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Lancaster University have announced a collaboration with Vital Energi on two projects to help achieve net zero goals.
The new projects include a new solar PV farm and a low carbon energy centre.
These projects are funded by the government’s Green Heat Network Fund as well as the university investing £57 million to decarbonize the campus.
The low carbon energy centre, with an investment of £21 million from the Government’s Green Heat Network Fund, will begin construction in Autumn 2024. The funding will be matched by the university to construct a £40 million facility on the Bailrigg campus which will eliminate the use of gas to heat it. The facility will use heat pump technology which will heat 95 per cent of the buildings on campus.
Lancaster has also been awarded £530,387 from the Lancaster Campus District Heat Network from the Heart Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES) to help upgrade the infrastructure. This funding is essential for the aim to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2030.
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