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We help commercial and industrial organisations to reduce their carbon impact by capturing wasted heat.

We are specialists in developing and building solutions that transform surplus heat into energy for our low carbon heat networks.

Where does the heat come from in our heat networks?

UK cities contain an enormous amount of unused heat. Heat networks capture that heat and use it to warm homes and businesses, reducing carbon emissions and creating significant benefits for businesses and communities.

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Where does the heat come from in our networks?

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Why heat networks?

If we aren’t using fossil fuels, how do we heat our homes?

Discover why heating needs to change, the benefits of heat networks, and find out how they work. 

 

Case study: How Bristol is capturing heat from unexpected places

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This short film reveals our vision for Bristol’s heat network and how we’ll deliver low carbon heat to the places Bristolians live, work and learn.

Our heat network in Bristol will capture heat already available in the environment from places like the floating harbour, data centres and even abandoned mines, with new energy centres embedded into the city’s industrial architecture.

Case study: Capturing waste heat

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AboutVattenfall in Scotland

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Our heat network in Midlothian, Scotland will capture heat from a nearby energy from waste plant. 

Watch the video to learn more about our market-leading joint venture with Midlothian Council, and how capturing wasted heat from FCC Environment’s energy from waste (EfW) plant plays a critical role.

We understand how to work in partnership with commercial and industrial organisations that produce waste heat, drawing on over 100 years of experience of developing heat networks in mainland Europe.

Contact us today to learn how heat networks can help your business achieve its sustainability goals.

Latest news and insights

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...

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Castle Park Energy Centre - Bristol

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.

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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.

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Contact us

Vattenfall Heat UK

If you are a customer on one of our heat networks, please visit our heat customers website or contact us on 0808 143 3633.  

heat.uk@vattenfall.com

London
70 St Mary Axe
London
EC3A 8BE

Edinburgh
The Tun Building
Holyrood Road
Edinburgh
EH8 8PJ

Bristol
Bristol City Leap
101 Victoria Street
BS1 6PU