Power Engineering International
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Midlothian Energy Limited, a joint venture between Vattenfall Heat UK and Midlothian Council, has installed the first pipes to supply the new Shawfair Town with low-carbon district heating.
Shawfair Town is a new urban development being constructed in Midlothian County, Scotland.
Midlothian Energy, together with Scottish company FES Group, is building a low-carbon district heating network for the town, which is expected to be operational by March 2024.
The pipes for the initial phase of the network, around four kilometres in length, have been installed and will provide heating and hot water for about 3,000 properties at Shawfair.
The heating system works by capturing heat from Millerhill Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre (RERC), operated by FCC Environment, then transporting it via a network of underground pipes.
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