Alfa Laval launches District Heating guide

A new publication from heat transfer specialists, Alfa Laval, sets out to explain the topic of District Heating (DH).

The publication explains the terminology, examines the history and sets out the prospects for its increased use in the UK.

The Alfa Laval Guide to District Heating reveals that the ancient Romans were using the concept of DH in a rudimentary form, 2,000 years ago, to heat homes and public buildings.

In other parts of the world, notably Russia and Scandinavia, DH is the norm rather than the exception.

However, while Scandinavian cities have developed the technology to such a degree that more than 90 per cent of homes are heated via DH networks, in the UK only about 1 per cent of homes are connected to a suitable network.

The UK government's aim is to increase this ratio to 14 per cent in the future.

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