What is a
heat network?

Heat networks can reduce carbon emissions. A heat network is one of the most cost-effective and efficient ways of  providing heat to consumers and when coupled to a source of low-carbon energy, the benefits to the environment are even greater.

The generation and distribution of heat results in removal/ avoidance of gas boilers, therefore improving air quality

Being efficient, heat networks can help tackle fuel poverty by reducing heat costs. As well as offering competitive pricing in comparison to traditional alternatives, heat networks avoid the need for boilers being in your home, and the associated costs of maintaining and replacing them.

Unlike traditional gas boiler systems, heat is generated at centralised energy centres before being distributed to consumers. This is managed by trained professionals who are there to ensure that a reliable and efficient service is delivered through the network.

Inherently flexible, heat networks can take advantage of a wide array of different heat sources – including the recovery of low-carbon heat from resources that would otherwise be wasted – such as industry, energy-from-waste plants, or naturally-occurring sources such as geothermal or rivers.

As they are not tied to any specific source of heat, they can easily adapt to future changes in the energy market without locking in its consumers to one specific form of generation. They also can enable the use of local energy sources, which further improves energy resilience.

Heat Network projects are an excellent job opportunity and chance to improve skills of those in the industry.