Emily Flanagan, The Northern Echo
Summary
COUNCILS are exploring the possibility of hooking up North Yorkshire’s county town to its own heating system involving cheaper, cleaner energy.
North Yorkshire County Council and Hambleton District Council are looking at whether Northallerton is suitable for a district heating scheme, which could see its hospital, library, leisure centre and other council buildings all served by a local source of heating. Once the system is established local homes could also be connected.
The two authorities have secured £33,500 from the Government’s Heat Networks Delivery Unit to undertake initial technical studies into the feasibility of such a scheme in the town.
District heating systems produce steam and hot or chilled water at a central energy centre. The steam or water is distributed through an insulated pipework network to individual buildings for heating, domestic hot water and air conditioning.
Buildings served by the system don’t need their own boilers or chillers.
The networks can provide affordable heating at potentially a third of the cost of conventional heating costs. They also reduce carbon, contribute to local energy resilience and sourcing and can provide jobs through the creation of a local energy sector.
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