Triple Point reappointed to manage Green Heat Network Fund • Research project targets waste heat from cooling systems • New £600 million London heat network • Read more about the developments in sustainable heating and cooling in this month's news update from the UK
The UK government has confirmed that Triple Point has been awarded the contract to continue administering the Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF), extending the public-private partnership until to 2030. The agreement builds on Triple Point’s previous role managing the Heat Network Investment Project (HNIP), which has invested close to £1 billion into low-carbon heating infrastructure since 2018. This represents a total of 98 projects connecting over 153.000 homes and 2.000 non-residential buildings, saving more than 475.000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.
Round 9 of the GHNF remains open for applications until 11 April 2025, while the recently announced Round 10 will fall under Triple Points extended contact. As the UK heat networks market enters a period of expansion and regulatory reform, the GHNF is anticipated to unlock even greater levels of private investment in the future.
With the UK government anticipating £100 billion in heat network investment by 2050, the GHNF will continue being central to shape a cleaner, more sustainable heating landscape across the UK for decades to come.
Read more in article from Environment Journal
A new UK-based research initiative is set to change how cities approach one of their most overlooked energy resources; waste heat. Led by London South Bank University (LSBU), the Waste Heat Assessment and Resource Mapping (WHARM) project aims to identify, quantify, and ultimately repurpose excess heat produced by urban cooling systems. Using Birmingham as a case study, the project brings together academic and industry partners, including Aston University, Birmingham City Council, Star Refrigeration, and Skilled Mapping.
WHARM’s core objective is to build a geo-referenced, sector-specific database that identifies where and how much waste heat is being generated. Key focus areas include energy-intensive sectors such as data centres, supermarkets, cold storage facilities, and industrial operations. By understanding the quality, temperature, and availability of this heat, the project team hopes to determine how it can be either reused onsite or redistributed to nearby buildings via district heat networks.
The project is being funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). As cities decarbonise, projects like WHARM lay the groundwork for smarter and more sustainable urban energy solutions.
Read more in article from Cooling Post
A major step toward decarbonising urban heating has been announced in West London, as Hemiko has been selected by the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) to design, deliver, fund, and operate a low-carbon district heat network. It will source waste heat from local data centers to provide clean and affordable energy to over 9.000 new homes and businesses in the area.
This marks the first time in the UK that waste heat from data centre cooling has been captured at this scale to power a district heating network. The project’s first phase is projected to deliver up to 95GWh of heat annually, with further expansion planned across five phases through to 2040. The network will be a central part of the OPDC’s wider regeneration of the Old Oak and Park Royal area, which is set to accommodate up to 25.000 homes over the next two decades.
Hemiko, formerly known as Pinnacle Power, is a leading specialist in urban heat infrastructure and currently operates major networks in London’s Greenwich Peninsula and in Worthing. Alongside a £36 million grant from the Government’s Green Heat Network Fund, Hemiko will invest £63 million in the initial phases, with total investment reaching £600 million by 2040.
Read more in article from The Construction Index
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