November Newsletter 2020

25 November 2020

Welcome to the November edition of the Vattenfall Heat UK newsletter.

This month: harnessing low carbon for UK cities with Viridor, a new ESCo with Midlothian Council, and Rachael Mills on the Connecting Women in District Heat Conference 2020.

Vattenfall and Viridor collaborate to harness low carbon heat for UK cities

This collaboration will explore opportunities to provide clean, affordable heat to homes and businesses across the country through new local energy systems, anchored around Viridor’s fleet of energy recovery facilities.

Midlothian Council and Vattenfall launch new Energy Services Company

Midlothian Council, which recently declared a Climate Emergency, and Vattenfall have formally launched a new Energy Services Company (ESCo).

District Heat Divas: The Power of Women

Vattenfall Heat UK is proud to be the platinum sponsor to the second annual District Heating Divas Conference this year. Conference organiser Rachael Mills of SE² takes our guest blog spot this month to discuss how Divas came about and has grown.

Also this month

Vattenfall Heat UK's response to the Prime Minister's Ten Point Plan

Managing Director Mike Reynolds responds to the Prime Minister's Ten Point Plan for a green industrial revolution.

Latest news

Key reasons to consider district heating for your development or decarbonisation plan

Despite the obvious benefits of heat networks delivering efficient, low carbon heat, they remain relatively unknown to developers and consumers, writes Amy Ritchie, External Affairs lead on Heat Networks, The Association for Decentralised Energy.

What's happening to reach low carbon heating?

The UK's heating needs an upgrade. We explore why it's so important we act now to enable fossil free heating in the UK.

Mike Reynolds on Baringa Energy Innovators Podcast

What needs to change in the heat market to drive the agenda forward and accelerate us on the path to net zero? Listen to Mike Reynolds on the latest Baringa Energy Innovators podcast.