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What changed on the map.

Every week we re-check the projects on the map against their sources. This page lists what changed: a new stage reached, a milestone reset, a value revised, a project added. The new position, what it was before, and the source we checked it against, for the last four weeks.

Week of 9 November 2026: 4 projects changed: 2 reached a new stage, 4 milestones updated, 1 value revised.

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Week of 2 November 2026

17 projects changed: 15 reached a new stage, 14 milestones updated, 10 values revised, 3 statuses changed.

Heat & Industrial · St Fergus, Aberdeenshire

Acorn / Scottish Cluster

  • Status: Pipelinewas: At tender
  • Stage: Development stage, pre-FID; c.£200m UK development funding announced in Spending Review Jun 2025was: Pre-FID (Storegga's 30% stake offered for sale since December 2025)
  • Value: c.£200m development fundingwas: £200m committed
  • Next milestone: FID, targeted within this Parliamentwas: FID; new owner for Storegga's stake

Source: The Acorn Project - UK government confirms support for Acorn in Spending Review →On the map →

Heat & Industrial · Bristol (Temple Quarter / Bedminster / Redcliffe), England

Bristol City Leap Heat Network (Vattenfall)

  • Stage: Operating with 35 buildings connected; £13.5m Green Heat Network Fund award (May 2026) for the next phase; Bath Road Energy Centre approvedwas: Active construction / pipe-laying; Bath Road Energy Centre approved by Bristol City Council (February 2026)
  • Value: £13.5m Green Heat Network Fund grant (May 2026)was: £21.3m Green Heat Network Fund grant (May 2025) and a further £13.5m (May 2026); part of a >£100m programme
  • Next milestone: Construction of the Temple Quarter network joining the Temple, Old Market and Redcliffe networks; up to four more connections within the next yearwas: Construction of the 13MW Bath Road Energy Centre and the Temple Quarter network linking the Temple, Old Market and Redcliffe networks

Source: Bristol City Leap news, 20 May 2026 →On the map →

Heat & Industrial · Cardiff Bay / Butetown, Cardiff, Wales

Cardiff Heat Network

  • Stage: First heat delivered to Cardiff and Vale College (November 2025); further buildings to connect in phaseswas: Operational / phased connections underway
  • Next milestone: Phased customer connections; funding options being explored for a possible Phase 2 city centre expansionwas: Phased customer connections; exploring funding for Phase 2 city-centre expansion

Source: Cardiff Newsroom – Cardiff Heat Network delivers first low-carbon heat →On the map →

Heat & Industrial · City of London (Square Mile and fringes of adjacent boroughs)

City of London heat network (Square Mile concession)

  • Stage: In procurement (tender notice published 16 December 2025; final tenders due 22 June 2026)was: In procurement (tender notice December 2025; award decision due 5 November 2026)
  • Next milestone: Award decision estimated 5 November 2026; development agreement start 26 November 2026was: Development partner award decision 5 November 2026; development agreement programmed to start 26 November 2026

Source: Find a Tender (City of London Corporation); City of London Corporation →On the map →

Heat & Industrial · Belvedere, London Borough of Bexley, England

Cory Riverside 2 Energy-from-Waste & Riverside Heat Network

  • Stage: Riverside 2 under construction; Riverside Heat Network proposedwas: Under construction (EfW); heat network in development
  • Value: Not disclosedwas: Riverside 2 estimated at £500m+
  • Next milestone: Riverside 2 completion and heat network deliverywas: Riverside 2 commissioning (2026) and heat-network connection

Source: Cory Group – Riverside Heat Network →On the map →

Heat & Industrial · Derby city centre, Derbyshire, England

Derby Energy Network (1Energy)

  • Stage: In development; £23m Green Heat Network Fund grant awarded (January 2025)was: Pre-construction; consenting
  • Value: £23m Green Heat Network Fund grant plus over £100m 1Energy investmentwas: £23m Green Heat Network Fund grant (Jan 2025) plus £100m+ private investment
  • Next milestone: Planning consent and start of energy centre and network construction; heat on for Phase 1 customers planned for April 2029was: Planning consent and start of construction; the developer's programme dates of April 2026 and July 2026 have passed with neither announced. Heat supply to first customers targeted for April 2029

Source: 1Energy – Derby Energy Network →On the map →

Heat & Industrial · Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, East London, England

East London Energy Network Extension (Bring Energy)

  • Stage: £8.8m Green Heat Network Fund award (May 2025) to extend the Pudding Mill Lane networkwas: Development / committed pre-construction
  • Next milestone: Heat supply rolling out between 2027 and 2030was: Heat supply rollout 2027–2030

Source: Triple Point / GHNF – largest GHNF announcement to date →On the map →

Heat & Industrial · Gateshead town centre / Baltic Quarter, Tyne and Wear, England

Gateshead District Energy Scheme (mine water heat)

  • Stage: Operational since March 2023was: Operational and expanding
  • Value: Grant of almost £6m; scheme funded by the Heat Network Investment Project and Gateshead Councilwas: ~£6m Heat Networks Investment Project grant plus council funding
  • Next milestone: Connection of 270 privately owned homes, a new conference centre and a hotel developmentwas: Connection of 270 privately owned homes, a new conference centre and hotel development

Source: Mining Remediation Authority – Gateshead mine water energy scheme →On the map →

Heat & Industrial · Liverpool Bay / NW England

HyNet North West

  • Stage: Financial close reached (April 2025); project in construction phasewas: In construction — T&S 25% complete
  • Value: Not disclosedwas: £2bn+ approved
  • Next milestone: Completion of construction and start of CO2 storage operationswas: Douglas CCS platform installation — sources now disagree. Eni/HyNet material still refers to installation later in 2026, while project documentation describes the jacket, piles and topsides going in over roughly two months commencing Q2 2027. Treat the 2026 date as unsafe until Eni confirms.

Source: HyNet / Eni / Energy Voice →On the map →

Heat & Industrial · Leeds city centre / South Bank, West Yorkshire, England

Leeds PIPES District Heat Network (expansion)

  • Status: Pipelinewas: Live
  • Stage: Leeds PIPES operating; Hemiko appointed (March 2026) to develop a new city centre network, starting with a South Bank phasewas: Operational network, next city centre and South Bank phase in pre-construction with Hemiko

Source: Leeds City Council news →On the map →

Heat & Industrial · Manchester city centre (Civic Quarter), England

Manchester Civic Quarter Heat Network

  • Stage: Supplying low-carbon heat to first customer, Manchester Central; G99 and G100 compliance achievedwas: Operational / commissioning further connections
  • Next milestone: Connection of several more major civic buildings over the coming weekswas: Connection of several more civic buildings over coming weeks following G99/G100 commissioning

Source: Vital Energi press release – network begins delivering low-carbon heat →On the map →

Heat & Industrial · Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Heat Network (Hogsmill)

  • Status: At tenderwas: Pipeline
  • Stage: Development-partner tender notice published 30 Apr 2026 (updated 15 May 2026); procurement under waywas: Development-partner tender launched May 2026 (contract award due Jun 2027)
  • Value: £360m ex VAT estimated contract value (£432m inc VAT); reference scheme £33m; GHNF grant est. £11mwas: ~£10–12m development-partner contract (wider network reported at ~£432m)

Source: Find a Tender - Procurement of a Development Partner for Kingston Potential Zone Area →On the map →

Heat & Industrial · Sheffield city centre, South Yorkshire, England

Sheffield Zonal Heat Network (Advanced Zoning Programme)

  • Value: £1.0m ex VAT (£1.2m inc VAT) development-partner contractwas: £1.0m (ex VAT) development-partner contract
  • Next milestone: Contract award; planned contract period 18 Aug 2026 to 17 Aug 2028was: Formal tender publication; contract period Aug 2026–Aug 2028

Source: Find a Tender - OCDS record, Heat Network Development Partner for the Sheffield AZP Opportunity Area →On the map →

Heat & Industrial · Worthing town centre, West Sussex, England

Worthing Heat Network (Hemiko)

  • Stage: Construction continuing: western arm towards Pavilion Theatre, early Sep to October half term 2026; Splashpoint connection pipework 15 Jun to 22 Julwas: Phase 1 complete (late 2025); Phase 2 preparatory works starting
  • Value: Not disclosedwas: £7m+ Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme grant; £40m Hemiko investment (phase 1); ~£500m total by 2050
  • Next milestone: Further works on other sections later in 2026, planned around Christmas tradingwas: Hemiko aimed to finish phase 2 before the 2026 school summer holidays; completion unreported as of October 2026

Source: Worthing Heat Network - Next phase of Worthing Heat Network construction to continue this autumn →On the map →

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