Stirling Energy Centre - heat from waste water

Stirling’s £6 million Forthside Way District Heating Project uses a waste water heat recovery system and a combined heat and power plant to warm water, which then passes through 2.5km of underground pipes to heat The Peak Leisure Centre, Forthbank Stadium, St Modan’s High School and organisations such as Zero Waste Scotland and Volunteer Scotland. End-users are expected to save up to 10% on heating bills and the project, which is being considered for expansion, aims to reduce carbon emissions by 381 tonnes every year.

It was funded by Scottish Water Horizons, Stirling Council and The Scottish Government’s Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme with local independent technical services company FES carrying out the design, installation and commissioning of the district heating network.