District Heating - Funding for a Feasibility Study
[To approve a funding agreement for a successful funding bid for a feasibility study into a District Heating Scheme]
Additional documents:
Decision:
1. That the undertaking of a feasibility study into a possible District Heating Scheme incorporating the waste heat from the Energy from Waste (EfW) plant be approved
2. That the acceptance of grant funding from the Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) via the Heat Network Delivery Unit (HNDU) and consequentially creation of a supplementary budget of £70,000 to fund the feasibility study be approved.
3. That the procurement of an appropriate consultant to deliver the required feasibility study in line with the requirements of the grant funding be approved and approval of the details of the appointment be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Environment in consultation with the Director of City Environment.
Minutes:
Councillor Steve Evans presented the report on a proposal to accept grant funding from the Department for Business Energy and Industrial to procure a consultant to investigate the feasibility of the development of a viable commercial District Heating Scheme in the city. Such a scheme would assist the Council in meeting its Climate Change commitments and its targets of decarbonising its heating needs, as well as supporting others within the City to decarbonise.
Resolved:
1. That the undertaking of a feasibility study into a possible District Heating Scheme incorporating the waste heat from the Energy from Waste (EfW) plant be approved
2. That the acceptance of grant funding from the Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) via the Heat Network Delivery Unit (HNDU) and consequentially creation of a supplementary budget of £70,000 to fund the feasibility study be approved.
3. That the procurement of an appropriate consultant to deliver the required feasibility study in line with the requirements of the grant funding be approved and approval of the details of the appointment be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Environment in consultation with the Director of City Environment.