Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider Natural Power has joined the UKDEA (UK District Energy Association)
The UKDEA is the knowledge hub and voice for the UK’s District Energy Sector. There are over 160 members who offer exclusive expertise and training within the network. The association was created to raise awareness and establish national recognition that district energy schemes can deliver. The network allows experts to share information and create a unified space that helps members work together to tackle challenges and engage with government bodies to drive the future.
Natural Power’s Renewable Heat team works with its clients to find the best options available to decarbonise heat by using a wide range of renewable and low-carbon heat technologies, including heat networks, heat pumps, biomass and geothermal. Working with public bodies, private developers, community groups and investors, we have consulted on several UK district heating network projects, ranging in size from the small and rural to those that span across cities. We advise on the technology, costs and planning involved in a renewable heat project and support in the management and maintenance of heat assets. Alongside this we can design and oversee the build of a carbon-cutting heat generation installation or network, shape sustainable energy development or investigate a new business opportunity.
Compliance is a priority in the energy industry and can be key to maintaining revenues for projects and operating responsibly. The best ways of ensuring compliance are individual to each project, and the team can identify what is needed. This may include actions like installing electricity or heat meters on low-carbon heating systems to meet scheme requirements; managing energy and emissions data submissions to scheme regulators like Ofgem and CHPQA; and biomass fuel quality checks. For developers and operators of district heating schemes, compliance might extend to the new and future regulations in different jurisdictions and Heat Networks Code of Practice standards (CP1). The team can clarify the often-complex regulations to help projects reach accreditation and compliance and make sure it follows best practice.
Natural Power has extensive experience providing clients with application-ready reports for Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme (LCITP), the Scottish Heat Network Fund, Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES), European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and local net-zero funding calls. Support for clients’ business cases can be a simple assessment of how much energy a site will need and identification of the best technologies for reliably meeting that demand. Alternatively, it could be a design of large-scale heat networks with techno economic analysis with full sensitivity analysis on sales costs and other key parameters. We provide site- and process-specific heat and electrical demand assessments and recommendations using specialist modelling software, including EnergyPro, NetSim, IESVE, PVsol, and GLHEpro.
For all enquiries please email: steves@naturalpower.com - Steve Smith, Principal Consultant