Seamus McDonnell, This is Lancashire
Summary
Plans to construct a £11.5m 'heat network' transferring warmth from burning rubbish have taken a step forward, with Bolton Council considering partly-funding the project.
A study paid for jointly by the council, the government and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) found that it would be feasible to use some of the heat from burning waste at the Raikes Lane recycling centre to heat-up key buildings.
Currently, the facility uses waste collected by Bolton Council as a fuel that it burns to create heat which is then used to generate steam to drive a turbine that exports electricity to the National Grid.
At the moment, any extra steam generated is cooled and converted back to water - with excess heat produced lost to the atmosphere via cooling towers.
However, the 'heat network' would aim to use that excess heat to warm water, which will then be directed through a huge grid of underground piping carrying heating water into Bolton town centre to heat up buildings.
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