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£32m funding for heat networks
Through the newly launched Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES), heat network operators, such as universities, NHS Trusts and charities, will be able to bid for a portion of £32 million funding by requesting an application from delivery partner Gemserv.
Heat networks offer carbon emissions savings by supplying heat to buildings from a central source, avoiding the need for households and workplaces to rely on individual, energy-intensive heating solutions, such as gas boilers.
The new scheme will help replace out of date equipment with energy efficient alternatives such as replacement pumps, pipe insulation and underfloor heating controls. It is hoped it could reduce energy use in as many as 100,000 homes.
HNES follows and builds on the HNES Demonstrator, a one-year project which ran until March 2022. As well as delivering improvements to 37 existing heat networks, HNES Demonstrator supported 73 projects to identify cost-effective improvement measures.
Private sector organisations are also invited to apply for funding.
A series of guidance videos has also been published that sets out the practical steps that operators of heat networks can take to improve the performance of their systems.
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