BRITAIN CAN LOOK TO THE CONTINENT FOR LESSONS ON DEVELOPING DISTRICT HEATING

BY MARK ROWE, ALAN OSBORN, CRISTINA MUNTEAN and KEITH NUTHALL BRITAIN has long been something of a laggard when it comes to district heating. The only significant growth was mainly oil-fired network in local authority housing during the 1960s and 70s. But now, with the UK government casting around for ways to slash carbon emissions, district heating is back in vogue, flagging growth in these services within its recent heat and energy saving strategy consultation paper. For ideas on how such an expansion could be organised, Whitehall could do little better than ...


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