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Summary
District energy is seen as a key solution for large-scale decarbonisation of the heating sector to achieve net-zero by 2050.
The heat sector in the UK currently accounts for more than one-third of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. The UK’s heat and building strategy, published in October 2021, identified district energy as a key solution for large-scale decarbonisation of the heating sector to achieve net-zero by 2050.
Though there are more than 14,000 heat networks in the UK, they only serve ~2-3% of the national heat demand, in stark contrast to their contribution in many NW European countries where heat networks can account for up to 50% of heat supply. However, multiple studies, including those undertaken by Government, estimate that district heating solutions may account for 18-20% of UK heat demand by 2050.
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