A long-term heat supply agreement between energy supplier Energetik, North London Waste Authority (NLWA) and LondonEnergy Limited has been finalised, allowing for low carbon heating and hot water to be supplied to households in Enfield using heat energy from the NWLA’s Energy Recovery Facility (ERW) at Edmonton EcoPark.
The new agreement will see up to 60 MW of previously untapped heat energy generated from NWLA’s ERW supplied to Enfield residents through Energetik’s community heat networks.
Heat networks, also known as district heating, takes heat from a centralised source to domestic and non-domestic buildings.
It is considered one of the most cost-effective ways of reducing carbon emissions from heating, with the Committee on Climate Change advising that around 20 per cent of UK heat will need to come from heat networks by 2050 if the UK is to meet its carbon targets.
Energetik has advised that this new agreement will provide a sustainable solution for the heating and hot water of more than 10,000 homes, with the capacity to supply up to 30,000 more homes across the borough.
Jayne Clare, Managing Director at Energetik, added: “Finalising this agreement marks a major milestone for Energetik and all our partners.
“It will allow Energetik to utilise a local, sustainable heat source and supply thousands of homes with low carbon heat and hot water, generating huge carbon savings and contributing towards Enfield’s climate action plan objectives.”
It is anticipated that the homes connected to this heat network will reduce their consumption of fossil fuels and their carbon emission from heat by 92.3 per cent.
As individual gas boilers will no longer be needed, the emission of nitrogen oxides will also be avoided, which can contribute to better local air quality and overall home safety for residents.
Jim Kendal, Managing Director of LondonEnergy, the operators of the EFW facility, commented on the partnership: “The signing of the agreement cements LondonEnergy’s commitment to provide sustainable and affordable energy for north London communities.
“Sharing the heat energy generated by the new Energy Recovery Facility is the natural next step in our contribution to ‘Powering a cleaner future London’.”
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