The Scottish Futures Trust and Zero Waste Scotland have worked with SWECO to produce the Heat Network Comparison Tool – available to download below. The tool allows district heat network developers to explore indicative tariffs for different properties connecting to a proposed network and to compare this to a counterfactual or business as usual scenario.  […]

The Annual Compendium of Scottish Energy Statistics (ACSES) provides an overview of energy statistics for Scotland. It has been designed in line with the targets and priorities in the Scottish Energy Strategy. ACSES replaces the Energy In Scotland publication.

The Scottish Government has published a report exploring how best to oversee the delivery of Energy Efficient Scotland (EES), the programme to improve energy efficiency and promote low carbon heating in Scotland’s homes and buildings. The Scottish Government has developed a Strategic Outline Case (SOC) for a National Delivery Mechanism for its EES programme. In […]

In an open letter, Claire Perry MP, Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth, has encouraged all heat network operators to join the Heat Trust to give their consumers important reassurance and protections afforded by the standards set out by the scheme. The letter sets out the important role for heat networks in delivering […]

The first phase of a new £28.5 million project to create a Virtual Energy System (VES) in Orkney, Scotland, has been launched to digitally link distributed and intermittent renewable generation to flexible demand. The ReFLEX (Responsive Flexibility) Orkney project will demonstrate a first-of-its-kind Virtual Energy System (VES) interlinking local electricity, transport, and heat networks into […]

The Scottish Government have opened two consultations around Energy Efficient Scotland and low carbon heat. The Energy Efficient Scotland: Consultation seeks to gather evidence which might support a change to the proposed time frame to deliver standards for all properties across Scotland. It builds on earlier consultations on energy efficiency and fuel poverty. The consultation […]

Ofgem has published a factsheet on ECO3 district heating systems (DHS) and summary of proposal (SoP). The factsheet draws together the key areas of information for suppliers and the supply chain when engaging with Ofgem prior to delivering district heating measures, and sets out the requirements for delivering these measures under ECO3. A summary of […]

ClimateXChange have published research by Changeworks and the Centre for Energy Policy, University of Strathclyde, reviewing existing European regulatory models and identify learning from each that are relevant to the Scottish context. The outputs will add to a body of existing research which will inform the Scottish Government’s proposals regarding regulation in the coming years. […]