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New vision for low carbon Bristol announced as more homes and businesses than ever now connected to heat network
As Bristol moves to a low carbon future, Vattenfall, which is constructing the district heating network as part of the Bristol City Leap programme, has unveiled its vision for over half of a...

Heat networks & building confidence through regulation
Carol Aitken, Senior Public and Regulatory Affairs Manager, outlines how good regulation and legislation can help support a nationwide roll-out of heat networks.

How regulatory reform could drive Bristol's low carbon future
UK’s £13.2bn Warm Homes Plan signals net zero intent, laying groundwork for a fair low-carbon shift—though details remain unclear.

Bringing the Bristol heat network 2050 vision to life through the Bristol City Leap partnership
Bristol City Leap, with Vattenfall as key partner, is scaling heat networks to boost reliability and deliver low-carbon heat to half the city by 2050.

Building confidence in heat networks: a visit from Scotland’s advice agencies
A visit to our MEL energy centre provided Scottish consumer advice agencies with valuable insight into how heat networks work – and how they support customers across the nation.

Connecting community energy to Bristol’s heat network: Windmill Hill City Farm case study
At Vattenfall, we believe that heat networks can do more than decarbonise cities and serve whole communities with reliable heating and hot water, they can anchor and empower community-led en...

The Bristol heat network in 2025: 11,500 homes equivalent committed to decarbonising their heating systems
Vattenfall’s Bristol heat network now supplies low-carbon heat to 11,500 homes, driving the city’s net zero journey under Bristol City Leap.

Working with local authorities to deliver a people-first approach to net zero: LGA 2025
Exhibiting at the Local Government Association Conference & Exhibition, we built new connections with local authorities and explored how heat networks could resolve local challenges to a...

Heat networks could deliver a £2.1 billion step towards healthier, lower carbon communities in Edinburgh and the Lothians
A new report by the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI), commissioned by Vattenfall, reveals that the deployment of zero carbon heat networks and energy efficiency upgrades across Edin...

Capturing community imagination to share the Bristol heat network’s story
We’ve been working with the local community in Bristol to share their ideas of what a fossil free future looks like, and tasked local artist RTiiiKA to bring this to life.