The Mersey Heat Energy Centre has officially opened and, in a North West first, will now begin heating the multi-billion-pound Liverpool Waters Development with heat extracted from the Leeds/Liverpool Canal.
This milestone marks a new phase in the Mersey Heat Network, bringing low-carbon heating to the people, businesses and buildings of Liverpool.
The project is now serving well-known properties such as the Titanic Hotel and Tobacco Warehouse, and looking ahead, the network has the potential to serve up to 17,000 homes across Liverpool.
The event was hosted by Ener-Vate, trusted commercial consultants in the low-carbon energy sector and lead developer of the scheme on behalf of The Peel Group, leading investors in infrastructure, transport, and real estate. We’re proud to have formed a collaborative partnership with both organisations to deliver this latest addition to Liverpool’s low-carbon infrastructure.
Since we were appointed in 2019 to design, build, and maintain the project, the team has made remarkable progress, working in partnership to complete the state-of-the-art energy centre, and its supporting heat network.
However, our efforts extend beyond construction. From the outset, community engagement has been a core priority and will remain so through the next phases and beyond.
The official opening was marked by the presence of key stakeholders, including Councillor Liam Robinson, leader of Liverpool City Council, and Councillor Anthony Burns, Leader of St Helens Borough Council and Net Zero Cabinet Leader for the Liverpool City Region, who attended to witness and celebrate the milestone event.
For more information on the technologies used on the project, take a look at the case study here.
