Heating Up the Transition: Scaling Sustainable Heating and Cooling Networks

Decarbonising heating and cooling is critical to net zero. This panel looks at the technologies and strategies—from heat pumps to waste heat recovery—that are needed to deliver the industrial strategy across power networks.

• What are the latest lessons in scaling district heat networks and large-scale heat pump systems across cities and campuses?

• How can we make better use of industrial waste heat as a decarbonisation asset?

• What barriers still exist to financing sustainable heating and cooling infrastructure, and how can blended finance and new regulation unlock uptake?

• How can sustainable cooling solutions- such as passive design and localised cold networks, be integrated into wider energy planning?