District Energy

District energy is set to underpin the UK’s green revolution to completely transform how heat is generated and delivered.

At present, there are over 14,000 heat networks in the UK, providing heating and hot water to around 480,000 consumers.

The Climate Change Committee advises that heat networks are a cost-effective decarbonisation pathway and that in order to cut carbon emissions the UK will need to move from 2% of heat supplied through heat networks in 2020 to 18% by 2050, the date by which the UK must meet its legally-binding target on climate change.

Bevan Brittan experience

Bevan Brittan has market leading expertise in the UK district energy sector. We have advised on some of the major district energy projects that have completed to date in in the UK, as well as a number of the new wave of heat network deals which have recently been launched - from significant area wide decentralised energy networks to projects forming part of major residential/regeneration developments.

Our team have a 360 degree experience of advising all the parties (both public and private) that may be involved with a heat

network project including advising:

• on the creation of the District Energy Procurement Agency – a procurement framework which provides an opportunity for European suppliers to enter the UK district energy market
• international ESCO contractors on delivering UK district energy projects on both public and private sector transactions
• international property developers on the Design and Build (D&B) arrangements for heat network Pipe installations
• on the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) arrangements for heat network projects
• European funders on the UK procurement framework options for the delivery of combined heat and power (CHP) and related infrastructure
• on the commercial supply arrangements for heat network infrastructure, including Pipes, Pumps, HIUs and related assets