It is important for businesses in and around Manor Royal to have a credible and cost-effective way to decarbonise their heating and hot water. An opportunity has arisen with heat networks investor, Hemiko, to bring a low carbon heat network to Manor Royal, which will complement and help to deliver the Manor Royal BID’s vision for a more sustainable Business
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What is a heat network?
Heat networks, also known as district heating, connect buildings with waste heat suppliers via a network of underground pipes. Heat networks are an alternative to polluting gas boilers. They provide low carbon space heating and hot water.
By 2050, a fifth of UK heat will need to be supplied through heat networks. For towns like Crawley, district heating will be the cheapest way to decarbonise.
What is the offer for businesses?
The Manor Royal Heat Network will supply businesses and homes with low carbon heating and hot water. Heat networks like this don’t work without businesses like yours. District heating only works when major heat users join up to the network. By supporting the network, you are helping to jumpstart the decarbonisation of Manor Royal and ensure that local people and businesses can decarbonise in the cheapest way possible. Hemiko are happy to work with you to communicate the added social value that your business is delivering for the local community by enabling the growth of Crawley’s district heating infrastructure.
What are the costs?
Connection to district heating is usually the cheapest way to decarbonise heating and hot water in dense urban environments like Manor Royal. The more businesses that connect, the cheaper it will be for everyone.
On average, connection to and supply from district heating will cost 40% less than choosing an individual air source heat pump. We benchmark our costs against air source heat pumps.
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Date Published: 29/04/2024