Heat
This programme will enable the SEP to test innovative solutions to produce clean affordable heat for institutions and businesses in the city. The SEP will explore innovative approaches to decarbonise organisations with significant heat demand in the city, dependent on technology, funding, and stakeholder engagement.
The government have a Clean Power 2030 Action Plan [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/677bc80399c93b7286a396d6/clean-power-2030-action-plan-main-report.pdf], this details a new era of clean energy and will offer households security from volatile fossil fuel markets. The government aims to accelerate the delivery of heat network development within planned heat network zones. The target is 15 zones to begin construction from 2026 and Coventry is one of the pilot areas.
Bring Energy [https://bringenergy.com/networks/] are working with Coventry City Council to expand the existing district heat network - this innovative scheme utilises recovered heat from an Energy from Waste (EfW) [https://www.cswdc.co.uk/] plant to offer a reliable energy solution for the city centre. The scheme provides clean large scale heat to public buildings within the city centre and the network is growing. Coventry Council House, The Wave (pictured), Coventry Cathedral and Friargate all benefit from the city's district heating network which was one of the first in the UK to use energy from waste technology.