{"id":52683,"date":"2015-01-20T11:38:45","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T11:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=f76499008d32447b8ccf8fe5e7807ad8"},"modified":"2015-01-20T11:38:45","modified_gmt":"2015-01-20T11:38:45","slug":"news-story-7m-boost-to-heat-industry-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=52683","title":{"rendered":"News story: \u00a37m boost to heat industry innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Super insulated pipes, advanced algorithms and heat recovered from industrial waste are among the winning ideas in a million pound government-run competition to drive down energy bills and boost low carbon heat supplies in the UK.<\/p>\n

Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey is set to officially unveil the 17 winning entries at the Association for Decentralised Energy Parliamentary Reception this afternoon (20 January). The winners are spread across the country, from a project combining solar and heat pump technology in Exeter, to a scheme trialling super insulated pipes in West Cumbria. The projects will share a prize pool of \u00a31 million to carry out feasibility studies, before up to 10 of the best projects bid for a share of \u00a36 million to fully implement their plans.<\/p>\n

The competition will help to stimulate innovation in heat network technologies and bring the UK a step closer to generating 14% of heat demand through heat networks by 2030, while reducing carbon emissions and cutting bills for consumers. It is also an opportunity to create jobs and growth in the sector, with the industry expected to see up to \u00a3800 million worth of new capital investment over the next ten years.<\/p>\n

Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey said:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis competition is all about supporting innovation and progress in the heat industry so we can heat more homes across the UK for less, while at the same time improve energy efficiency and cut the UK\u2019s carbon emissions.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore support for local heating projects will also give jobs in the sector a huge boost, with the value of the district and heat network market expected to rise to around \u00a3530 million this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to this competition, over the past year, through the Heat Network Delivery Unit funding scheme, the government has also awarded almost \u00a37 million to local authorities across the country to help develop local heat networks. As a result, there are now around 2,000 heat networks in the UK, supplying local, renewable heat to 210,000 homes and 1,700 commercial and public buildings. A further 150 schemes are known to be under development by local authorities across the UK. Successful bidders for the fourth round of this scheme will be announced in March. <\/p>\n

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Notes to editors<\/p>\n

\u2022 Heat networks supply heat to a number of buildings or dwellings from heat generated at a central source and supplied through a system of insulated pipes. Heat production at this communal, rather than individual scale, is more energy efficient, delivers carbon savings, and can reduce consumer bills.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Government\u2019s Heat Network Delivery Unit was established in September 2013 with an initial \u00a37 million fund to promote heat networks. Grant funding is accompanied by support from experts in the unit to assist local authorities in developing investment grade proposals for heat networks. <\/p>\n

\u2022 A total of 57 applications were received from 39 organisations and were reviewed by a panel of engineering, and commercial experts with significant experience in heat networks development. Bids were assessed against a range of criteria including technical feasibility, commercial viability, future carbon saving and social benefits.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Grant offers are made subject to compliance with state aid regulations. <\/p>\n

\u2022 Successful bidders:
\nLondon Borough of Islington,
\nGreenfield Energy Ltd,
\nGuru Systems Ltd,
\nSustain Ltd,
\nPassivSystems Ltd,
\nZero Carbon Future,
\nClean Energy Prospector Ltd,
\nBarden Energy,
\nBRE,
\nGeothermal Engineering Ltd,
\nUniversity of Warwick,
\nCofely Energy Services,
\nSycous Ltd,
\nCambridge Heat Transfer Company,
\nC-Tech Innovation Ltd,
\nEon Energy Solutions Ltd.<\/p>\n

\u2022 An estimated 14% of UK heat demand could be cost effectively met by heat networks by 2030 and around 43% by 2050. A report by the Committee on Climate Change agreed with DECC that heat networks can play an important part of the overall plan for lower carbon heating in the decades ahead. There are currently approximately 2,000 heat networks in the UK, supplying heat to 210,000 dwellings and 1,700 commercial and public buildings. A further 150 schemes are known to be under development by local authorities across the UK.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The value estimate of the district energy market in 2015 is taken from the September 2013 BSRIA report \u2018UK District Energy 2013 Summary of Key Findings by Henry Lawson\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The portfolio of HNDU projects alone could represent between \u00a3400 million and \u00a3800 million of capital investment opportunity over the next ten years on an assumption of 25% to 50% of current projects coming to fruition (ref \u2018Delivering UK Energy Investment: Networks, January 2015)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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