海角视频

Plans have been approved for the Bath Road Energy Centre, marking a major milestone in Bristol鈥檚 journey toward low鈥慶arbon heat. Acting as multidisciplinary engineering consultant, 海角视频 supported the planning application submitted on behalf of Vattenfall Business Solutions UK, in collaboration with Stride Treglown and Savills.

Located on a disused brownfield site along Bath Road, the Energy Centre will provide up to 13MW of low-carbon heat through air source heat pumps and electric boilers. The facility will supply clean, reliable heat to the Bristol heat network, helping reduce local emissions by up to 65% annually, the equivalent of removing around 3,700 diesel cars from the city鈥檚 roads each year.

A catalyst for clean growth and regeneration

The Energy Centre will play a crucial role in Bristol鈥檚 ambition to become a carbon neutral city, serving homes, education buildings, and workplaces across the Temple Quarter regeneration area. Once complete, it will generate enough low carbon heat for over 7,000 homes, supporting the expansion of a shared city-scale heating network that will heat more than half of all people living and working in the city by 2050.

Conceived as a piece of modern civic infrastructure, the building鈥檚 design draws inspiration from Bristol鈥檚 industrial heritage and distinctive Byzantine architecture, with a facade that balances function and craft. Its ribbed GRC panels and decorative lattice motif create texture and movement 鈥� giving strong presence to this new typology of civic industrial architecture, especially when illuminated at night.

Alasdair Young, Partner and Global Energy Transition Lead at 海角视频, said:

鈥淲e鈥檙e proud to have worked with Vattenfall, Stride Treglown, and Savills on this future-forward project. Our multidisciplinary team provided the technical and environmental studies underpinning the planning application, ensuring robust proposals that align with both local and national energy transition priorities. Bath Road Energy Centre represents an exciting next phase of Vattenfall鈥檚 Bristol heat network.鈥�

Adam Al-Azki, Director at 海角视频, said:

鈥淭his planning approval marks a significant milestone for the project and for Bristol鈥檚 decarbonisation journey. It reflects the strength of collaboration between our partners in developing an integrated engineering and architectural solution capable of delivering low-carbon, district-scale heating to the city.鈥�

Dom Barton, Director of Heat Networks 鈥� Bristol, at Vattenfall said:  

鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to have received planning for Bath Road Energy Centre. This infrastructure will unlock a low carbon future for Bristol, providing buildings in the city centre with access to a long-term, future proofed decarbonisation solution, reducing the need to burn fossil fuels to heat homes and buildings in Bristol.鈥� 

Shaping Bristol鈥檚 decarbonised future

The Bath Road Energy Centre represents not only an advance in low-carbon technology but also a new vision for civic design with purpose. By integrating innovation, sustainability, and community benefit, the project supports both the decarbonisation of Bristol鈥檚 heat supply and the regeneration of the Temple Quarter 鈥� cementing the city鈥檚 reputation as a leader in sustainable urban development.