{"id":1629,"date":"2026-04-09T08:40:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1629"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:40:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:40:32","slug":"heat-networks-industry-announces-plan-to-create-thousands-of-green-collar-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1629","title":{"rendered":"Heat Networks Industry Creates Thousands Of Jobs"},"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>Heat Networks Industry Announces Plan To Create Thousands Of \u2018Green Collar\u2019 Jobs<\/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=\"Heat Networks Industry Announces Plan To Create Thousands Of \u2018Green Collar\u2019 Jobs\"><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"\"><meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"website\"><meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/press-releases\/heat-networks-industry-announces-plan-to-create-thousands-of-green-collar-jobs\/\"><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Heat Networks Industry Announces Plan To Create Thousands Of \u2018Green Collar\u2019 Jobs\"><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 class=\"rich-text-case-study__text rte__text\"><span class=\"rich-text-case-study__text rte__text rich-text-pumps__text\">The heat networks industry, which delivers heat to close to 500,000 customers across the country as an alternative to heating from individual gas boilers, has launched the Heat Networks Industry Council (HNIC) today at an online event with Energy and Clean Growth Minister, Kwasi Kwarteng MP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"accordion__text\">The industry has set out its pledge to support \u00a330-50bn of investment and the creation of up to 35,000 new direct jobs by 2050, with the right policy frameworks in place.<\/p>\n<\/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\">Heat networks will play a vital role in a future net-zero economy by helping to decarbonise how we heat our buildings while creating new green jobs. \u201cThe government\u2019s \u00a3270m Green Heat Networks Fund underlines our support for the industry, and we back the new Heat Networks Industry Council to deliver on its ambitions for investment and job creation as part of reaching net zero emissions by 2050.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quote__author\">Kwasi Kwarteng, <span class=\"quote__position\"> Minister for Energy and Clean Growth<\/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 class=\"rich-text-image__text rte__image-text\"><strong>Dan McGrail, Chair of The Heat Networks Industry Council said:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe heat networks industry can play a big role in helping the UK reach our net zero carbon targets. The pandemic has caused a difficult economic situation but, today, our industry is setting out our shared ambition to create investment and jobs, accelerate carbon reduction, deliver consistent and excellent customer experiences and ultimately create smarter, more liveable cities across the country\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-text-image__text rte__image-text\">The HNIC offer, detailed directly to government and launched at today\u2019s event, includes the ambition to deliver:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"rich-text-image__text rte__image-text\">Universal zero carbon heat networks by 2035;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"rich-text-image__text rte__image-text\">The capability (investment, skills, supply chain) necessary for 18% of UK heat demand to be met through heat networks by 2050;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"rich-text-image__text rte__image-text\">Up to 35,000 new direct jobs in the sector by 2050;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"rich-text-image__text rte__image-text\">Investment of up to \u00a350bn into the UK market by 2050;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"rich-text-image__text rte__image-text\">City-wide strategic heat network plans for all major cities by 2030;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"rich-text-image__text rte__image-text\">Consistent and excellent customer experience for all heat network users;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"rich-text-image__text rte__image-text\">Efficient and low cost, digitally-enabled heat for all networks;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"rich-text-image__text rte__image-text\">The HNIC includes the spectrum of companies involved in the delivery of heat, including heat network providers to tens of thousands of customers. Founding members include Siemens, SSE Heat Networks, Veolia, EDF Energy, Energetik, Switch2, EON-UK, Vattenfall, Pinnacle Power, Vital Energi, Engie, Ramboll, Jeremy Bungey sitting as an Independent and Metropolitan. New HNIC members include Guru Systems, Insite Energy, London &amp; Quadrant, Star Renewables, Uniper, Bristol Council, Enviroenergy and Viridor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-text-image__text rte__image-text\">The HNIC encourages heat network companies in the UK to sign up to the ask and offer of the Council.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-text-image__text rte__image-text\">At the launch of HNIC today, moderated by Politico&#8217;s Ryan Heath, industry members heard from; Polly Billington, Director of UK100, Doug Parr, Greenpeace Chief Scientist and Policy Director; and Lord Duncan of Springbank, who was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from July 2019 to February 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-text-image__text rte__image-text\"><strong>Dan McGrail, Chair of The Heat Networks Industry Council said:<\/strong>\u00a0&#8220;We understand the economic challenges ahead of us as a country, which is why we want to do all that we can as the heat network industry to create jobs and investment. Our investment will generate jobs and will contribute to a sustainable economic transition in line with the United Kingdom&#8217;s net zero targets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-text-image__text rte__image-text\">According to research from the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, the Climate Change Committee and the IPPR Economic Justice Commission, investing in non-gas boiler heating solutions is a top priority for sustainable investment that takes the country along the path to net zero heat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tags-social\">\n<div class=\"wrap tags-social__wrap\">\n<div class=\"tags-social__content\">\n<div class=\"tags-social__content-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/press-releases\/?sector=21fa55fc-aebf-4d54-bf1a-343b415c2218\" class=\"tags-social__tag\">Government estate<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tags-social__content-right\"><span class=\"tags-social__social-title\">Share:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/press-releases\/heat-networks-industry-announces-plan-to-create-thousands-of-green-collar-jobs\/\" class=\"tags-social__social-link\" target=\"_blank\"> <span class=\"tags-social__icon font-ico-twitter\"><\/span> <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=http:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/press-releases\/heat-networks-industry-announces-plan-to-create-thousands-of-green-collar-jobs\/\" class=\"tags-social__social-link\" target=\"_blank\"> <span class=\"tags-social__icon font-ico-linkedin\"><\/span> <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#ba85d8d5dec387d2cececa809595cdcdcd94ccd3cedbd6dfd4dfc8ddd394d9d594cfd195d7dfded3db95cac8dfc9c997c8dfd6dfdbc9dfc995d2dfdbce97d4dfcecdd5c8d1c997d3d4decfc9cec8c397dbd4d4d5cfd4d9dfc997cad6dbd497ced597d9c8dfdbcedf97ced2d5cfc9dbd4dec997d5dc97ddc8dfdfd497d9d5d6d6dbc897d0d5d8c995\" class=\"tags-social__social-link\" target=\"_blank\"> <span class=\"tags-social__icon font-ico-envelope\"><\/span> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Heat Networks Industry Announces Plan To Create Thousands Of \u2018Green Collar\u2019 Jobs The heat networks industry, which delivers heat to close to 500,000 customers across the country as an alternative to heating from individual gas boilers, has launched the Heat Networks Industry Council (HNIC) today at an online event with Energy and Clean Growth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"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-1629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","ve_media_section-press-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1629","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=1629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1629\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1629"},{"taxonomy":"ve_media_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fve_media_section&post=1629"},{"taxonomy":"ve_media_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fve_media_year&post=1629"},{"taxonomy":"ve_sector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fve_sector&post=1629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}