APSE Energy Event - Sheffield - Heat networks – policies, plans, practicalities, problems and proper progress!
Date: Thursday 27 November 2025, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Venue: Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street, Sheffield, S1 2HH
APSE Energy’s held an event on Thursday 27th November 2025 at Sheffield Town Hall. This event provided the opportunity to be brought up to date with the latest government policy on heat networks, hear from Sheffield City Council on their Advanced Zoning Programme, provide insights into how heat networks will be regulated in future, as well as a site visit to the Veolia Energy Recovery Facility. The event also involved a site visit to Veolia's Energy Recovery Facility, giving delegates a chance to see a heat network in practice.
Presentations:
Agenda:
A policy context - Why the focus on heat networks?
Ben Brown, Heat Networks Strategy Lead, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Sheffield’s Advanced Zoning Programme for heat networks
Kathryn Warrington, Heat Network Programme Lead, Sheffield City Council
Regulating heat: in the future
Tom Knox, Associate & Maggie Burns, Associate, Sharpe Pritchard
Learning from the experience of others
Dr Nicola Gulley, Senior Researcher, Association for Decentralised Energy
Site Visit and presentation.
Ben Thompson, Head of District Energy Operations, Veolia United Kingdom.
Promoting excellence in public services
APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit unincorporated association working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services, hosting a network for frontline service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, cemeteries and crematorium, environmental health, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.
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