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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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• 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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• Community Heating Posted on 20 April 2022

  Combatting fuel poverty through heat metering

  Rising energy prices are a concern for many in the UK and around the globe at present. According to the latest BEIS statistics, in 2020, there were an estimated 13.2 per cent of households (3.16 million) in fuel poverty in England under the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) metric.

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• Energy efficiency Posted on 22 March 2022

  The Connected HIU Series: The Electronic HIU

  What are electronic HIUs? 

   

  In our last post, we looked at the key components which make a Heat Interface Unit (HIU). In this instalment, we’ll be looking at electronic HIUs – what makes them different to traditional mechanical HIUs and why they represent a superior alternative to these older generation models.

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• Community Heating Posted on 9 March 2022

  The Connected HIU Series: The Key Components of a HIU

  In this instalment of our series of blogs examining the role Heat Interface Units (HIUs) play in heat networks, we take a look at the key components which make up a Heat Interface Unit.

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• Energy efficiency Posted on 11 December 2019

  Election day: What could it mean for community heating?

  With election day tomorrow and with it the potential for a new Government to be in power for the next 5 years (probably), we take a look at the manifestos of the major running parties and how the policies could affect the district heating sector. 

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