Great Scott! Flats benefit from new green network

A BLOCK of flats in Cardiff Bay has become the first residential building in the capital to receive heat and hot water from the council's pioneering low-carbon district heat network.

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Former office block Scott Harbour was recently converted into 78 council-owned apartments and now provides much-needed social housing in the city.

As well as modern new accommodation, residents are now also enjoying sustainable heat and hot water.

Cardiff Heat Network captures heat from steam already produced as a byproduct of the process that powers electricity-generating turbines at Viridor's Trident Park Energy Recovery Facility. The heat is then transported through a network of highly insulated pipes to buildings across Cardiff Bay, where it provides a sustainable source of heat and hot water.