ICLEI Member Bristol (United Kingdom) has begun to expand existing heat networks, allowing more businesses and homes in the city to access low carbon, sustainable heat and energy.

The existing network has already provided over 700 residents in social housing blocks with low carbon and affordable heat for their homes.

Installation, which involves a large underground network of pipes, will coincide with planned road improvements in an attempt to minimise disruption to traffic.

Speaking about the project, Kye Dudd, Cabinet Member for Energy, Water and Regulatory Services with Bristol City Council, said: “We know that energy networks make a big impact on our city’s use of carbon. By providing low carbon heat networks we are helping to make a big shift towards ensuring the city is run on clean energy by 2050. We’re now engaging with businesses and housing developers to expand the network further across the city to give as many people as possible an opportunity to connect to this sustainable, low carbon resource.”

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