Six towns and cities to pilot clean heating innovation
Six towns and cities across the UK have been selected to pilot innovative approaches to decarbonising heat, as part of the government’s drive to reach net zero by 2050.
The selected locations are:
- Aberdeen
- Gateshead
- Leeds
- Oxford
- Sheffield
- Sunderland
These areas will receive a share of £30 million to develop and trial new technologies and approaches to heating homes and businesses without the use of fossil fuels.
The pilots will explore a range of solutions, including:
- District heating networks that use renewable energy sources, such as heat pumps and biomass boilers
- Hydrogen-powered boilers
- Electric heat pumps
- Solar thermal systems
The government says that the pilots will help to inform policy and regulation on clean heating, and will contribute to the UK’s target of reaching net zero emissions by 2050.
Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said:
“We are committed to decarbonising the way we heat our homes and businesses, and these pilots will help us to find the most effective and affordable solutions.
“The six towns and cities selected for these pilots have ambitious plans for clean heating, and I am confident that they will make a significant contribution to our goal of reaching net zero by 2050.”
The pilots will run for up to four years, and will be evaluated by an independent panel of experts.
The findings of the pilots will be used to inform the government’s future policy and regulation on clean heating.
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