{"id":1549,"date":"2026-04-09T08:40:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1549"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:40:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:40:05","slug":"blackburn-with-darwen-council-partner-with-vital-energi-on-carbon-reduction-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1549","title":{"rendered":"Blackburn with Darwen Council Partner with Vital Energi to Reduce Carbon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no\"><meta http-equiv=\"X-UA-Compatible\" content=\"IE=edge\"><meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><title>Blackburn with Darwen Council Partner with Vital Energi On Carbon Reduction Project<\/title><meta name=\"description\" content=\"\"><meta name=\"keywords\" content=\"\"><meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index,follow\"><meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index,follow\"><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\"><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Blackburn with Darwen Council Partner with Vital Energi On Carbon Reduction Project\"><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"\"><meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"website\"><meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/press-releases\/blackburn-with-darwen-council-partner-with-vital-energi-on-carbon-reduction-project\/\"><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blackburn with Darwen Council Partner with Vital Energi On Carbon Reduction Project\"><meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-case-study rte\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-case-study__wrap\">\n<p>Blackburn with Darwen Council have set a target of being carbon neutral by 2030 and as part of this ambition, will be working with Vital Energi on a new heat decarbonisation plan which will investigate ways in which the council can lower the emissions from their estate.<\/p>\n<p>Vital Energi will produce the plan which will inform the council\u2019s transition to being carbon neutral by 2030 and inform an application for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/#\">funding to the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>David Wilkinson, Vital Energi\u2019s Design Director for Pre-Construction, commented, \u201cThis is a fantastic opportunity to be working on a project with some of the area\u2019s best-loved and most-iconic buildings. The mix of premises make this project interesting, with some originating from the mid-1800s and others only approximately 10 years old.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-image rte\" data-anchor=\"\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-image__wrap\">\n<div class=\"rich-text-image__img-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rich-text-image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/4fcdc5i4\/blackburn-croppped.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=835&amp;height=474&amp;rnd=133210189015930000\" alt=\"Blackburn Croppped\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-image__text-container\">\n<p>One of our engineers assessing the existing solar system at Darwen Leisure Centre<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/javascript:\" class=\"js-read-more-rte read-more-btn\">Solution detail<span class=\"btn__link font-ico-plus\"><\/span><span class=\"btn__link font-ico-minus\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quote\">\n<div class=\"wrap quote__wrap\">\n<div class=\"swiper-container js-simple-quotes\">\n<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n<div class=\"quote__holder\"><span class=\"quote__icon\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"28\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 28\"><g fill=\"#F58220\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M12.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 5.681 28H2.033a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 12.319 0zM30.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 23.681 28h-3.648a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 30.319 0z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"quote__holder\">\n<p class=\"quote__text\">What this project does is allow us to survey each building, looking for opportunities to upgrade their heating systems and controls to make them more efficient, which will also save them money on their energy bills. We\u2019ll be investigating everything from draught proofing and insulation, through to rooftop solar panels and heat pumps and at the end of the project the council will have a roadmap of the opportunities available to them on their journey to being carbon neutral.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quote__author\">David Wilkinson, <span class=\"quote__position\"> Vital Energi\u2019s Design Director &#8211; Pre-construction<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-case-study rte\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-case-study__wrap\">\n<p>The council has chosen 13 of their buildings for the project and Vital Energi have undertaken in-depth surveys to identify the best options which could reduce carbon emissions by hundreds of tonnes per year. Buildings include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10 Duke St, Blackburn<\/li>\n<li>Blackburn Central Library<\/li>\n<li>Blackburn Market<\/li>\n<li>Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery<\/li>\n<li>Blackburn Sports &amp; Leisure Centre<\/li>\n<li>Blackburn Town Hall<\/li>\n<li>Darwen Leisure Centre<\/li>\n<li>Darwen Town Hall<\/li>\n<li>Blackburn Enterprise Centre<\/li>\n<li>King Georges Hall<\/li>\n<li>Witton Park Arena<\/li>\n<li>Darwen Town Hall<\/li>\n<li>Darwen Library &amp; Theatre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Blackburn with Darwen Council Partner with Vital Energi On Carbon Reduction Project Blackburn with Darwen Council have set a target of being carbon neutral by 2030 and as part of this ambition, will be working with Vital Energi on a new heat decarbonisation plan which will investigate ways in which the council can lower [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"ve_media_section":[3],"ve_media_year":[],"ve_sector":[],"class_list":["post-1549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","ve_media_section-press-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1549\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/61"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1549"},{"taxonomy":"ve_media_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fve_media_section&post=1549"},{"taxonomy":"ve_media_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fve_media_year&post=1549"},{"taxonomy":"ve_sector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fve_sector&post=1549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}