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 decarbonising heat. However, achieving the ambitious carbon reduction targets set out in policy frame…
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 infrastructure to a central pillar of the decarbonisation strategy. For developers delivering zonal-scale distric…
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 of national energy strategy. Government ambitions to supply up to seven per cent of heat demand via…
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 subject to increasing scrutiny by regulators and system owners. Developers, consultants, contractors and n…
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 district heating network, the one place you don’t want surprises is with your buried pipe system. Most long…
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 role in January 2026 as the defining moment, when heat networks came of age and could be seen as a vi…