Caerau Mine Water Heat Scheme in Bridgend County

project in planning

The project involves the development of a Caerau Mine Water Heat Scheme in Bridgend County, UK. The project site is the village of Caerau which lies at the head of the Llynfi valley some three miles north of Maesteg.  The energy source is to be mine water.The Caerau Mine Water District Heating Scheme is one of several projects being developed by BCBC in order to help meet the demands of the UK Climate Change Act 2008 which has set legally binding CO2 emission reduction targets of 35 % by 2020 and 80 % by 2050.This project is being undertaken with the assistance of the Heat Network Delivery Unit (HDNU), whose mandate is to support the development of heat networks to reduce the UK’s dependence upon fossil fuels and to reduce carbon emissions.It is intended that the proposed district heat network will connect to heat pumps that will provide warm water for both space heating and hot water for up to 800 homes in Caerau. The project includes borehole drilling and activation, installation of pipework infrastructure and the connection to some 400 homes.