Westminster Forum

Decarbonising UK Heat and Heat Networks:
Priorities for decarbonisation, innovation and efficiency

Thursday 13 January 2022 – On-line forum

 

9.00 Priorities for UK heat decarbonisation

David Capper, Director, Clean Heat Directorate, BEIS

Questions and comments from the floor

9.35 Case for expanding heat networks

Simon Woodward, UK District Energy Association

Craig Anderson, Vital Energi

James Horton, Burges Salmon

10.00 Low carbon heat for housing, decarbonising old stock, emerging energy technologies

Edward Thompson, Director, ICAX

Andy Mackiewicz, Solihull Council

Emily Williams, Savills

Zain Habib, UK Power Networks

Southwark Council

Questions and comments from the floor

 

11.05 Heat market framework

Charlotte Eddington, Investment Director, Abundance Investment

Caroline Bragg, Head of Policy, Association of District Energy

Dr Brian Tilley, E.ON

Gareth Jones, Fairheat

Questions and comments from the floor

11.55 Heat Network Regulation

Catherine Scott, Ofgem

Questions and comments from the floor

12.15 Consumer Protection

David Pilling, Policy and Public Affairs, Ombudsman Services

Stephen Knight, Heat Trust

Michael King, District Energy Development

Questions and comments from the floor

12.55 Closing remarks

Alun Cairns MP, All-Part Parliamentary Group for Energy Security

Michael Ryan, Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum

 

For the text of the presentation given by Edward Thompson, see Decarbonising UK Heat and UK Heat Networks

For the presentation slides, see Decarbonising UK Heat and UK Heat Networks - slides

 

 

See Ground Source Heating       See Ground Source Cooling      See Ground Source Energy

See: How ground source heat pumps work

See also: Fifth Generation Heat Networks

 

 

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