The latest low carbon energy centre joining the Bristol heat network
We have unveiled our plans for new energy infrastructure in Bristol, exhibiting our proposal, sharing how the technology will work and collecting feedback from the community to help inform our planning application.
Situated adjacent to Bath Road (A4), one of the main routes into and out of Bristol city centre, the Bath Road Energy Centre is set to produce 13MW of low carbon heat generated by an air source heat pump and electric boilers for the new Temple heat network area – producing heating and hot water for up to 7,085 houses and reducing carbon emissions by up to 65%.
It will be the engine room behind the development of Bristol Temple Quarter, and ultimately support the wider Bristol heat network once the current network areas are joined together. It will provide buildings in the city centre with access to a long-term, future proofed decarbonisation solution, eliminating the need to burn fossil fuels to heat homes, offices, education centres, leisure and social spaces.
The proposed energy centre could save up to 4,200 tonnes of carbon emissions going into local environment annually, compared to a normal gas boiler. Running at full capacity, this could reach a height of 7,400 tonnes, which is the equivalent of taking 3,700 diesel cars off Bristol’s roads every year!
At the event, which was held on the 24 of April 2025, members of the team working to deliver this project held a public exhibition event. Colleagues were on hand to walk members of public through the proposal, chat through how air source heat pump technology works and what the energy centre could look like.
The exhibition boards from the event can be accessed here. We continue to welcome feedback on the plans until the 8 May 2025, via the following online survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KBVWYFD.
More information on the Bath Road Energy Centre can be found here.
If you have any questions on the project, you can reach the Bristol team at bristol.enquiries@vattenfall.com.
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