Cenergist has been appointed to deliver Leeds City Council’s £24 million ‘Clustering for Warmth’ initiative.  The district heating and ground source heat pump specialist will design, build, operate and maintain low carbon district heating networks for 26 high rise blocks across Leeds over the next three years.

The initiative, which will involve replacing old electric storage heating in the 26 high rise blocks, replacing it with  district heating networks predominantly utilising ground source heat pump shared-loop systems.

As well as providing significant CO2 emissions reductions and resident energy bill savings, the initiative will create 12 jobs, 4 apprenticeships and 10 work experience placements for Leeds residents within the construction and energy sectors.

The ‘Clustering for Warmth’ initiative forms part of Leeds City Council’s £100M investment in improving energy efficiency of its housing stock by 2025.