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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is focused on the energy portfolio from the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

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Heat Training Grant: Discounted heat network training

What is the Heat Training Grant? You can get a grant of up to £500 towards eligible courses in the following areas: heat network feasibility and designheat network constructionheat networks...

Provided by: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

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Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES)

Applications for Round 9 of the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme closed on 28 March 2025. The opening date for Round 10 will be announced shortly. However, it has been announced that...

Provided by: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

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Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF)

Round 9 closed on 11 April 2025. There will be updates once Round 10 details have been announced. The Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF) is a capital grant fund that opened...

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Net Zero Innovation Portfolio

Innovation is key to developing the green technologies needed to tackle climate change. The Net Zero Innovation Portfolio is a £1 billion fund, announced in the Ten point plan for a...

Provided by: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

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Heat Networks Planning Database (HNPD)

The Heat Networks Planning Database (HNPD) map tracks the progress of both district and communal heat networks through the planning system across the UK.

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Heat network zoning: promotional resources

A collection of digital assets for download and use in promoting heat network zoning within organisations or networks.

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UK and Global Bioenergy Resource Model 2024

The UK and Global Bioenergy Resource Model estimates the potential sustainable bioenergy resource that may be available to the UK to 2050.

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Green Book Supplementary Guidance: Use of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA)

This is a step-by-step guide created by DESNZ and HM Treasury for analysts and policymakers who wish to apply Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) in policy development as per HM Treasury’s...

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Mapping greenhouse gas emissions and removals for the land use, land-use change, and forestry sector

This report describes the method used to spatially disaggregate the emissions and removals in the land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF) sector to enable the compilation of LULUCF estimates...

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Heat network heads of terms

15 contract heads of terms (HoTs) documents for use by local authorities as a starting point for developing bespoke agreements for particular heat network projects.

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Heat network detailed project development resource: Guidance on strategic and commercial case

This document provides guidance on the commercial and strategic elements of a heat network project to support the completion of a project business case.

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Business Model: Heat Network – Community Company (CoCo)

In a community led scheme, a Community Body of some sort will be central to the Governance of the scheme, as well as potentially being the generator and undertaking sale...

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Business model: Heat network – Public Sector Led

The key roles that determine a scheme as being public sector led are funding (the majority if not all funding being provided by the public sector), asset ownership by the...

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Checklist: Discussion list for local authority roles in heat network projects

The following questions are provided as a prompt for local authorities considering whether to take on each of the defined roles for a heat network.

Experience level: Foundation

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Business Model: Heat Network – Public-Private shared leadership

The key roles that need to be shared between the private and public sectors for the delivery model to be a shared leadership model scheme are Governance and Funding.

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Business Model: Heat Network – Private Sector Led

Private sector company responsible for design, financing, building, owning and operation.

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Heat network detailed project development

This guidance, commissioned by BEIS (now DESNZ), is a reference resource for heat network projects that are moving towards commercialisation.

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Financing heat networks in the UK: Guidebook

This guidance outlines some of the issues, risks, and opportunities around financing heat networks in the UK, to support the move to a self-sustaining heat network market.

Experience level: Foundation

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Heat network: template financial model

For use by financial modellers to input values from a techno-economic model, and evaluate key financial aspects of a prospective heat network opportunity.

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Heat networks: guidance for developers and the supply chain

Guidance for heat network developers and those involved in the heat network supply chain.

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Calculating the full cost of energy used by buildings

The Whole Life Cost of Energy (WLCoE) calculator helps building owners and operators to understand the full financial cost of the energy their buildings use.

Provided by: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

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Heat networks: Guidance

Heat networks form an important part of the government’s plan to reduce carbon and cut heating bills for customers.

Experience level: Foundation

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Water source heat map

A detailed water source heat map has been developed to highlight the opportunities for deploying innovative heat pump technology.

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Fuel poverty data

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) publishes annual statistics on the number and proportion of households that are fuel poor in lower super output areas (LSOA) as...

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2011 Energy Follow-Up Survey (EFUS)

The main aim of the 2011 Energy Follow-Up Survey (EFUS) was to collect new data on domestic energy use, in order to update the current modelling assumptions about how energy...

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Renewable Energy Planning Database

The Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) map tracks the progress of renewable electricity over 150kW through the planning system across the UK. It provides a snapshot of projects that is...

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National Energy Efficiency Data-Framework (NEED)

The National Energy Efficiency Data-Framework (NEED) was set up to provide a better understanding of energy use and energy efficiency in domestic and non-domestic buildings in Great Britain.

Provided by: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

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Household Electricity Use Survey

The Household Electricity Use Survey monitored a total of 251 owner-occupier households across England from 2010 to 2011.

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Building Energy Efficiency Survey (BEES) – 2014–15

The Building Energy Efficiency Survey (BEES) reports on the non-domestic building stock in England and Wales in 2014–15. Within this overall scope the stock is split into 10 sectors.

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Electricity and gas consumption at regional levels

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Energy security: My 2050 carbon calculator

The My 2050 carbon calculator lets you take control and create your own energy pathway for the country.

Provided by: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

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Guidance: Fuel poverty statistics methodology handbooks

Guides to the fuel poverty statistics series, for both the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) and the Low Income High Costs (LIHC) indicators.

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