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Summary
Across the UK, cities are searching for practical ways to cut carbon while keeping homes warm and energy bills predictable. Heat networks are moving from niche infrastructure to a central pillar of urban decarbonisation.
They capture low carbon heat from local sources and distribute it efficiently through insulated pipes to buildings that would otherwise rely on individual fossil fuel systems. The Veolia Southwark 2.0 project shows how this shift can be delivered at pace in a dense urban setting, backed by rigorous engineering, digital delivery and strong partnerships.
Buro Happold supported Veolia Energy and the London Borough of Southwark to expand the South East London Combined Heat and Power (SELCHP) network, drawing low carbon heat from the SELCHP energy recovery facility. The Southwark 2.0 expansion involves around 7km of new district heating pipework, enabling heat for about 5,000 additional homes and businesses. The existing network had already served roughly 2,700 customers, and the extension builds on that platform to decarbonise more estates and community assets.
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