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Regulation, resilience and responsibility: what the UK’s evolving heat network framework means for buried pipe systems

By Mark Whettall, Managing Director, CPV Ltd The UK heat network sector is entering a new era of regulation and accountability. For specifiers, developers, owners and operators of communal and district heating schemes, the direction of travel is now clear: heat networks are expected to deliver not only low-carbon heat, but also high standards of…

Driving Down Heat Loss to Help Meet Carbon Targets in UK Heat Networks

By Mark Whettall, Managing Director, CPV Ltd As the UK accelerates towards net zero, heat networks are increasingly recognised as a cornerstone of d…

Hybrid Heat Networks: Unlocking Performance and Flexibility with Buried Pre-Insulated Pipe Systems

By Mark Whettall, Managing Director, CPV Ltd As the UK accelerates towards its net zero ambitions, heat networks are moving from niche infrastructur…

Building Confidence in Heat Networks: Why Manufacturer Support Matters as Much as the Pipework

By Mark Whettall, Managing Director, CPV Ltd As the UK accelerates its transition to low-carbon heating, heat networks are becoming a central pillar…

Digital delivery: Why smarter pipework planning is becoming essential for heat networks

By Mark Whettall, Managing Director, CPV Ltd The heat network sector continues to scale up and projects are becoming larger, more complex and subjec…

A Beginner’s Guide to Selecting Pre-Insulated Pipe Systems for Buried Heat Networks

Heat networks are becoming an essential part of the UK’s low-carbon future. Whether you’re working on a small communal scheme or a city-scale distric…

Closing the standards gap for rigid polymer pre-insulated heat network pipes

By Mark Whettall, Managing Director, CPV Ltd Heat networks now have a seat at the top table. You could view the commencement of Ofgem’s regulatory r…

Warm Homes Plan: demand certainty is coming – buried infrastructure has to be ready

By Mark Whettall, Managing Director, CPV Ltd The UK Government’s Warm Homes Plan arrives at a moment when low-carbon heat is shifting from ambition…

Turning Waste into Warmth: Why EfW Must Sit at the Heart of the UK’s Heat Network Expansion

By Mark Whettall, Managing Director, CPV Ltd Heating our homes, workplaces and public buildings still accounts for around a third of the UK’s greenh…

The Importance of Water Treatment and Monitoring in Buried Heat Networks

Why the water inside your heat network matters as much as the pipework itself As the UK accelerates the rollout of low-carbon heat networks, the imp…