Homes and public buildings across the borough of Hounslow are set to receive low-carbon heating thanks to a pioneering project that will recover energy from treated waste water at Thames Water’s Mogden Sewage Treatment Works.

Plymouth City Council is inviting interested organisations to register for a Bidders Day on 10th April 2025 to hear about plans for the development of a £3.5 billion heat network for Plymouth - places will be offered on a first come, first served basis.

Combined authorities across Great Britain could see up to £95 billion worth of investment by decarbonising the heating of homes and buildings through heat networks, according to the Association for Decentralised Energy’s (ADE) latest research, which explores the potential of heat networks and the value they could provide across nine combined authorities in Great Britain.

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has gone out to tender with a contract to put an Energy and Net Zero Professional Services Framework in place worth an estimated £500 million.

The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has gone out to tender with a wide-ranging framework contract for demand management and renewables worth an estimated £800 million (excluding VAT).

Southern Water’s Bluewave team are working with local councils and specialist suppliers on an innovative project to use the heat generated in the sewer network as a low carbon heating source in the community.