communal heating scheme News
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New Heat Network Funding Opportunities
The webinar Government funding for heat networks – what does it mean for the future?, will cover the new Green Heat Network Fund and the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme. These Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) funding programmes will support the transition to low carbon generation and improve the energy performance of existing district and community heating ...
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Double success for Switch2 Energy in awards for district heating excellence
The company is a double finalist in the Heating and Ventilation (H&V) News Awards, which are an annual celebration of achievement and forward thinking across the building services industry. Switch2, which provides complete end-to-end management of community heating schemes, has reached the finals of the District Heating Project of the Year Award, for its partnership with Sheffield City ...
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Free guide explains proposed regulatory changes for heat network industry
The most significant CMA proposal is to appoint Ofgem to regulate the heat network market. This would provide the same level of consumer protection to heat network customers as those of the gas and electricity sectors. It would help enforce consistently high performance and customer service standards across all UK district and community heating schemes. While the CMA report acknowledges that 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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Workshops show how to get the best from your heat network
The morning workshops in London on Wednesday 26 February and Birmingham on Tuesday 19th May are being supported by Switch2 Energy, with speakers including Marko Cosic (Coheat) and Tina Buchanan (Aberdeen Heat & Power). Michael King, co-convenor of District Energy Vanguards Network, will chair the events. "Many housing associations and Local Authorities are trying to get to grips with the ...
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Switch2 welcomes improved standards for UK heat networks
Switch2 Energy has welcomed publication of the new CIBSE CP1 (2020) Heat Networks Code of Practice, which will drive further improvements in the planning, design, development, commissioning and operation of UK district and community heating schemes. The second edition of the Code of Practice provides a number of major updates to the original 2015 version, which established minimum standards to ...
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Southern Housing selects Switch2 as Brighton heat network ESCo partner
The heat network supplies Southern Housing’s Home X residential development of 369 affordable rent, shared ownership, and open market homes. Home X is part of Brighton’s £300m Preston Barracks masterplan to create a new neighbourhood for the city. Switch2 will be responsible for operating, optimising, and maintaining the entire community heat scheme to maximise efficiency, cost, ...
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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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Switch2 Energy CEO calls for new focus on standards of Heat Network management
In his opening address to the heat suppliers’ ‘Cost, Carbon, Compliance’ forum in London, CEO Richard Harrison said: “A relentless focus on efficiency is crucial to driving better carbon and cost performance for UK heat networks. This is essential to delivering on sustainability targets in the journey to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, while also providing good value to ...
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Switch2 wins 40-year heat network design and ESCo contract
Under the 40-year contract Switch2 Energy will design, operate and maintain the district heating scheme, which will use high efficiency Combined Heat and Power (CHP) with the option to transition to alternative low carbon energy sources in the future. The heat network will supply 208 mixed tenure homes, comprised of 52 Shared Ownership properties, 106 for affordable rent and 50 homes exclusively ...
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Double Award success for Switch2 Energy
The company is a double finalist in the Heating and Ventilation (H&V) News Awards 2020, which is the heat and ventilation industry’s largest and most established celebration of excellence across the building services sector. The Switch2 Optimise big data analytics platform has been shortlisted for the Low-carbon achievement of the Year (Under £0.5m). By using smart technology to ...
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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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Switch2 Energy is approved as supplier on Heat Metering and Billing Framework
Heat network specialist, Switch2 Energy, has been awarded a place on the Fife Council Heat Metering & Billing Services Framework Agreement, which will support participating local authorities and housing providers to deliver fully compliant projects and services with the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations.Following a rigorous tender and assessment process, Switch2 has been fully ...
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Updates to heat network regulations announced
Speaking at a recent heat network compliance seminar, hosted by Switch2 Energy and Winckworth Sherwood, Enforcement Manager, Mili Malic, explained the latest regulatory changes. She also announced the next phase of heat network regulations consultation, which is now open and will close on 9 January 2020. Mili Malic briefed delegates on changes to the Duty of Notification process. This obligation ...
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Net Zero 2050: A little less conversation, a little more action please
Switch2 Energy urges the government to take urgent action on heat decarbonisation to deliver on targeted net zero emissions by 2050. The government must introduce radical heat decarbonisation policies if it is to deliver on its intention to legislate for net zero emissions by 2050, says Switch2 Energy. "Although the UK has made impressive strides in reducing emissions from power, progress on ...
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New ICON technology helps heat network suppliers tackle gas price crisis
The new ICON connected heat interface unit (HIU), launched by Switch2 Energy, is relieving the impact of higher gas prices for heat network suppliers and their customers. ICON is helping housing associations, local authorities and private developers to improve heat network efficiency by up to 35%. This is resulting in major cost savings, while also reducing CO2 emissions by as much as 40%. ...
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Energetik selects Switch2 customer services and smart metering for Enfield heat networks
Energetik, Enfield Council's local energy company, has selected Switch2 Energy to provide customer support and smart metering for its low carbon community heat networks. Switch2 will provide repairs and maintenance; along with heat metering and billing. As part of Energetik's customer first approach, Switch 2 will offer rapid response times, flexible appointments and dedicated support for ...
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Switch2 backs call to ban gas boilers in new homes
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) is right to propose a ban on gas boilers in new homes by 2025, says heat network specialist Switch2 Energy."Heating homes with individual gas boilers, where high efficiency heat networks or lower carbon solutions are viable, is a nail in the coffin for the environment", says Richard Slee, CEO of Switch2."We welcome the CCC's call for the greater role of heat ...
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Switch2 Energy supports heat networks jobs and investment drive
At the launch of the Heat Networks Industry Council, on 3 June, Switch2 joined with other founding members to set out a long-term plan for developing the UK’s affordable, sustainable heat network infrastructure. With the right policy frameworks, the Heat Networks Industry Council aims to support £30-50bn of investment and the creation of up to 35,000 new direct jobs by 2050. Other ...
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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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