§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will investigate the possibility of using waste heat generated by manufacturing industry for domestic purposes as the Danish are now doing.
§ Dr. John CunninghamI have noted the scheme in Fredericia, Denmark with interest and would wish to encourage130W viable schemes in the United Kingdom which use waste heat from industry. Waste heat utilisation was identified as one of six priority areas for industrial energy saving in the recent report on energy conservation research, development and demonstration, published in November 1978 as energy paper Number 32. The development of combined heat and power district heating networks could provide new opportunities for such sources of heat, including the recovery of heat from refuse incinerators. I have myself recently visited Denmark, Sweden and Finland to see how district heating schemes operate in these countries. The combined heat and power group has examined the future role of cobined heat and power district heating in the United Kingdom and its report will be available shortly.