Aberdeen Live
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More roadworks could be making their way to Aberdeen city centre – this time to ensure the new market can be heated.
The central stretch of Union Street has been closed as part of a £20 million rejuvenation project since May.
Aberdeen Heat and Power provides energy efficient heating and hot water to a large number of properties across the city. Set up by Aberdeen City Council in 2002, it uses a district heating system. Generators at a central plant produce hot water which is piped through buildings.
The local authority is hoping to create a city-wide heat network that will be powered by the Torry energy-from-waste plant. For commercial new builds, such as the proposed market, energy will enter buildings through a plate heat exchanger.
This removes the need for a boiler and they are typically installed in a basement plant room.
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