Successful bidders announced for Round 8 of Heat Network Efficiency Scheme
Councils, housing associations and build-to-rent landlords are among the successful bidders for Round 8 of the government’s Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES).
A total of £7m will be allocated to 49 district and communal heat networks in England and Wales in the latest round, officials said. This will help an estimated 11,300 residents, as well as hospitals, charities, universities and religious buildings.
Social landlords receiving a share of the £6.1m capital grant funding include Notting Hill Genesis, Great Places, Plus Dane Housing and the London Borough of Camden.
The HNES is now in its third year, having been launched by the previous Conservative government to improve the energy efficiency of existing heat networks.
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In Round 8, 10 projects will receive a share of £6.1m in capital grant funding to directly improve heat networks, while the remaining £796,123 will go towards 39 studies to help operators review the performance of their heat networks.
The HNES can provide up to 50% of the total estimated eligible project costs for capital grant applications, and up to 100% of the estimated eligible project costs for optimisation-study grant applications.
The capital projects in this round will save 48,500 tonnes of carbon per year, the equivalent of grounding 420 one-way flights between London and New York each year, officials said.
Notting Hill Genesis will receive £1.3m to improve the performance of the City Park West heat network in Chelmsford, Essex, serving 645 residents.
Over £1m was awarded to Great Places to improve the Tulloch Court and Elk View Court heat networks in Blackpool. The two networks serve a total of 94 residents.
The London Borough of Camden secured nearly £1m to enhance the Mayford Estate’s communal heating system, benefiting 184 residents.
Vico Homes has been awarded over £850,000 for efficiency improvements to the Smirthwaite and Monument Mews heat networks, serving 354 residents.
Almost £75,000 will go towards efficiency improvements at Plus Dane’s Conway Court heat network, benefiting 22 residents.
Bolton at Home will receive £128,000 to improve the St George’s Court heat network, which serves 68 residents.
Elsewhere, private developer Ballymore was awarded £1.4m to improve the communal heat network serving 578 dwellings at High Point Village. The funding will support the replacement of heat interface units in 497 private and shared ownership homes.
Successful bidders for the £796,000 study funding included Notting Hill Genesis, Believe Housing, Places for People, Heart of Medway Housing Association, Weaver Vale Housing Trust, Orbit, Cardiff Community Housing Association, Leathermarket JMB, Ongo and Magenta Living.
Councils receiving funding for studies included Newcastle City Council, Folkestone and Hythe District Council, the London Borough of Southwark, the City of London Corporation, Southampton City Council and the London Borough of Camden.
Successful private sector bidders included build-to-rent landlord Get Living (for its Portlands Place East Village heat network) and Greenwich Wharf Management Company.
Applicants may also choose to subsequently apply for capital grant funding to enact the recommendations provided by their study.
The HNES scheme is funded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and delivered by energy consultancy Gemserv. The company recently extended its contract with the government to deliver the scheme for a further four years.
Samantha Shea, programme manager for the HNES at Gemserv, said: “The HNES is playing a key role in ensuring consumers have confidence in the heat-network technology that will provide more sustainable heating to homes and buildings as part of our road to net zero.
“It is great to see the fruits of another successful funding round, and we are excited to see the outcome of this vital investment in our existing heat-network arsenal.”
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