City of Stirling, Forthside area
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Personal / Community: Community project
Energy sub-category: Power generation
Description: Stirling Council has embarked on a ground-breaking project in partnership with Scottish Water Horizons that will be the first in the UK to use a mix of cutting-edge renewable technologies to harness energy from by extracting heat from the city's waste water treatment works and supplying it to homes, schools, businesses and public buildings through a new district heating main.
Website about this solution: https://my.stirling.gov.uk/news/2018/december-2018/stirling-council-and-scottish-water-horizons-join-forces-for-pioneering-renewables-project/
Video about this solution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilYPsWLQXNk
Why I love this solution: The Stirling Renewable Heat Project will bring cheap, low-carbon heat to the city through a district heating network, delivering a range of significant environmental and economic benefits.