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• Community Heating Posted on 22 September 2022

  Getting fit for heat network improvement funding: Why housing associations and local authorities need to be ahead of the game

  Heat networks in the UK are becoming an increasingly popular way of heating homes under the Government’s strategy to reach Net Zero by 2050. Heat networks have been around in the UK for many years, however due to a lack of knowledge and experience in design, build, operation, and maintenance, have often performed poorly, requiring investment to improve the reliability and reduce costs for building owners and customers alike. This is even more important now that gas and electricity prices are soaring...

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• Community Heating Posted on 16 August 2022

  How housing associations, private developers and local authorities can improve the performance and reliability of heat networks without capital investment

  Under UK Government plans to increase the amount of heat which comes from heat networks from around 2% to 18% by 2030, a much-needed paradigm shift in the way heat networks are managed and operated is beginning to take place. This means that building owners can no longer ignore poor performance.

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• Community Heating Posted on 8 August 2022

  Supporting residents: Why heat network performance should be a priority for building owners

  Heat networks are an excellent way of providing low cost, reliable, low carbon heat to the residents. However, things have not always be done as well as they could be. 

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• Community Heating Posted on 29 July 2022

  Heat Network Efficiency: What’s in it for building owners?

  Communal heating schemes have a reputation for being very inefficient. It’s a widely held perception that communal heating means high tariffs for residents, increased standing charges and reduced reliability, making it an unfavourable option for residents. But is there any truth to this?

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• heat networks Posted on 20 July 2022

  On Demand Webinar | Combatting rising gas prices through optimised heat network performance

  Combatting rising gas prices through optimised heat network performance..

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• decarbonisation Posted on 21 April 2022

  What is a Heat Interface Unit? | The Connected HIU Series | Switch2

  As part of the launch of our next generation ICON HIU, we’re examining the role of HIUs in heat networks. In our first blog on the subject, we’ll be asking what exactly a Heat Interface Unit (HIU) is, and looking at the different types of HIU.

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