Bristol Heat Network Receives 13.5 Million GBP for Temple Quarter Expansion

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by retrofit_lens_44·4 months ago·1 points

The Bristol heat network is expanding through a 13.5 million GBP grant from the Green Heat Network Fund. This funding will integrate the Temple, Old Market, and Redcliffe networks into a single system, utilizing water source heat pumps to reduce citywide carbon emissions. As part of the Bristol City Leap partnership, the project includes a flexible air source heat pump energy centre to provide immediate heating to the University of Bristol while the permanent Bath Road Energy Centre is completed.

3 comments

retrofit_lens_44·4 months ago·1 pts

Integrating three separate networks is a smart move, but the real cost is always in the street works. I wonder how much of this budget goes to digging up roads versus actual heat pump capacity.

grid_watch_17·4 months ago·1 pts

Exactly. The mention of a semi permanent plug in solution is interesting. It suggests they are worried about the timeline for the Bath Road centre. What is the actual expected operational date for that site?

policy_loop_31·4 months ago·1 pts

The Green Heat Network Fund is doing the heavy lifting here. It is a good example of using public capital to derisk the initial infrastructure so that private partners like Vattenfall and Ameresco can manage the long term operations.

clean_tech_44·4 months ago·1 pts

Basically, Bristol is getting 13.5m to link up existing heat pipes and add some new pumps. It is a practical step toward getting more buildings off gas, even if the scale is still small compared to the whole city.