Suffolk County Council has led the feasibility work for a heat network project since 2021 and has now secured £10 million from the Government’s Green Heat Network Fund.
The project will harness naturally occurring heat from the River Gipping and deliver it to buildings across Ipswich.
The scheme should improve local air quality and reduce carbon emissions.
Richard Rout, cabinet member at Suffolk County Council, said: “This will be a significant project for Ipswich, one which the county council is proud to have been leading on for a number of years, and has now secured a successful funding bid.
“By taking energy from the River Gipping, there is the potential to provide over 35 GWh of heat each year to public buildings across Ipswich – enough to power around 40 buildings in the first phase, ranging from offices to community buildings.
“We have been in discussions with a number of potential beneficiaries, and the first buildings could be connected as early as 2028.”
Learnings from the project will facilitate potential heat network expansion to other parts of the town, and possibly other locations in the county.
Image: Suffolk County Council
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