Lerwick's District Heating Scheme
- Innovative scheme introduced in 1991 based on the Danish model
- Heating homes & commercial properties from waste that would otherwise head to landfill
- Serving ~6,000 people per day including homes, hospital, council offices, schools, swimming pool, cinema
Economic Benefits
- Profits made are given as Gift Aid to the Charitable Trust for further local investment
- Substantial shared savings for larger commercial buildings (no need for dedicated boiler rooms)
- For end customers: lower cost than electric heating, comparable to burning oil at its current price (but much greener)
Energy Recovery Plant
- 4.5 million bin bags converted to energy every year (an area of 160 full sized football pitches)
- Minimal emissions with all toxins filtered avoiding environmental damage caused by landfill
- 80% efficient compared to 55% gas, 30% nuclear and any number of renewable sources can feed in
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