{"id":1662,"date":"2026-04-09T08:40:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1662"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:40:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:40:48","slug":"leeds-pipes-claims-top-residential-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1662","title":{"rendered":"Leeds PIPES Claims Top Residential Award"},"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>Leeds PIPES Claims Top Residential Award<\/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=\"Leeds PIPES Claims Top Residential Award\"><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"\"><meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"website\"><meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/press-releases\/leeds-pipes-claims-top-residential-award\/\"><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Leeds PIPES Claims Top Residential Award\"><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>We\u2019d like to congratulate our partners, Leeds City Council and Ener-vate after the Leeds PIPES network was named as a winner at the Energy Awards in London.<\/p>\n<p>The project won \u201cEnergy Project of the Year\u201d in the residential category, with the judges saying, &#8220;This is an important demonstrator of the practicality of district heating systems and hopefully a model that can be taken forward elsewhere. An excellent entry that hits all the right notes. A great mix of concept, realisation, data and outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since the project began in 2018, the network has grown to include 30km of district heating pipework, connecting 2,375 homes and 28 buildings, making it a true city-wide heat network.<\/p>\n<p>Crucially, because the project takes heat from the nearby Recycling and Energy Facility and doesn\u2019t rely on fossil fuels, the council were able to bring stability to customers\u2019 energy bills during times of spiraling energy costs.<\/p>\n<p>Another important outcome of the project is that it has helped Leeds City make strong progress to meeting its net zero targets and in 2023 alone and was responsible for almost 6,000 tonnes of carbon reduction.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d like to congratulate our project partners, everyone who has and continues to work on the project to grow, operate and maintain it and a big \u201cthank you\u201d to the people of Leeds for their continued support.<\/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\/xszhnqhe\/microsoftteams-image.png?crop=0.018725366113321693,0,0.37611745608675562,0&amp;cropmode=percentage&amp;width=835&amp;height=474&amp;rnd=133646597374530000\" alt=\"Microsoftteams Image\"><\/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>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Leeds PIPES Claims Top Residential Award We\u2019d like to congratulate our partners, Leeds City Council and Ener-vate after the Leeds PIPES network was named as a winner at the Energy Awards in London. 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