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A zero carbon future: the role of district heating in Scotland

By District Energy posted 10-18-2018 16:46

  

Aisling O'Reilly, Visions Blog

Summary

Projects Coordinator, Aisling O’Reilly, shares her knowledge of heat networks in Scotland, stories from the Vital Energi Conference as well as some examples of where the industry is headed from at home and abroad.

There’s been a lot of talk recently about the future for fossil fuels, the transition to renewable technologies and the need to create a zero carbon economy. One aspect of this journey, which maybe hasn’t been granted as much attention, is the development and use of heat networks.

District Heating

Heat networks, also known as district heating, are a means of heating multiple buildings at once, from a large centralised source. So instead of having one gas boiler or heating system in a flat, the entire block of flats (or even a whole town) would be heated by one large system, which pumps out heat in the form of hot water or steam, through a series of pipes. District heating has proven to be an efficient and economical means of heating our buildings. One reason for this is that it can capture and recirculate heat that would otherwise be wasted. Excess heat from homes, businesses and factories can be funneled back into the heat network, reducing waste, fuel consumption, carbon emissions and lowering bills for everyone.

The University was one of the first adopters of district heating and today a series of heating pipes underlie the University of Edinburgh’s campuses, distributing heat from one of the five gas-fired combined heat and power plants (CHP).

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