Techno-economic analysis of a heating network to support the retail business case

Significant barriers have inhibited the widespread deployment of heating networks. These barriers include regulatory, capital costs, an economic and financial framework, social and a market business case.

The large capital costs are one of the main barriers to the successful implementation of district heating, and this is then amplified by the lack of robust business models in different jurisdictions. The power sector has been and is currently still decarbonising, and policy makers have realised that they urgently need to address decarbonisation of heating (and cooling) energy demands in order to hit our net zero targets.