation by Switch2 Energy's Ian Allan to Manchester's Housing Asset Management Conference on Thursday 19 July. Heat networks are one of the most effective methods for decarbonising heat in high density housing, but it is essential that they operate at peak performance to live up to their potential to deliver ...
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Free seminar shows how to energise heat network efficiency
How to energise the efficiency of heat networks to benefit residential customers is the topic of a free breakfast seminar in central London on Thursday 23 November 2017. Guest speaker, Phil Jones, Chairman of the CIBSE CHP & District Heating Group, will highlight the essentials of best practice from the CIBSE & ADE Code of Practice for Heat Networks . He will explain how developers and ...
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Conference explores how to raise heat network performance for cost & carbon reduction
Hosted by heat network specialist Switch2 Energy, the event will explore solutions to three major challenges facing the industry. These are how to reduce operating costs and residents’ energy bills; how to reduce carbon emissions, and how to comply with tougher new regulation.Guest speakers from Ofgem; The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero; Ener-Vate, and Shoosmiths will join ...
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Switch2 Energy recognised for decade of customer excellence
Community and district heating specialist Switch2 Energy has been shortlisted for two Project of the Decade Awards by The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE). Switch2 is a finalist in the Customer Engagement and Innovation award categories, which is a mark of its success in pioneering smart metering and pay-as-you-go technologies, and ensuring that the customer is at the heart of its ...
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Raising heat network performance: Switch2 Energy publishes checklist and guide
Community heating specialist Switch2 Energy has published a free non-technical checklist and guide to help housing managers improve the efficiency of their heat networks and bring down costs for residents. "Older communal heating systems may not have been designed, commissioned and implemented to modern standards," said Steve Coates, Head of Heat Networks for Switch2 Energy. "Our checklist is ...
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New full-service heat network ESCo partnership launches
Community and district heating provider Switch2 Energy has partnered with its sister company Ylem EPC, a specialist energy contractor, to launch a new full-service heat network ESCoSwitch2 EPC ESCo Services will provide a complete end-to-end service for the life of the district heating scheme. This includes feasibility, design and construction, commissioning, financing, long-term operation and ...
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How advanced smart metering for heat networks is achieving outstanding customer service
Ian Allan, Head of Research and Development for community heating specialist Switch2 Energy, will discuss the contribution of advanced smart metering to community and district heating projects in a presentation to the All-Energy Conference in Glasgow on Thursday 3 May (15.00 to 16.30). All-Energy is the UK's largest renewable and low carbon energy exhibition and conference, including more than ...
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My Switch2 online service puts community heating customers in control
The easy-to-use My Switch2 online portal provides residents with complete visibility of their account and enables them to make payments online. It is available to both credit billing customers and pay-as you-go customers using Switch2's G6 and Incontro smart meters. Kirsty Lambert, Director of Switch2 Energy, said "The My Switch2 portal is accessible to all customers. By giving residents full ...
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Free and impartial advice on heat networks now available on the new Switch2 Energy website
Switch2 Energy is delighted to announce the launch of its new website – focused on addressing the key challenges that face the community and district heating industry. The website is designed to provide the ultimate user-friendly experience to both heat network owners, and residents living on community heating schemes. The completely redesigned website offers visitors a fresh and richer ...
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Switch2 launches accredited CPD heat network seminar programme
District and community heating specialist Switch2 Energy has launched a new programme of accredited Continuing Professional Development (CPD) seminars – covering all aspects of heat network delivery, metering and compliance. The CPD seminars count towards CIBSE, CIH and RICS CPD requirements. They are approved by The CPD UK Certification Service , which provides rigorous, independent ...
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Heat network regulation is backed by Switch2 Energy
A recommendation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to regulate heat networks has been backed by community and district heating specialist Switch2 Energy. As members of the Heat Network Task Force, Switch2 has been calling for regulation of the sector for some time. The Task Force was launched by The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE), in partnership with industry ...
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£10m Milton Keynes AD contract awarded
Renewable Power Systems has won a £10m contract to build and operate a state of the art anaerobic digestion system for Milton Keynes Council. The facility will process all of Milton Keynes food and garden waste – more than 25,000 tonnes each year, as the council expects the amount of organic waste to rise to 30,000 tonnes in the next five to seven years. Biogas produced by the AD process will ...
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Scotland leads the way on heat network development
The Scottish Parliament has published the Heat Networks (Scotland) Bill. This will introduce regulation, together with a licensing system that will encourage greater use of district and communal heating in Scotland. The Bill is intended to create a coherent regulatory framework that will unlock transformational change and create a supportive market environment for the expansion of heat networks. ...
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Understanding the CMA market study, a free seminar on proposed regulatory changes affecting heat networks
District and community heating suppliers are invited to a free seminar session, discussing the Competitions and Markets Authority’s (CMA) study into heat networks, and the potential impact this could have on the industry and its customers, in Central London on Thursday 21st June 2018. Expert advice on the potential regulations from the recent CMA update paper on heat networks is the topic ...
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Free seminar introduces heat network suppliers to new Heat Trust Calculator
The free breakfast event, hosted by Switch2 and Winckworth Sherwood, will show delegates how to raise performance standards in heat network management and introduce them to the Heat Trust's new cost comparison tool. This calculator will help customers to better understand and compare their district heating bills. The online tool has been introduced by Heat Trust, which is the first customer ...
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How to warm-up customer service for heat networks
How to listen to customers and deliver the heat networks they want is the topic of a presentation to the 2017 Heat and Decentralised Energy Conference on Thursday 30 November by Kirsty Lambert, community heating specialist and Director at Switch2 Energy. The Heat and Decentralised Energy Conference 2017 will be hosted by the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) and the Energy Institute ...
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Switch2 Energy welcomes government plan to regulate heat networks
Community and district heating specialist Switch2 Energy has welcomed the government's move to regulate heat networks.This announcement comes in response to recommendations by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and by industry specialists, such as Switch2, through the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) Heat Network Industry Task ForceThis regulatory plan is part of the ...
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Switch2 Energy scores hat-trick at The Energy Awards
Switch2 Energy has been shortlisted for a hat-trick of national energy awards in recognition of its 35-year contribution to the community and district heating industry. The heat network specialist is a triple finalist in The Energy Awards – for the categories of Supplier of Year, Innovation, and Energy Data Collection and Analysis. Kirsty Lambert, Director of Switch2 Energy, said: "We are ...
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Experts explore solutions to improve effectiveness of heat networks
The push to create more UK heat networks to decarbonise heat supplies is prompting renewed calls for regulation of the sector and a need to improve the effectiveness of district and community heating schemes. A recent seminar, hosted by The Housing Forum and community and district heating specialist Switch2 Energy, debated the regulatory and performance issues facing the heat network sector as ...
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