Heat networks are a cost-effective tool for decarbonising dense urban areas, improving security of supply and utilising waste heat. The Climate Change Committee’s (CCC)’s modelling suggests that connecting one in five households by 2050 would be cost-effective (with 10 percent of homes connected by 2030).
Heat networks are a technology-agnostic, ‘no-regret’ option that can be accelerated now and combined with low carbon gas, electrification and waste heat. The opportunities for waste heat are significant, with the Greater London Authority estimating that heat wasted in London could provide over a third of its heat needs and offer scope to join up waste and heat policy, But what policy interventions are needed to maximise these opportunities and, how can the UK learn from neighbours with more mature sectors?
Chair: Louise Shooter, Policy Manager, Energy UK
Panel:
Charlotte Large, Director – Strategy & Decarbonisation, Equans
Carol Aitken, Public and Regulatory Affairs Manager, Vattenfall
Antony Meanwell, Head of Decarbonisation for City Energy Solutions and Generation Strategy Manager, E.ON
Cantor Mocke, Head of Market Growth, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
