Construction of a low-carbon district heating network that will reduce carbon emissions from connected buildings in Cardiff by up to 80 per cent is nearing completion.
The first heat is expected to be supplied to customers in the coming months, once final commissioning and testing has taken place. The £15.5m Cardiff Council project, delivered with support from a UK Government grant and a loan from Welsh Government, will be the first of its kind in Wales.
“Switching on the heat network for the first time will be a significant milestone on the road to achieving our carbon neutral ambition,” said councillor Dan De’Ath cabinet member for climate change, strategic planning and transport. “It’s a major green infrastructure project, the first of its kind on this scale anywhere in Wales, and will instantly eliminate the need for connected buildings to have gas boilers, reducing their carbon emissions by up to 80 per cent. Over the course of a year that’s going to save over 10,000 tonnes of carbon emissions once it’s complete – roughly the amount of carbon produced from heating 3,700 homes.”
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