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From dirty air to cleaner streets: tackling the UK’s silent killer

By District Energy posted 10-02-2025 08:59

  

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It doesn’t scream for attention, but air pollution is one of the UK’s deadliest threats. It kills  quietly, and at scale. In fact, an estimated 30,000 deaths in the UK this year alone will be linked to the quality of the air in our streets.

Across the UK, we’re transforming how communities power their homes, workplaces and hospitals:

At Silvertown, in London’s Royal Docks, where rising temperatures and poor air quality are part of daily life (not helped by being just a stone’s throw from City Airport!), we’re rolling out the UK’s first E.ON ectogrid™. This revolutionary district energy network will serve more than 6,000 homes and businesses by balancing their heating and cooling needs  cutting emissions by up to 88% compared to traditional gas boilers. In dense urban areas, systems like ectogrid™ aren’t just efficient  they’re life-enhancing.

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