Disgrifiad o'r contract
This is a Contract Award for the following:
Bridgend County Borough has extensive areas of coal mining and in late 2013 BCBC began to investigate the potential that the former mine workings offered as a geo-thermal source of heat. To date, several studies including heat and master planning have been completed, the most recent being the Upper Llynfi Valley Heat Network Project Feasibility Study (FS) focusing on the development of a mine water geothermal District Heat Network (DHN) in Caerau, delivered by a consortium led by Cardiff University. The study will be made available to the successful tenderer. The development of a DHN in the area will help reduce dependency upon fossil fuels and has the potential to reduce fuel poverty, create jobs, improve energy security and reduce emissions.
Under the planned scheme, heat will be extracted from the mine water and transported to residents’ properties using a network of pipes. It is expected that the scheme would use central heat pumps. There are options to be explored and assessed as a part of this study.
In 2016, BCBC submitted a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) application for capital funding of the proposed scheme. The ERDF application was approved in 2017 with a budget of £6.5M. As such, where appropriate, the successful contractor will need to adhere to all ERDF publicity guidelines. https://gov.wales/docs/wefo/publications/170207-publicity-guidance-v3-en.pdf
Work Package 1 – Techno-economic Study
The techno-economic study is often a part of the Detailed Project Development (DPD) of the project. Due to the need to give more certainty with this project, it has been decided that the techno-economic study will be completed first, and that the remainder of the DPD will follow. The aim should be that the techno-economic study specified here should be easily integrated into the DPD work that follows.
The detail of the scope of work is described in Appendix 3, Detailed Project Development Study Work Package WP2 Techno-Economic.
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