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
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