NORTH East Scotland College is the latest major enterprise to connect to Aberdeen Heat & Power’s City Centre District Heating System in a deal worth £1 million.
The contract between AH&P’s commercial division DEAL (District Energy Aberdeen Ltd) and the college will see the delivery of both heat and hot water to the City Centre Campus at the Gallowgate campus later this year.
Delivering the service involves extending the network from West North Street to NESCol’s Spring Garden entrance, and work began at the beginning of February.
Ian Davidson, AH&P chief executive officer said: “We are delighted to be partnering with NESCol. This connection will allow a significant reduction in carbon emissions from the site while offering a competitively-priced, energy tariff.
“This is a key strategic connection for us to allow further growth in both the domestic and commercial markets and takes us a step closer to providing a fully integrated city-wide district heating system.”
Pete Smith, NESCol vice-principal for Finance and Resources, said: “Environmental responsibilities and sustainability are at the heart of North East Scotland College’s daily operations as well as integral to the evolution of our curriculum.
“We’re committed to playing a leading role not only regionally but nationally and the partnership with Aberdeen Heat & Power is another positive step forward, providing an energy solution that supports our wider ambitions.
“We are proud to have delivered among the largest reductions in carbon emissions across Scotland’s further and higher education sector in recent years and enthusiastic about the opportunities to continue to innovate.”
DEAL was established in 2013 as a wholly-owned AH&P subsidiary to enable commercial customers to join the network.
All profits made are collected by not-for-profit AH&P and channelled back into the network to maintain low energy tariffs for the core domestic market and further the aims of reducing fuel poverty.
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The city centre network is currently supplied by energy centres at Seaton and within the Lynx Ice Arena, with a heat capacity of 16.5Mwh.
