industry news Thursday 24 Oct 2024 @ 08:47 Scottish Government Case Study: Locating low carbon heat systems in urban areas
Scottish Government Case Study: Locating low carbon heat systems in urban areas
Heating buildings accounts for >50% of all energy consumed in the UK, and 80% of buildings are currently heated by fossil fuels, generating approximately 25% of our greenhouse gas emissions. The decarbonisation of heat is therefore a top priority for the UK and Scottish Government.
On the journey to Net Zero, low carbon heating solutions such as ground source, air source and water source heat pumps are well proven and can be used to decarbonise heat supply in urban areas. It can, however, be a major challenge to find suitable space for this infrastructure within our densely populated cities and towns.
This eBook explains how Greenspace Scotland utilised location aware big-data analytics to analyse large volumes of data to help decarbonise heat supply in urban areas. The benefits include:
- 516 of Scotland’s urban settlements analysed potential to reduce carbon emissions by 4.7m tonnes
- Water source heat pumps could meet 50% Glasgow’s urban heat demand
- Sufficient urban green space identified to meet 79% of Scotland’s urban heat demand
Download this eBook today to discover this and other real-world examples of GIS in action
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