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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jillian Ambrose

Heat from sewers, tube and Thames could soon warm London buildings

a blurred image of passengers on a platform as a Tube train passes
Network of pipes could carry excess heat from the London Underground and other sources to power hot water and central heating. Photograph: William Barton/Alamy

About 1,000 London buildings including the Houses of Parliament and the National Gallery could soon be warmed by low-carbon heat sourced from the River Thames, London Underground and sewer networks.

Plans to develop the UK’s biggest heat network to supply decarbonised heat to buildings across Westminster were set out on Wednesday by the government as part of its pledge to back seven heat network zones with more than £5m of public funding.

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