communal heating News
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Switch2 publishes free eGuide to designing and planning heat networks
Community and district heating specialist Switch2 Energy has published a free guide to designing and planning heat networks. The 'Design for the Future' guide provides advice to engineers, developers and designers on the key planning considerations to ensure smooth and efficient heat network operation for lower whole-life costs and improved resident satisfaction. "Failure to get the ...
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Seminar will brief housing industry on regulatory changes affecting heat networks
Latest changes to regulations affecting the community and district heating sector and current industry updates will be discussed at a free breakfast seminar in central London on Thursday 18 May. The event is being hosted by heat network specialist Switch2 Energy and lawyers Winckworth Sherwood, in partnership with the Association of Decentralised Energy (ADE), which has recently set up the ...
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Aberdeen Heat and Power District Energy Centres
Aberdeen City Council (ACC) 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 study, they set up the ‘not for profit’ company Aberdeen ...
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From Waste to Power
Master Magnets Ltd recently completed a processing plant in Sweden, enabling a company to recycle and reuse their waste packing material as a fuel for a PowerStation. Sweden contains a number of power stations, providing the local communities with central heating and power for their households. In 2004 there was a power station in Pitea Northern Sweden keen on using an alternative fuel of ...
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`Lockdown Learning` for heat network designers, developers and operators
Free heat network webinars have been made available on-demand by Switch2 Energy, which has also announced the next topics in its live online seminar series for June and July. The free webinars cover the latest know-how in planning, designing, developing and operating heat networks. Content is targeted at local authorities, housing associations, private developers, designers, consultants, and ...
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Switch2 Energy achieves triple for international management standards
These international standards have been integrated with the company's existing ISO 9001:2015 quality management system to mark a triple achievement. The company was supported through the process by FPA Consulting, and LRQA, which recommended Switch2 for the double certification following a five-day audit process. Kirsty Lambert, Managing Director, Switch2, said: "We have always had robust ...
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A new Stakeholder platform on cogeneration from biomass
EUBIA is partner of the BLAZE project, aiming to develop a low cost and advanced cogeneration plant combining Fuel Cells and fueled by biomass waste and residues. Recently, the BLAZE project has joined forces with the Smart CHP project to launch the Stakeholder platform “BIOCOGEN 2030“. BIOCOGEN 2030 is a stakeholder community dedicated to biomass-based combined heat and power (CHP) ...
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Champion of heat network excellence wins national award
The national award celebrates the stars who are transforming the heat network industry – to drive excellence in low carbon performance and support growth of the sector.As an active contributor to The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) and Heat Trust, he has helped to shape key policies, such as the Heat Networks Market Framework. He has also advised the Government on making energy costs ...
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Switch2 joins business leaders to form Heat Network Industry Council
New body will work with Government to build a thriving, sustainable, affordable heat network sector Switch2 Energy has joined forces with twelve other leading business from the community and district heating sector to form the new Heat Network Industry Council. The new Council, which was established and is led by the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE), aims to support Government in ...
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Itron to Participate in the Deutsche Bank 2011 Alternative Energy, Utilities & Power Conference
Itron Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today that Philip Mezey, President and Chief Operating Officer, Energy, will participate in the Deutsche Bank 2011 Alternative Energy, Utilities & Power Conference at The Roosevelt Hotel in New York City on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Mr. Mezey will participate in the “Evolving Grid Technologies and their Implications for Utilities” panel ...
By Itron Inc
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EUBIA promotes the platform BIOCOGEN 2030
Since last year, EUBIA has joined the consortium of the BLAZE project, aiming to realize a Biomass CHP system featuring low costs, low emissions and combining gassification and SOFC. As part of the dissemination and communication activities carried out for BLAZE, EUBIA has joined forces with Greenovate Europe (from the project Smart CHP) and has launched the stakeholder platform BIOCOGEN 2030. ...
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Free guide explains important updates to heat network regulations
The clock is ticking on the 27 November 2021 deadline for heat network suppliers to assess whether it will be compulsory to retrofit final customer meters in around 170,000 unmetered homes on their networks. Where metering is proved viable, they have less than a year (by 1 September 2022) to complete installations, which can deliver huge cost and carbon savings of 35 to 50%. The free guide ...
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Participants and speakers at the 3rd International Congress on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources, 24-26 April 2007
Only a month away, the 3-rd International Congress for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources is gaining speed. List of participant is filling as power companies, renewable energy industries, energy market advisors, financial institutions and consultants, etc., making a start on these new markets. Up to now there are registered experts, entrepreneurs, investors and governmental and ...
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LBNL: How Scientists Are Helping Cities Adapt to Extreme Heat
By Theresa Duque Since early July, the Earth has sweltered under record-breaking heat. In the United States, from California and the Desert Southwest to Texas and Florida, a long-lasting heat wave in the triple digits has broken dozens of heat records – and counting. To mitigate the risks of living in extreme heat, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ...
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RMI: Treasury releases strong Hydrogen tax credit guidance that will fuel low-carbon economic growth in communities nationwide.
On Friday, December 22, the US Treasury Department released proposed guidance for the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) clean hydrogen tax credit. The guidance conditions eligibility for this tax credit, an incentive of up to $3/kilogram, on the hydrogen produced using clean power sources. Notably, the guidance enables grid-connected hydrogen projects to qualify for the credit while setting ...
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Switch2 Energy puts customers first to win national award for district heating success
The company has won the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) Customer Engagement Award for its smart metering partnership with Sheffield City Council. Switch2's smart metering technology is being used by Sheffield City Council to dramatically cut customer bills and reduce energy consumption across 6,000 homes connected to its district heat network. On average residents are saving 38% on ...
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Biden Administration Makes $11 Billion Investment to Advance Clean Energy Across Rural America
The U.S. this week (May 16) announced the availability of nearly $11 billion in grants and loan opportunities that will help rural energy and utility providers bring affordable, reliable clean energy to their communities across the country. This represents the single largest investment in rural electrification since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Rural Electrification Act into law in ...
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Clean Power Alliance Launches Power Ready Program for Power Resiliency Across Southern California
Clean Power Alliance (CPA) has released a Request for Offers (RFO) for its Power Ready program and seeks developers that are uniquely qualified to build power resiliency in numerous Southern California communities. The need for backup power systems is growing as power outages become more likely with increased wildfires, public safety power shutoffs, aging infrastructure, and increased grid ...
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Greystar awards 25-year heat network contract to Switch2 Energy
Switch2 has also been appointed to provide metering and credit billing services to residents and businesses. Greenford Quay straddles the Grand Union Canal and includes 2,000 homes for rent and sale, and 185,000 sq. ft of commercial and community space. The low carbon district heating system includes two CHP engines and four gas boilers and is complemented by a renewable power generation system ...
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Siemens and Lempäälän Energia to Build Microgrid in Finland
Lempäälän Energia has awarded Siemens a contract to implement a self-sufficient smart grid system in the industrial area of Marjamäki, Finland. Siemens' scope of supply encompasses design and engineering of a smart medium-voltage microgrid, the corresponding grid automation system and an electrical storage system. The purpose of the project LEMENE is to provide a cost-effective and ...
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