Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, and Swedish district energy consultant and design engineering expert, FVB, have formed a strategic partnership to further the advancement of district heating projects in the UK and Ireland.
The combined skills of the organisations provide a unique complete lifecycle service to developers, owners and operators of district energy systems (heating, cooling and power). The partnership will be supporting the drive from fossil fuel technologies to low carbon heating and cooling systems, particularly large heat pumps. The partnership brings together the skills needed to deliver the front-end feasibility analysis of projects, technical design, project management and operational governance functions at all stages of a district heating project, to provide an industry leading service for developers and operators of heat networks.
Andy Yuill, Senior Renewable Heat Manager, Natural Power, said:
The partnership has already found immediate success, with Stoke-on-Trent City Council contract to deliver the detailed mechanical and electrical design of the councilambitions.
Furthermore, Natural Power and FVB are developing a number of exciting town and city level district energy opportunities and look forward to working with clients to deliver their ambitions for low carbon, high efficiency district energy.
Peter Russett, General Manager, FVB said: