The UK District Energy Journal

!\"#$%&'(%)'#*+,(-.#/01(+23#4#5&&1,#66#72',&'#801+9#!:;# # !\"#$%&'(%)'#*+,(-.#/01(+23# THE VOICE FOR THE UK’S DISTRICT ENERGY SCHEMES Image supplied by ukDEA Associate Member, REHAU Ltd. ‘Pre-insulated PE-Xa pipe connected to a plant room on a renewable energy district heating scheme’. Welcome to the latest 2019 edition of The UK District Energy Journal, the monthly round up of news and useful information for and by ukDEA members. In this edition: Chairman’s Diary, Consultations, BEIS News, Members’ Spotlight, Members’ Product Spotlight and much, much more. Copy deadline date for our next 2019 edition: 26th September 2019 Email: [email protected] 1

CONTENT INDEX Chairman’s Foreward Page 3 Chairman’s Diary Page 4 to 5 ukDEA/BEIS second SAP workshop update Page 6 ukDEA membership networking events Page 6 ukDEA members’ training register Page 6 Scottish Government and KPMG LHEES Heat Networks Regulation Workshop Page 7 New Members Pages 8 to 9 Get Social Pages 10 to 12 Save The Date Page 12 Consultation Update Page 13 Policy Paper Page 13 BEIS News Pages 14 to 16 Heat Networks Pipeline Pages 17 to 18 Heat Trust Newsletter Page 18 Useful BEIS Guidance Links Page 19 Ofgem News Page 20 The Scottish Government and the EA Page 21 Innovate UK Page 22 Members’ Spotlight Pages 23 to 24 Members’ Product Spotlights Pages 25 to 26 Members’ Job Vacancies Page 27 Members’ News Pages 28 to 33 Industry News Pages 34 to 36 2

THE VOICE FOR THE UK’S DISTRICT ENERGY SCHEMES Welcome to another issue of the ukDEA Journal. As many of you will be aware, I have been confined to home working and local meetings for the last two months due to the a series of treatments. Hopefully I can now put all that behind me, but I would like to thank all the members who sent personal messages and those who came out of their way to meet me in Haywards Heath over this period. Firstly, I would like to say a big thanks to Tim Starley Grainger from Haringey for running the SAP workshops and writing up our submission to BEIS. I would also like to thank those members who engaged in that process which is really appreciated. We have had some great feedback from BEIS and they welcome further similar initiatives. I would also like to thank Wendelin Saigle from AECOM who kindly represented the ukDEA at the Evidence Gathering Workshop in Scotland. Thank you to those of you who responded with ideas for further networking events. We are reviewing these ideas and will come back in early Autumn with our proposals in response to this survey. Turning now to BEIS’s HNIP, I must admit that I was disappointed to see that only four awards are to be made under Round 1 of the main scheme. I sincerely hope that we will all work to make sure there are a greater number moving forward .Otherwise it is clear that if Treasury do not see that this is delivering results then it is likely that they will, as they did with the Community Energy Program in the mid noughties pull the funding just as the scheme is getting going. I would therefore encourage any of you who can push forward an application to do so. Furthermore with lots of “greening the gas grid”, local smaller building based heat pumps and even the resurgence of electric resistance heating (particularly in London) with the dropping carbon factors it is clear that heat networks are not the only solution and we need to be vigilant to ensure that we maximise the use of this fund to really take our sector to the next level. Especially as we understand that Net Zero policy is second only to BREXIT in importance in the Government, so whilst the latter is all consuming at the moment that is an interesting position for us to be in!. Finally, I hope you all had a great summer holiday and are looking forward to a productive autumn and winter. ! 3

Chairman’s Diary Written by Simon Woodward, ukDEA Chairman and Technical Director Date: 30th July 2019 Subject: Regulatory models to follow up. With: Emily Sam and Giorgia Albieri, BEIS Type of Event: Phone Call/Meeting Details: a follow up call with BEIS who wanted to explore a number of questions they had regarding possible regulatory models. Date: 25th July 2019 Subject: ETL Pre-Insulated Pipework: Stakeholder Conference Call With: Lucy Pemble ICF Type of Event: Conference Call. Details: a call with Lucy to discuss the ETL list and how district heating pipes could be added and what constitutes good practice . Date: 18th July 2019 Subject: Heat Network and Planning Permission. With: Arran Mornin, BEIS Type of Event: Phone Call Details: A call with Arran to discuss the issues associated with heat networks and planning permissions. Date: 16th July 2019 Subject: MF Stakeholder Group With: Alison Bailey, BEIS Type of Event: Joined by Conference Call Details: One of the regular BEIS Stakeholder Group meetings which are confidential but are helping to ensure we are all engaged in BEIS’s plans. 4

Date: 12th July 2019 Subject: ukDEA Member’s Meeting with Vital Energi Type of Event: Meeting Details: Another member’s meeting where I can run through all the ways the association can help and support members in their business. We encourage all members to ask for these. Date: 12th July 2019 Subject: Street Works and DE Pipes With: Clive Bairsto, CEO, Street Works UK Type of Event: Meeting Details: Discussed the Street Works UK organisation which was formerly NJUG and how we might work together to introduce district heating pipework. Date: 18th June 2019 Subject: Post ukDEA on heat network POSTnote With: Jack Miller, Parliament, UK Type of Event: Meeting Details: a call with Jack to discuss the latest status of district energy in the UK for the Parliamentary briefing he was preparing. 5

ukDEA/BEIS second SAP workshop update A big thank you to all members who participated in the SAP workshop process and especially to Tim Starley-Grainger of Haringey Council who chaired and drafted the document for download below, which we have now sent onto BEIS. Download Here We are awaiting feedback from BEIS and will update you as soon as we receive this. ukDEA membership networking events After the recent ukDEA/BEIS SAP workshops, BEIS have expressed interest to continue the partnership with further workshops on different DE topics that the members would like to raise. This would also tie in with feedback we received from members at this year's Conference, Exhibition and AGM who expressed interest in networking opportunities. To help this, we would like input from the members as to any DE topics you would like to see discussed at such a ukDEA/BEIS event? Please email [email protected] Thank you to those that have already replied ukDEA members’ training register Earlier this year, a number of members raised questions regarding training courses, both in terms of what exists and what should exist. To aid our understanding of this in terms of what exists already, we have progressed the production of a ukDEA members’ training register. This is helpful both from the perspective that if those outside the ukDEA contact us to ask what training courses our members run we can point them to these, but also to ensure that in our thinking on the subject we are not duplicating what already exists, as we are aware that a number of members do run courses even if they are ad hoc/from time to time to meet needs of their customers. The register is now near completion and will be distributed to the membership and to a variety of external sources including BEIS. 6

Scottish government and KPMG LHEES Heat Networks Regulation Impact Workshop - Business and Industry session Building on the This half-day workshop with representatives recent second from the Business, Industry and KPMG formed consultation on heat a key stage in a series of evidence gathering and energy efficiency activities which will be used to assess the strategies, the potential impacts of the regulatory policy Scottish around Heat Government’s Networks Directorate for Regulation Energy & Climate and LHEES Change is looking to over the work with stakeholders to expand the evidence coming base around the impacts and delivery of years. proposals for Heat Networks Regulation and Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies Prior to this workshop, working with partners (LHEES). KPMG, the Scottish Government was looking to issue an underlying question/evidence A collaborative workshop event took place at KPMG’s 20 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2EG on the 4th July 2019. Download the workshop minutes here 7

New Members We are pleased to welcome the following FULL Member to the association: SSE Utility Solutions Limited Principal Contact: Giles Newton, Business Development. All enquiries to: [email protected] An Introduction Statement from SSE Utility Solutions Limited SSE Enterprise invests in and develops a wide range of distributed energy solutions for industrial, commercial and public sector markets across the UK and Ireland. One of our principal markets is Heat Networks, where we offer services to build, own, operate and maintain networks to both private and public sector clients, offering significant investment of our own. We currently operate 14 heat networks across the country serving over 8,000 residential and commercial customers, with a full build of over 17,000 occupiers. We are passionate in promoting improvements in technical standards and customer service to increase the profile of the overall heat network market. www.sseutilitysolutions.co.uk We are pleased to welcome the following Associate Member to the association: FES Energy Principal Contact: James Reid, Divisional Manager All enquiries to: [email protected] An Introduction Statement from FES Energy FES Energy specialises in renewable energy generation and distribution whilst delivering low- carbon technology solutions. We assist our clients environmental and cost reduction targets in the process by utilising Energy Conservation Measures (ECM’s) and other solutions. Over the last few years we have worked on various projects including the placement of 3100 residential PV Systems, the design and build of the UK’s largest Hydrogen Fuel Cell installation at the AECC, and the construction and maintenance of one of the largest hybrid technology District Heating systems in Scotland. 8

Capability Rising energy costs and pledges on carbon reduction has made sustainability one of the forefront issues in the UK for companies and local governments alike. In this current climate, FES Energy aims to provide tailored solutions to clients that want to lessen their environmental impact and reduce energy costs in the process. FES provides support from conception to delivery and maintenance for various renewable and green technologies including: - Solar PV - Battery Storage - Biomass Boilers - Combined Heat and Power (CHP & CCHP) - Voltage Optimisation - Hydro - Solar Thermal - District Heating Schemes - Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR) - Water Source Heat Pumps - LED Lighting Upgrades - Ground Source Heat Pumps - Steam Expander - Air Source Heat Pump - Wood Pellet Gasifier - Absorption Chillers Whenever possible we utilise our state of the art pre-fabrication facility to manufacture modules and self-contained plant rooms for large scale projects. The products created in this facility are fully tested and commissioned, ready for full installation into pre-existing systems. FES Energy has been accredited by NICEIC (National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting), MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) and NERS (National Electricity Registration Scheme). www.fes-group.co.uk 9

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Retweets! Remember to use #UKDEA to promote your news! CPV Ltd Pipe Systems @CPVltd Aug 15 This year, CPV turns 70. We pioneered some of the very first extruded polymer pipes in the UK and this spirit remains in our current-day ethos – continuous development and raising the bar ever further #cpv70 #ukmanufacturing Metering from DMS @dmsltd2011 Aug 20 Our new water meter is making a splash in the industry! The new Ultrimis Ultrasonic Water Meter has been designed and manufactured to the highest quality standards dmsltd.com/article-180_our-new-water-meter-is-making-a-splash-in-the- industry! #DMSMetering #WaterMetering #Apator #Powogaz #Ultrimis Switch2 @Switch2Energy Aug 19 Approved by @TheCPDService our CPDs have been designed to cover a range of stakeholders within heat networks & housing developments. Designed to give you the skills & knowledge you need to make a success of #heatnetworks. Book your CPD today: https://www.switch2.co.uk/cpd-seminars-for-heat- networks Vital Energi @VitalEnergi Jul 31 Here’s a sneak peek of the containerised 1.5MWe CHP engine that was delivered to St John’s Hospital earlier this year as part of our project with NHS Lothian to reduce energy costs by £644k per year: bit.ly/2ZNumda Mibec Ltd @MibecLtd Jul 15 At Mibec, one of the most important things we have to resolve with our customers is how to size a buffer tank correctly for a project specification. This is important not only for successful delivery of the heating or cooling, but also the tanks. Call our experts on 01782 959170 11

6693 worldwide professionals in the industry connecting with us. 19196active discussion group members. Join in the discussion NOW! Please note we have a continued issue with LinkedIn at the moment (a spam attack). This will be resolved shortly. Regular articles posted. We value your posts and comments. International Conference On Smart Energy Systems 4th Generation District Heating, Electrification, Electrofuels and Energy Efficiency The International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and 4th Generation District Heating has been expanded to include the research topics of electrification, electrofuels and energy efficiency. The 5th conference took place on 10-11 September 2019 at Langelinie Pavillonen in Copenhagen. Save the date for next year: the 6th International Conference will be back in Aalborg on 6-7 October 2020! 12

Consultation Update The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published a progress report on their Industrial Strategy grand challenge for Clean Growth BEIS has published an update on the UK’s progress so far on achieving the Clean Growth Strategy Grand Challenge mission of halving the energy use of new buildings by 2030. In the Thursday 23 May update, BEIS said that so far, the government has: published the Construction Sector Deal; established the Active Buildings Centre with £36mn investment from government and industry to develop new building materials which generate electricity from light and heat; invested £72 million to establish a Construction Innovation Hub; and announced the Future Homes Standard. BEIS said the next steps will be the launch of a design competition for the Home of 2030 and a consultation on improving energy performance standards for buildings through changes to Part L of the Building Regulations. Additionally, BEIS said it is aiming to open the Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge by late summer 2019. READ MORE HERE: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/industrial- strategy-the-grand-challenges/missions#clean-growth Policy Paper The future for small-scale low carbon generation: part B BEIS was seeking views on proposals to modify electricity supply licence conditions for the purpose of introducing the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG). This consultation ran from 11am on 29 April 2019 to 11:45pm on 27 May 2019 Consultation description In January 2019, we published a consultation on the future for small-scale low-carbon generation (part A), which proposed the introduction of a mandatory supplier-led route to market: the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG). Under the SEG, government would legislate to require suppliers to remunerate small-scale low-carbon generators for the electricity they export to the grid. Part B of the consultation proposes the modifications to electricity supply licence conditions which would be required to introduce a SEG. It is primarily of interest to organisations who are (or may in future be) bound by the electricity supply licence conditions, but we welcome comments from anyone with an interest in the future of small-scale electricity generation.If If you want to provide comments directly on the Licence conditions text, please download the document and annotate using tracked changes. Read more here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the- future-for-small-scale-low-carbon-generation-part-b 13

BEIS News BEIS launch energy efficiency Whole House retrofit (WHR) scheme competition question and answer document published Home energy improvements for low-income families will only be done by trusted The government is calling for applications to a tradesmen, under new government plans. new competition to help accelerate a reduction in the cost of retrofitting domestic properties in the • New ‘TrustMark’ scheme will protect UK to the same standard as new builds. The 300,000 low-income households a year Whole House Retrofit (WHR) Innovation supported through the Energy Company Competition will support the government’s Obligation (ECO) ambition of halving the cost of completing this work by 2030. • scheme is investing £3.6 billion into upgrading peoples’ homes to reduce Approximately £9.4 million will be available for a emissions as the UK commits to limited number of projects which demonstrate a becoming a net zero emissions economy cost reduction trajectory for whole house retrofit. A maximum of £4.7 million will be available for • quality mark can also help further protect each project. around one million homeowners a year who improve the energy efficiency of their Successful projects will focus on upgrading homes social housing properties, given the comparative uniformity of the dwellings, and the ability to • Home energy improvements which cut procure at scale. However, credible alternative emissions and bills for over 300,000 low- proposals may also be considered. income families every year will only be done by trusted tradesmen, under new Full bids should be submitted by 5pm on 15 government plans. August 2019. • The government’s new quality scheme, Read the questions and answers delivered by ‘TrustMark’, will increase document here: protection for low-income and vulnerable https://assets.publishing.service.go households, helped with free energy- v.uk/government/uploads/system/u saving measures like insulation and new ploads/attachment_data/file/820255/ boilers, under the Energy Company WHR-questions-answers.pdf Obligation (ECO). • Emissions from buildings account for nearly 25% of overall carbon emissions, which the government is committed to reducing. Just weeks ago, the UK became the first G7 economy to put into law a commitment that Britain will reach net zero greenhouse gas emission economy by 2050. Read more here: https://www.gov.uk/government/ news/low-income-households- to-be-guaranteed-trusted- tradesmen-for-home-energy- improvements 14

Map of underground pipes and cables designed to save lives and prevent major disruption A digital map of underground pipes and cables is to be created, to help save lives and reduce the disruption caused when they are struck by mistake. • Underground Asset Register will show where electricity and phone cables, and gas and water pipes are buried • The map is designed to prevent both accidents and disruption to the economy • The project will start with £3.9 million pilot projects split between London and the North East Read more here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/map-of- underground-pipes-and-cables-designed-to-save-lives-and-prevent- major-disruption Net Zero Inquiry by Government Government proceeds with launched extension to Tariff guarantees The Environmental Audit Committee launches This will enable a pipeline of new, large a new inquiry into net zero government. It will renewable heat plants focus on the sustainability of the Government’s The Department for Business, Energy and estate and procurement processes and what Industrial Strategy on (26 June 2019) laid action it needs to take to achieve its net zero regulations to enact an extended allocation of emissions target by 2050 or sooner. Tariff Guarantees on the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). Tariff Guarantees provide MPs will examine investment certainty to larger, better value for how government money installations on the Renewable Heat targets should be Incentive. These will make a significant set, enforced and contribution to our stretching, legally binding monitored, carbon targets. Under existing arrangements, whether it is eligible installations granted a tariff guarantee leading by were required to commission by 31 January example in its 2020. Changes laid in Parliament today will own enable existing applicants to withdraw their tariff performance, and reapply to achieve a later commissioning and whether date, enabling a pipeline of new, large existing strategies are sufficiently robust to renewable heat plants. reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote resource efficiency. Since the implementation of Tariff Guarantees, the government has granted 43 tariff Read more here: guarantees for large scale projects, the majority https://www.parliament.uk/busine of which produce biomethane for injection to the ss/committees/committees-a- gas grid. z/commons-select/environmental- audit-committee/news-parliament- Read more here: https://www.gov.uk/government/ne ws/government-proceeds-with- extension-to-tariff-guarantees 15

Improvements made to IHRS Programme The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy have utilised recent lessons learned and feedback received from stakeholders to make some improvements to the Industrial Heat Recovery Support (IHRS) Programme; • The Programme has been extended until March 2022 • Third parties can apply as main applicants on behalf of sites that fit within the IHRS eligible Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes (10-33 and Data Centres) • Two additional assessment windows are now available in 2020 with deadlines at the end of January and July BEIS are seeking to ensure broad awareness of the improvements that have been made to the Programme to provide companies with the opportunity to consider applying to the Programme. A short notice on the IHRS Programme is now available for upload here Further detail on the IHRS is available on BEIS’s gov.uk webpage at, https://www.gov.uk/guidance/industrial-heat-recovery-support-programme-how-to-apply Alternatively, you can contact BEIS’s delivery partner on 020 3096 3106 or email [email protected] to find out more about the Programme. 16

Heat Networks Pipeline This pipeline provides an overview of projects that Heat Networks Delivery Unit (HNDU) and Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP) are directly working with.The Heat Networks Delivery Unit (HNDU) project pipeline summaries are accompanied by spreadsheet summaries for each quarter. The latest summaries will be available one month after the end of each quarter. The projects selected are those close to, or actively considering, finance solutions, and the summaries show the development stage each project has reached. We provide the most up-to- date information available to us, but it represents a single point in time, typically a consultant’s report: we indicate the year the information was received. The one page summaries aim to: • provide an overview of district energy across England and Wales • better enable potential sources of finance to assess the scale of the sector • facilitate conversations • ultimately enable new finance to enter the sector If you are an investor and have recommendations on what other information we could provide to better enable your investment, please email these [email protected] FAO George Robinson. Find out more about Heat Networks Delivery Unit (HNDU). Read more here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hndu- pipeline Heat networks guidance Heat networks form an important part of the government’s plan to reduce carbon and cut heating bills for customers. What are heat networks? A heat network – sometimes called district heating – is a distribution system of insulated pipes that takes heat from a central source and delivers it to a number of domestic or non-domestic buildings. The heat source might be a facility that provides a dedicated supply to the heat network, such as a combined heat and power plant; or heat recovered from industry and urban infrastructure, canals and rivers, or energy from waste plants. Find out more: What is a heat network? Heat networks form an important part of our plan to reduce carbon and cut heating bills for customers (domestic and commercial). They are one of the most cost-effective ways of reducing carbon emissions from heating, and their efficiency and carbon-saving potential increases as they grow and connect to each other. They provide a unique opportunity to exploit larger scale – and often lower cost – renewable and recovered heat sources that otherwise cannot be used. It is estimated by the CCC that around 18% of UK heat will need to come from heat networks by 2050 if the UK is to meet its carbon targets cost effectively. Read more here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/heat-networks-overview 17

Round 9 launch - Heat Networks UPDATE ON HNIP Delivery Unit Funding Round 1 HNDU’s next round of grant funding is now The HNIP Investment Committee open. convened in June to assess Round 1 Applications for funding. Four projects Round 9 is open from 30 April 2019 to 3 have been provisionally awarded funding January 2020. subject to meeting conditions and Triple Point Heat Network Investment Local Authorities have been informed. Management are currently working with these projects to ensure that funds are For further details and guidance on the awarded as soon as possible. application process, please visit: We will circulate details on the awards as https://www.gov.uk/guidance/heat- soon as we have them available. networks-delivery-unit Read More Secondly, HNDU has now published the 2019 first quarter pipeline. Please visit https://www.gov.uk/ Heat Trust Newsletter Includes the following: Heat Trust Developments Wider sector developments and report Read the newsletter here: https://bit.ly/2Ua2xcL www.heattrust.org [email protected] 18

USEFUL BEIS GUIDANCE LINKS Total energy statistics Funding for innovative smart energy systems https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/total- energy-section-1-energy-trends Government funding for innovation in smart energy systems and technologies: UK energy sector indicators https://www.gov.uk/guidance/funding-for- https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk- innovative-smart-energy-systems energy-sector-indicators Energy Companies Obligation: Household energy efficiency national brokerage statistics https://www.gov.uk/guidance/energy- This series presents statistics on the Energy companies-obligation-brokerage Company Obligation (ECO) and Green Deal (GD). It incorporates changes as set out in Renewable Heat Incentive policy response to the user consultation of National overview Statistics on the Green Deal, Energy Company Obligation and Insulation statistics. The https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/re headline releases present monthly updates of newable-heat-incentive-policy-overview ECO measures and quarterly updates of in- depth ECO statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ho usehold-energy-efficiency-national-statistics Energy trends and prices statistical release: June 2019 Energy production and consumption statistics are provided in total and by fuel, and provide an analysis of the latest 3 months data compared to the same period a year earlier. Energy price statistics cover domestic price indices, prices of road fuels and petroleum products and comparisons of international road fuel prices: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-and-prices-statistical-release-27-june- 2019 19

Ofgem News Ofgem publishes ECO3 District Innovation Link heating systems (DHS) factsheet and summary of proposal (SoP) Ofgem has launched a dedicated service to support businesses looking to offer innovative Launching Ofgem’s Diversity & products and services to the energy sector. Inclusion Strategy – read more here: As the energy system transforms with new technology, the number of new players in the market is set to increase dramatically. https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/news-blog/our- These people or organisations may not be blog/diversity-and-inclusion-energy-sector familiar with energy market rules or where to go for help. Infographics Ofgem’s Innovation Link will provide fast, frank feedback to innovators and help them navigate the regulatory framework. Infographic: Promoting a sustainable energy The service will enable innovators to make future more informed choices when developing their products, services and business models. http://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and- It is available to anyone with an innovative updates/infographic-promoting-sustainable- business proposition that has the potential to energy-future benefit consumers. The Innovation Link will also bring forward Infographic: Energy security proposals in spring 2017 for a regulatory https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and- sandbox. updates/infographic-energy-security These will let innovators trial promising new Infographic: The Energy network products or services in a controlled regulatory https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and- environment, while ensuring that the interests updates/infographic-energy-network of customers are met. This will help innovators decide if their idea is viable. 20

The Scottish Government Scottish Government announces The new law sets a target of no more than new bill to lift households out of 5% of Scottish households in fuel poverty poverty by 2040, and no more than 1% of households being in extreme fuel poverty. Legislation to support people who struggle to pay their fuel bills, targeting those who need There are also targets to reduce help the most, has been passed household fuel poverty levels as progress unanimously by the Scottish Parliament. is made towards meeting the 2040 targets. The Fuel Poverty Bill enshrines in law the Read more here: Scottish Government’s commitment to tackle https://news.gov.scot/news/new- the root causes of fuel poverty and transform bill-to-lift-households-out-of-fuel- homes to be warmer and more energy- poverty efficient. The Bill defines a household to be in fuel poverty if more than 10% of its net income (after housing costs) is required to heat the home and pay for other fuel costs – with not enough money left for a decent standard of living. If more than 20% of net income is needed, the household is defined as being in extreme fuel poverty. The Environment Agency Medium Combustion Plant and Specified Generator Guidance The Environment Agency (EA) has now published Medium Combustion Plant and Specified Generator Guidance on the gov.uk website. T his guidance provides up-to-date government guidance on the medium combustion plant and specified generator regulations and also complies with new accessibility laws that the Environment Agency must meet. Read more here 21







Members’ Product Spotlight Micronics flowmeter measures heat flow from boilers on BT estate A Micronics Portaflow 330 was used in January 2017 by a Newcastle-based firm of building services engineers to determine the heat circulating from boilers at BT's Global Research and Development Headquarters at Adastral Park in Ipswich. Don Lord, a Director of The Engineering Support Partnership Ltd (ESP) had used a Portaflow to calculate the flow of heat in industrial systems successfully for several years and wanted to replace it. The Portaflow 330 is non-intrusive and can be strapped onto the outside of pipes without the need to cut into them making the costs of installation very low. Furthermore, the time to verify flow rates is negligible and therefore disruption to the running of the BT site was minimal. The unit’s simplicity and economy of operation were key to Don Lord’s decision to opt for a straight replacement of the unit. He has been extremely satisfied with the Portaflow’s performance over the years. “It is important to us that the Portaflow is quick and easy to commission meaning that there is only minor disruption to the running of a client’s site. Also, because Micronics is a UK based company we get excellent local product support and aftercare.” Formed in 1995, The Engineering Support Partnership Ltd (ESP) are building services engineers with an ever increasing focus on renewable energy and energy efficiency based technologies. As consultant engineers, project managers and Carbon Trust consultants, ESP undertake detailed energy assessments to understand the energy used and to establish the data centre infrastructure efficiency (DCiE). Areas of expertise include biomass heating, combined heat and power, tri-generation, air and ground source heat pumps, air conditioning and general building services applications, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering. As well as BT, the company has long term clients such as Nestle, NHS Trusts and the MoD. For further information on this project or the Micronics range call Micronics on +44(0)1628 810456, or visit Principal contact: Tracey Rolfe Email: [email protected] www.micronicsflowmeters.com 25

Members’ Product Spotlight SEALIX® tap water unit defeat Corrosion and Scaling Brazed plate heat exchangers (BPHE) are recognized in the HVAC business as a highly efficient heat exchanger technology. But scaling and fouling on the surface of BPHEs can Significantly reduce performance, in terms of drop in pressure and heat transferance. Once surface scaling starts to develop, BPHE performance continuously declines until eventually it eventually fails due to clogging. The losses due to the reduced heat transferred have not been fully monitored but a simple calculation indicates that performance is reduced by 20-30% with through initial scaling. Typically cleaning (CIP= cleaning in place) can recover some of the performance but the downside is that it also reduces the lifetime of the heat exchanger. Sealix® is a functionalized coating technology which protects the surface of the BPHE from scaling with a hydrophobic surface structure (also known as Lotus effect). As a positive side effect, the metal surface is also protected against corrosion in aggressive water conditions which are typically critical for stainless steel and Cu. In the presentation, scaling protection would be discussed and the corrosion resistance compared in an electrochemical test with different material combinations. About SWEP SWEP is one of the world's leading suppliers of compact brazed plate heat exchangers. These products are used where heat needs to be transferred efficiently in air conditioning, refrigeration, heating&cooling and industrial applications. SWEP has approx.1000 employees and annual sales of 3 million units. Principal contact: Dave Gill Email: [email protected] www.swep.net 26

Members’ Job Vacancies Key Account Manager / Business Development Manager Brief Description/Duties of Position • Meeting or exceeding agreed monthly sales budget/targets. • The identification and active pursuit of new business opportunities for the Company’s products. and services; either within the Region, of part of the Region as determined by the Regional Sales Manager (60% minimum). • When required, to liaise with and assist the Marketing Executive in the planning and execution of both marketing, promotional and product/service launch activities with in the Region. • The identification of potential market opportunities for the Company and the reporting of these opportunities to the Regional Sales Manager and the Marketing Executive. • The identification of new or existing technologies which may be of interest to the Company and the reporting of these to the Regional Sales Manager and the Marketing Executive. • the effective use of Company customer and prospective customer contact activities tools and systems, to include accurate and on-time forecasting/reporting. • Such other activities which may reasonably be requested of a Business Development Manager by the appropriate Regional Sales Manager or an executive Director of the Company. Location of Position: London / South East Approximate Salary Range: £35,000 to £50,000 based on experience + Bonus + Commission + benefits (car, laptop, phone etc). Deadline for Applications: 30th September 2019 Contact Details for CV: [email protected] www.hydro-x.co.uk # 27

Members’ News ModuSat® FUSION utility The ‘smart’ choice cupboards score big on efficiency for efficiency and cost savings. ModuSat® FUSION With demand for housing in the UK greater offers the unique than ever and an increase in the use of combination of ultra- communal heating systems for apartments, compact design with ‘smart’ high efficiency HIU many developers are choosing to install performance, with features including - timed prefabricated MEP utility cupboards, which Keep-Warm functionality, which allows for require less time on site for installation, use minimal use of heat network energy; high less space in the apartment, provide the performance at low temperatures to meet the opportunity to reduce cost and risk and enable GLA requirements & SAP; DHW return temps them to deliver projects ahead of time. under 25 degrees, as recommended in CIBSE Code of Practice, and the ability to deliver an Responding to this demand, Evinox Energy excellent VWART! - all backed up by are thrilled to announce the launch of Independent testing to the UK standard from ModuSat® FUSION, the ‘perfect fit’ BESA with published results. prefabricated utility cupboard for communal and district heat network developments. Get connected! Cupboards are supplied fully fitted, pre-tested and ready to install on-site, complete with Heat Not only are they the ‘perfect fit’ on site, Interface Unit (HIU), Cooling Interface Unit ModuSat FUSION cupboards feature ‘plug and (CIU) (Optional), Mechanical Ventilation and play’ communication connection for Heat Recovery unit (MVHR) and all associated diagnostics, commissioning and metering data piping and electricals. – and everything can be accessed across shared building infrastructure. Combines compact design with first class manufacturing Evinox also provide open protocol access to metering data through a, customer configurable The ultra-compact design allows for all utilities web-access to the SmartTalk® data logger, and services to be contained in one area away meaning the building operator can future proof from the kitchen and living space, making the system and will never be tied to a single ModuSat® FUSION both practical and visually vendor for resident billing services. pleasing in the modern apartment setting. Email: [email protected] Engineered and manufactured offsite to an www.evinoxresidential.co.uk approved design, Evinox use LEAN manufacturing principles with full assembly and end of line testing, and quality approvals including ISO9001, IS14001, BSOHSAS 18001 (health and safety), which when combined ensure the highest possible product quality and consistency. Utility cupboards are available in a standard configuration or built bespoke to project design requirements, and Evinox’s in-house design and manufacturing capability enables high volume supply, with the ability to meet the most demanding of timescales. 28

CPV Expands Production for Off-Site DHN Fabrication Work to expand CPV’s heat network off-site fabrication facility is nearing completion, with the finishing touches being made to the brand new state-of-the-art 3,260 square- metre facility that is set to boost the company’s production of pre-insulated pipe systems. Based on the outskirts of Romsey in “We also would welcome and encourage our Hampshire, CPV is the UK’s longest-serving competitors to engage with us as we’re manufacturer of pre-insulated pipe systems perfectly placed to support their activities here for district heating and cooling applications. in the UK. This not only improves the customer In recent years, the company has seen a support they can offer, but it will also boost the huge upswing in the number of clients taking development of heat networks as the UK advantage of its off-site pre-fabrication continues to decarbonise.” options. Being able to lower the installed costs of heat networks and, perhaps most CPV Ltd has been manufacturing its Hiline importantly, speed up the installation time – pre-insulated pipe systems in the UK since the something that’s often critical when opening early 1980s and as such, the company has up trenches in busy highways. gathered a wealth of operational experience - using this knowledge to develop an extensive Mark Whettall, CPV’s managing director range of material choices and jointing and commented: “We’re investing in this techniques for pre-insulated pipe systems. expansion of our production facility as it will Mark Whettall continued: “With the planned provide our fabrication team with the room it expansion of heat networks in the UK, it’s needs to create ever-more elaborate brought a lot of attention to quality and sections of pre-insulated pipe. We’re reliability - ensuring that the industry does not working with a host of different service pipe repeat the same mistakes it made back in the materials that include traditional steel 1970s and 1980s. systems, but more often than not, they’re using polymers.” We’ve developed some exciting new advance polymer systems that bring together the “This service is not just for pre-planned off- benefits of polymers and the strength site fabrication, it’s also providing system characteristics of steel – which is proving to be installers with a lifeline when they encounter a cost-effective option for district heating unexpected obstacles in the ground and network developers looking to expand their they have to get creative with their pipe systems.” routes to work around the problems. We can either quickly fabricate the entire section Principal contact: Andrew Leach required and deliver it to site, or we can come to site and retro-fit HDPE outer Email: [email protected] casings, joints and foam insulation – both of which enable the job to progress.” www.cpv.co.uk “It’s an emergency service for heat network developers – quite often, if they’re purchasing their pre-insulated pipe systems from other manufacturers in mainland Europe, they’ll have a lengthy wait for additional components and fittings, whereas we can quickly produce them right here in the UK and swiftly deliver them to site to keep the project rolling. 29

Award-winning digital innovation by ENGIE ENGIE has been named as overall winner in the Digital Innovation category of the Business in the Community (BITC) Responsible Business Awards 2019. The company was also a finalist in the Connected Places category. The Digital Innovation award reflects ENGIE’s innovative use of digitalisation to boost customer satisfaction and investments in new digital offerings like smart buildings and advanced Robotic Process Automation to optimise operational effectiveness, reduce costs, reduce environmental emissions, and boost social wellbeing. The award was presented at the 2019 Annual Responsible Business Gala in London, which was attended by nearly 1000 business leaders and influencers. The event was the culmination of the 2019 Responsible Business in Action campaign, run by Business in the Community – The Prince’s Responsible Business Network. The campaign is designed to celebrate the innovative ways that businesses in the UK and abroad are making a sustained difference and transforming communities. Amanda Mackenzie, chief executive at Business in the Community, enthused: “Huge congratulations to ENGIE on its success in this year’s Responsible Business Awards. The company has shown determination and ambition to keep pushing the responsible business agenda through real, tangible action. “All our award winners understand that the only way to bring about change is to actually do something about it. ENGIE is putting responsible business practices at the core of its organisation and is helping our mission to make the UK the world leader at responsible business.” Ketan Parekh, Head of Financial & Insurance Services: UKI, Fujitsu, observed; \"It was a breath of fresh air to see a large corporation, like ENGIE, with purposeful digital innovation so ingrained within their culture and with a clear and powerful commitment from their senior leadership.\" ENGIE UK & Ireland CEO Nicola Lovett added: “Combining our strengths in facilities management and energy with cutting-edge technology enables us to innovate in service delivery and add significant value to our customers’ businesses. Digital technology is at the heart of our market-leading performance in smart buildings and the Internet of Things and we are delighted to have had this recognised at these prestigious awards.” ENGIE’s digital products and services include online services for domestic energy customers, as well as a range of technology-based tools to help building and estate managers control their energy performance. The company’s work with Plymouth University has put the university on course to hit its 2030 carbon-neutral target, whilst a project with King’s College London has resulted in free air-quality forecasts through the ENGIE Air UK app. Principal contact: Richard Long Email: [email protected] www.engie.com 30

New updates to heat network This is leading to huge efficiency regulations to be announced at improvements and enhancing customer seminar roadshow service for residents, leading to impressive cost and carbon savings. Changes to the Heat Network (Metering and The Heat Network Billing and Metering Billing) Regulations and compliance best Regulations make it mandatory to fit final practice will be discussed at Switch2 Energy's customer meters and point of entry meters in autumn breakfast seminar series. The first free new build heat network developments and event will take place in Central London on most major refurbishment projects. Thursday 26 September, in partnership with In addition, customers must be billed using legal actual meter readings, rather than estimates, specialist and billing information must be transparent Winckworth and informative. Sherwood. New regulator, the Office for Product Safety & For further details or to register your Standards, will present at the seminars to attendance to one of the seminars contact share the latest legislation updates. Enforcement Manager Mili Malik will explain Switch2 on 0330 053 5599 changes to the Duty of Notification process. This affects all heat suppliers, who are Switch2 Energy celebrates double required to re-submit their heat scheme details success with Fife Council every four years, with 2019 being the four-year compliance anniversary for many heat Switch2 Energy is celebrating double success networks. following seven contract wins from the Fife Council Heat Metering & Billing Services Mili Malik will also provide an update on the Framework, along with news that it has been requirement to fit final customer meters to approved to supply an extended range of heat existing un-metered buildings, which has been network services and products. delayed due to issues with the feasibility tool for determining the viability of retrofitting Following a rigorous assessment process, meters to these properties. Switch2 has now been approved to supply the complete long-term operational needs of heat Colin Hall, Partner for Winckworth Sherwood, networks. This includes all heat metering will brief heat scheme owners from housing requirements (from bulk metering in the plant associations, local authorities and the private room through to pay-as-you-go smart meters development market on the steps they must within homes); heat interface units (HIUs); take to ensure full compliance with the billing solutions; and maintenance and metering and billing regulations. He will look at optimisation services. potential improvements to the regulations and their interface with the likely regulatory regime. Participating Local Authorities and housing providers will now be able to procure Switch2's Ian Allan, Head of Market Strategy for Switch2, open access smart metering, which permits will share best practice on how heat network other metering and billing providers third party operators are rising to the compliance access to operate the technology. This gives challenge and using game changing new clients greater long-term supply flexibility for digital technologies to transform their heat their energy prepayment systems. metering and billing strategies. He will explain how smart heat metering is helping to supply advanced data analytics to achieve full real-time visibility of heat network performance. 31

Switch2's optimisation services will enable Local Authorities to bring down the cost of operating heat networks by gaining full real-time visibility of performance across the entire scheme. This solution is delivering huge performance improvements for UK heat networks by combining advanced data analytics from heat metering, Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS), sensors and other measurement points to inform continuous optimisation of network performance. As a result, efficiency is improved, asset life is improved and call outs are reduced. The Framework Agreement, which is compliant with Scottish and European Procurement Law, runs through to 31 July 2022. Lee Parry, Category Manager with Fife Council, said: “Using our experience of communal and district heating schemes, we’ve created the heat metering and billing multi-supplier framework to deliver best practice in procurement for heat networks. We are helping local authorities to deliver compliant schemes and assisting the growth of heat networks across the UK.\" Kirsty Lambert, Director of Switch2 Energy said: “We're delighted to have won contracts across Scotland and England through the Fife Council Framework and to have expanded the range of products and services we can offer participating local authorities and housing providers. Scotland's heat network sector is a huge success story and we are proud to contribute to delivering high quality, affordable, low carbon district and community heating schemes.\" Principal contact: David Fairbrother Email: [email protected] www.switch2.co.uk DevCo has signed an agreement to acquire the leading Czech industrial valve manufacturer ARMATURY Group • DevCo - the owner of Vexve Oy - will acquire ARMATURY Group, the leading Czech industrial valve manufacturer • Creates a leading European provider of valve solutions for the energy sector by combining Vexve Oy, a DevCo-owned district energy valve solution provider, with ARMATURY Group • Jussi Vanhanen, CEO of Vexve, will become the CEO of the combined entity • DevCo is a long-term owner-operator, which is dedicated to building world leading companies in selected niche markets • The transaction is subject to customary approvals and expected to close in the coming weeks DevCo Partners Oy (“DevCo”) has signed an agreement to acquire ARMATURY Group a.s. (“ARMATURY”, “Company”), the leading Czech industrial valve manufacturer from its founders. ARMATURY is a modern, rapidly growing valve manufacturer, serving in particular the gas pipeline, power and metallurgical sectors. ! 32

The Company is headquartered in Dolní Bene\"ov, Czech Republic, where it employs around 550 people in its modern and well invested, ca. 75 000 m# company area. ARMATURY generates revenue of ca. $60m. Around 80% of ARMATURY’s products are exported to over 60 countries. The transaction is subject to customary approvals and expected to close in the coming weeks. DevCo will create a leading European provider of valve solutions for the wider energy sector by combining Vexve Oy (“Vexve”), a DevCo-owned district energy valve solution provider, with ARMATURY Group. The combination will have a comprehensive valve portfolio for the energy sector with a combined turnover of over $100m. Jussi Vanhanen, CEO of Vexve, will become the CEO of the combined entity. Petr Groh will continue as the CEO of ARMATURY. ”We feel honoured to have the opportunity to combine forces with ARMATURY, which has developed from a local valve trading business to a leading manufacturer of demanding valve solutions for the wider energy sector. We have excellent experiences from developing Vexve over the past three years, and see great potential in ARMATURY,” says Otto Kukkonen, Vice Chairman of Vexve Board of Directors and Partner at DevCo. For more information: Vexve CEO Jussi Vanhanen Tel. +358 40 5672 458 [email protected] Principal contact: Magdalena Lamasz-Kowalska Email: [email protected] Our new water meter is making a splash in the industry! The new Ultramis Ultrasonic Water Meter, has been designed and manufactured to the highest quality standards – the composite body ensure that none of the materials made of heavy metals come into contact with water. The standard version of this range are fully waterproof and IP680 compliant. The structure of the measurement chamber also makes them resistant to hydrodynamic impact. The Ultramis product range includes ultrasonic water meters of different total lengths, including some of the smallest and lightest meters on the market! The meters contain W-Sonic Technology ensures full resistance to magnetic forces and allows indications within the R800 range, with a starting flow of 0.75 l (diameter DN15). DMS Metering Solutions have a close relationship with Apator PoWogaz, meaning we can provide the correct meters in a fast and cost effective way. If you need a water meter for your application, contact our sales and technical team today! Principal contact: Heidi Scannell Email: [email protected] www.dmsltd.com ! 33

Industry News Underground line to heat up London “Almost half the energy used in the UK is for homes during winter heat, and a third of UK emissions are from heating. With the government declaring that we Scheme to pipe ‘waste heat’ from tube must be carbon-neutral within 30 years we need into hundreds of Islington homes and to find a way to take the carbon out of our businesses heating system,” he said. Source: the Guardian “The opportunity that has become clear to the decentralised energy community is the idea of The sweltering temperatures on the tube’s capturing waste heat and putting it to use Northern line will soon begin keeping homes locally.” in Islington, north London, cosy through the colder months, under a scheme to harness In urban and industrial settings, waste heat is the heat from the underground. produced wherever there are cooling systems, thermal power plants or heavy industry. The key By the end of the year the project will pipe to harnessing heat is to use it locally. heat from the underground into hundreds of homes and businesses that are part of a British Sugar’s factory in Wissington, Norfolk, heating scheme in the borough.The project pipes excess heat produced from cooking syrup is one of a growing number of schemes into a neighbouring 18-hectare (45- across the UK designed to warm homes acre) greenhouse used to grow medical using “waste heat” from factories, power cannabis. It also pumps some of its carbon plants, rivers and disused mine shafts. emissions into the greenhouse for the plants to convert to oxygen. The hunt for alternative sources of renewable heat has gained pace after the An even greater source of heat lies below many government’s pledge to ban gas-fired boilers of Britain’s towns and cities: in the geothermal from new-build homes from 2025. The energy trapped in water at the bottom of old Islington heat network already keeps about mines. Stoke-on-Trent is working on a £52m 700 homes warm by channelling heat project to tap energy from hot water deposits created in the Bunhill Energy Centre, which deep underground. generates electricity, into local council housing, schools and a leisure centre. This will heat conventional water before it is pumped through the network to customers. The next phase of the project, which is due Stoke city council estimates the scheme, which to be completed in the coming months, will will be operational by the winter of 2020, could extend the network to a further 450 homes. cut its carbon emissions by an estimated 12,000 The tube project could pave the way for tonnes a year. district heating schemes across the capital to warm homes with cheap, low carbon heat In Edinburgh, engineers at Ramboll have from underground lines. developed a plan to create a heat network that uses the water pooled in a vast disused mine as The Greater London Authority (GLA) a giant underground thermal battery. estimates there is enough heat wasted in London to meet 38% of the city’s heating Paul Steen, who has proposed the project, demands. believes the mine water offers “massive potential” to help the city meet its sustainability Tim Rotheray, director of the Association for goals by connecting it to a renewable heating Decentralised Energy, said district heating and cooling distribution system. schemes were mushrooming across the UK as a low-cost tool in tackling the climate crisis. 34

The flooded mine system lies up to 500 metres (1,640ft) below ground, and measures 8km (5 miles) in length by 6km wide. During the summer heat produced by cooling systems and heavy industry could be pumped down into the aquifer where it will slowly raise the temperature of the water. During the winter, the mine water would be pumped to the surface and “low grade” heat will be extracted in a heat exchanger. The water could then be pumped through a heat pump for heating homes and businesses. Engineers in Glasgow have even found heat potential in the River Clyde. The city’s £250m Queen’s Quay regeneration project will host a project that uses heat pumps to extract heat from the river water before piping it into a 2.5km-long network that includes 1,400 homes, businesses and public buildings. It should provide a warm welcome to the 30,000 delegates due to attend the UN climate talks in Glasgow next year. Danish district heating reaches The industry has thus embraced solar energy solar milestone to a degree surpassing 1 GW, with a total thermal effect of 1.1 GW, Planenergi informs, Denmark's district heating supply now also asserting that this capacity is distributed holds a proportion of solar energy across 120 plants. exceeding 1 GW, according to a first-half status report on 2019 by a consultancy “A milestone for solar-based district heating firm. has been passed. The total solar thermal capacity in Danish district heating is now Source: EnergyWatch.eu above 1 GW,” writes Planenergi. Denmark’s district heating supply now holds a The plants started appearing about 30 years proportion of solar energy exceeding 1 GW, ago, often in the vicinity of decentralised according to a first-half status report on 2019 natural gas-fired heating plants. by a consultancy firm. Over the years, 29 plants have expanded. In Solar energy has advanced in the Danish 2016 especially, establishment of solar heating district heating sector in recent years, writes facilities accelerated ahead of the expiry of a EnergyWatch.eu. scheme allowing companies to save about 10 per cent of costs as part of an energy-saving This weekend, heating company Ringe initiative. When this possibility disappeared, Fjernvarmeselskab opened what is called the construction took a dive. largest solar heating facility on the island of Funen. But the 22 MW project is hardly A corresponding energy-saving agreement unique, looking at the country’s district heating expired in June, which is why Planenergi sector overall, according to a report by assumes that a similar deceleration of facility consultancy firm Planenergi. establishment growth will be evident from coming figures. District heating industry surpasses 1 GW of solar energy New figures reveal that district heating companies have reached a major milestone. 35

Planenergi map showing the solar energy district energy distribution by June 2019 - Related solution: 8 MW Solar District Heating Plant, Denmark Planenergi’s report also shows that the average facility holds 9 MW or about 13,000 square meters of solar panels. The biggest facility is located in Silkeborg, Western Denmark, with a capacity of 110 MW and solar panels covering an area exceeding 156,000 square meters. Usually, the solar heating plants cover around one fifth of the facilities’ total supply. Source: EnergyWatch.eu Photo: Andreas Gücklhorn at Unsplash.com 36