With UK Government ambitions that 20% of all space heating and hot water is fed from Heat Networks by 2050, it’s clear that reliable, efficient systems will be vital to reaching Net Zero.

Big changes are coming to heat networks and they’re good news for residents. If your heating comes from a communal or district heat network, things are about to improve.

New heat network regulations are coming and here's the big question - is your site ready?

As we sift through the latest draft of the Heat Network Technical Assurance Scheme (HNTAS) standards published by DESNZ, one thought keeps coming to mind - how will the 100s, if not 1000s, of smaller and independent sites navigate this?

Just over a year ago, the D3A Energy team made their way to the picturesque district of Uttlesford in Essex, where we carried out surveys on a number of council-owned buildings ahead of developing bespoke Heat Decarbonisation Plans.

Saving 57,000kWh a year and generating 10,700kWh of clean electricity - all in one project!

These are the results after Starbeck Methodist Church decided to take major steps to cut energy use and carbon emissions.

Ouseburn Trust is committed to reducing its carbon footprint and is actively developing the Ouseburn Regeneration Strategy 2020-30.

The D3A Energy team are heading south this week.

This week 4 members of our Energy team are heading to Cumbria to carry out surveys on a selection of buildings controlled by Westmorland & Furness Council.

Now that we’ve completed Heat Decarbonisation Plans for 14 of their buildings, Herefordshire Council have asked d3a to take forward detailed designs for the proposed works at Widemarsh and South Meadow Children’s Centres.

Phase 4 Public Sector Low Carbon Skills Fund announced.

If you’re considering a retrofit to improve the energy efficiency of any building, whether it’s your own home or the local community centre, you will eventually have to decide between a new gas boiler or an air source heat pump.

The d3a team have carried out site surveys at a selection of public sector buildings for Herefordshire Council; ranging from children’s care centres and libraries right through to the local crematorium.