MAIN ENERGY SOURCE IN CURRENT HEAT NETWORKS
10,000 homes will be connected to heat networks – this year! Ambitious targets require improved Scottish Government policies and strong governance to drive a rapid, sustained transformation across all sectors of the economy – not least to ensure progress for the district heating industry. Approximately 30,000 homes are connected to district or communal heating in Scotland today. Scotland has set an ambitious target to connect 10,000 more this year reaching 40,000 homes to heat networks by 2020 (1 .
1% 1% 10%
Biomass CHP or boiler
Heat pumps
Energy from waste
– boiler 56% 32%
Natural gas – CHP
Natural gas
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