Next Phase of Mersey Heat Network Gets the Go Ahead

Plans to connect the next phase of Peel NRE’s Mersey Heat network have been approved by Liverpool City Council. Permission has been granted for around 1km of additional pipe to be installed to link the existing district heat infrastructure at Princes Dock at Peel L&P’s Liverpool Waters development. This is via Central Dock and Clarence Dock, to Stanley Dock and a new energy centre at Great Howard Street. More than 2.5km of pipework for the 4.1km network has been installed to make buildings at Princes Parade and 540 apartments at Tobacco Warehouse at Stanley Dock connection ready.Peel NRE’s Mersey Heat district heat network will provide low carbon heat and hot water to more than 9,000 homes and 4 million sq ft of commercial space at Liverpool Waters and other nearby buildings. The energy centre, which received planning consent in February, is expected to save around 4,200 tonnes of carbon per year. This will be achieved through the primary use of water source heat pumps and thermal stores to provide heat to Peel NRE’s Mersey Heat district heat network. The next phase of the Mersey Heat network is funded by the Government’s Heat Network Investment Project (HNIP). Vital Energi are acting as Peel NRE’s design, build, operation & maintenance delivery partner constructing the network.Work to install the next phase of Mersey Heat and build the energy centre is expected to start in early 2022,