Commercial and household rubbish could soon be heating tens of thousands of homes in South East London, thanks to a new partnership announced today between Swedish energy giant Vattenfall and the owner of a large waste-to-energy plant next to the Thames, Cory Riverside Energy. Vattenfall Heat UK said it has secured the right to capture heat generated at the Belvedere waste incinerator in Bexley, South East London, in order to build a centralised heat network able to pipe low-carbon heat to roughly 10,500 local homes.
The two companies are now working on an application for funding from the government’s £320m Heat Networks Investment Programme, Vattenfall said. If successful, the firm then plans to develop and operate the heat network’s infrastructure and manage residential and commercial customers. “Heating our homes and businesses currently accounts for around 20 per cent of UK greenhouse gas emissions,” said Noah Nkonge, head of partnerships at Vattenfall Heat UK. “The Cory Riverside project is a great example of what can be achieved by multiple organisations working towards fossil-fuel free living.”
The deal has been struck just one week after Business Secretary Alok Sharma approved Cory Riverside Energy’s plans to build a second waste facility at its existing site, a decision that has been criticised by locals that have long petitioned against the project, and the London Mayor amid concerns over air pollution and its proximity to a local nature reserve. A spokesperson for Mayor Sadiq Khan last week said “no more waste incinerators were needed in London”.
Source: Business Green
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