District heating can work in rural areas too

I had been under the impression that district heating is only suitable for urban areas. Today I learned that district heating can also be economically feasible in rural areas, particularly those areas off the main gas network.  This new knowledge is thanks to a Centre for Sustainable Energy event that I attended today. I went to understand more about how councillors and local planning authorities can support community-led energy projects.  Among other things, I ended up learning how to assess whether a particular village has enough local woodland to support a biomass district heating scheme. Continue reading “District heating can work in rural areas too”