Three councils have been awarded a total of £42.2m from the government’s Green Heat Networks Fund, which supports the development of low and zero-carbon heat network projects.
Cornwall Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Kirklees Council have all been awarded a share of the government’s £288m scheme for their heat network projects.
The authority awarded the highest amount of money was Cornwall Council, which was given £22m for the development of the Langarth Deep Geothermal Heat Network. East Riding of Yorkshire Council was awarded £12m to create a new Goole District Energy Network, and Kirklees Council was given £8.2m to build the Huddersfield District Energy Network.
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Lord Callanan, energy efficiency and green finance minister, said: “These innovative projects will not only benefit the communities they serve, by reducing emissions and providing low-cost heating that helps to drive down energy bills, but also support the nation’s push for greater energy security and independence.
“They form part of our energy revolution – creating hundreds of new jobs for our ever-expanding green economy.”
The Green Heat Network Fund is a £288m scheme that opened in March 2022 and is anticipated to run until 2025. The fund finances heat network projects where there is a low-carbon heat source.
Alongside the three councils, the government also announced that Bradford Energy, Rotherham Energy, East London Energy and the University of Reading will also receive support from the scheme.
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