E.ON responds to London Infrastructure Framework

Commenting on the publication today of the Mayor of London and London Councils' new London Infrastructure Framework, Vijay Tank, Chief Commercial Officer, E.ON Energy Infrastructure Solutions, said:

“Our cities create sources of heat everywhere – from data centres to sewage works and energy from waste plants, even the fridges in supermarkets. This energy is abundant but is too often lost to the air rather than being captured as a more affordable, more secure, and more sustainable alternative for energy in our homes or businesses.

“From our work in cities such as Berlin, Hamburg, and Malmö, one lesson stands out: cities succeed when heat planning is coordinated, long‑term and grounded in shared purpose. London has a huge opportunity to lead the UK’s clean heat transition, and the London Infrastructure Framework can only help to accelerate the development of heat networks so the capital can reap the same long‑term benefits including new skilled green jobs and cleaner air.

“Cory’s ‘heat transmission main’ is one such project. Connecting all the way from Bexley where heat energy is generated right into the centre of the City and connecting to existing heat networks or other large heat consumers along the way.”

You can read more about heat networks, heat zones, and how the transition can create cleaner and more prosperous cities here.