{"id":1729,"date":"2026-04-09T08:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1729"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:41:08","slug":"queens-quay-heat-network-set-to-welcome-residents-of-nearby-flats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1729","title":{"rendered":"Queens Quay Heat Network Set to Welcome Residents of Nearby Flats"},"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>Queens Quay Heat Network Set to Welcome Residents of Nearby Flats<\/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=\"Queens Quay Heat Network Set to Welcome Residents of Nearby Flats\"><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"\"><meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"website\"><meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/press-releases\/queens-quay-heat-network-set-to-welcome-residents-of-nearby-flats\/\"><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Queens Quay Heat Network Set to Welcome Residents of Nearby Flats\"><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>The award-winning Queens Quay heat network is set to expand by connecting residents on nearby Dumbarton Road in Clydebank.\u00a0 Homes will receive heat from the low-carbon water source heat pump which has been supplying the Queens Quay development since 2020.<\/p>\n<p>46 homes, belonging to Clydebank Housing Association will be joining the network in this latest expansion which will add 450m of district heating pipework and the contract will also see Vital Energi provide the vTherm\u00b0e Heat Interface Units.<\/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\/2lsplagd\/queens-quay-247-copy.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=835&amp;height=474&amp;rnd=133619662401230000\" alt=\"Queens Quay 247 Copy (1)\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-image__text-container\">\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>Heat for the flats will come from the multi-award-winning Queens Quay Energy Centre which uses water source heat pumps to take heat from the nearby River Clyde<\/em><\/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\">It is welcome news that more buildings will now be supplied through the District Heating Network in Clydebank. The energy centre currently provides affordable low-carbon heating to local households, businesses and public buildings including the new Queens Quay care home and I am delighted to see an additional 46 homes added to the list. The network is one of a number of initiatives being undertaken by West Dunbartonshire Council in order to address climate change with a view to becoming net zero.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quote__author\">Alan Douglas &#8211; Regulatory &amp; Regeneration, <span class=\"quote__position\"> West Dunbartonshire Council &#8211; Chief Officer<\/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 project will connect 7 separate blocks, all belonging to Clydebank Housing Association.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Lutton, Vital Energi\u2019s Operations Director for North and Scotland commented, \u201cThe heat network was designed to alleviate fuel poverty and expand to serve local businesses, organisations and residents, so it\u2019s extremely exciting to connect more people to the scheme and share those benefits with them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll also be providing metering and billing services, customer services and operation and maintenance to ensure everyone connected has the best possible experience from their new heating scheme and we look forward to the heat on date and welcoming them to the Vital family.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Phase one of the project saw Vital Energi work in partnership with West Dunbartonshire Council to build a state-of-the-art energy centre in Clydebank.\u00a0 The energy centre houses two 2.65MW water source heat pumps which takes heat from the nearby River Clyde and uses it to heat local homes and businesses.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to know more about how\u00a0 West Dunbartonshire Council are using the River Clyde to heat the Queens Quay Development, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/our-work\/queens-quay-heat-network-design\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Queens Quay Heat Network Set to Welcome Residents of Nearby Flats The award-winning Queens Quay heat network is set to expand by connecting residents on nearby Dumbarton Road in Clydebank.\u00a0 Homes will receive heat from the low-carbon water source heat pump which has been supplying the Queens Quay development since 2020. 46 homes, belonging [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":362,"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-1729","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\/1729","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=1729"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1729\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1729"},{"taxonomy":"ve_media_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fve_media_section&post=1729"},{"taxonomy":"ve_media_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fve_media_year&post=1729"},{"taxonomy":"ve_sector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fve_sector&post=1729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}