{"id":350662,"date":"2024-11-09T10:33:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T09:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=350662"},"modified":"2024-11-09T10:33:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T09:33:24","slug":"manchesters-24m-green-network-that-doesnt-contribute-to-net-zero-and-loses-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=350662","title":{"rendered":"Manchester\u2019s \u00a324m green network that doesn\u2019t contribute to net zero (and loses\u00a0money!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Bosses have admitted \u2018mistakes were made\u2019 when setting up Manchester\u2019s \u00a324m green energy network.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Manchester Energy Network <\/em>uses a huge boiler on Lower Mosley Street to generate power<\/em><\/a>, with excess heat from the system vented to major buildings in the city centre like Manchester Art Gallery, the Bridgewater Hall and <\/em>Manchester Central<\/em><\/a> to keep them warm.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the council-owned network <\/em>has lost more than \u00a31m<\/em><\/a> since being powered up in 2022. It was also billed as a greener way for the city to keep the lights on when town hall chiefs approved construction in 2018, but so far it has not helped meet net zero targets monitored by climate scientists at the Tyndall Centre.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s because it\u2019s fuelled by gas generated from biomass, which is then certified as environmentally-friendly with Renewable Gas Guarantees of Origin (RGGOs). But the \u2018credentials\u2019 of RGGOs began to be questioned by the government in 2021 \u2014 before the network even opened.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was revealed earlier this year bosses ploughed on with using RGGOs because they \u2018sought advice, but not from the Tyndall Centre\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That meant the \u00a324m project could not help meet Manchester\u2019s net zero targets, but it has replaced ageing infrastructure making \u2018customer\u2019 buildings more efficient.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, Sarah Narici, the council boss brought in to steady the ship, has admitted \u2018mistakes were made\u2019 in the set-up of the system.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Appearing before a resources and governance scrutiny committee on Thursday (November 7), Ms Narici also confirmed RGGOs would no longer be used in the future. She said: \u201cThe arrangements have been made and continue to be there to exit from the RGGOs. These cannot contribute to our zero-carbon pathway.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlease be assured the pathway put forward\u2026 will fully comply with Tyndall Centre recommendations.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the move will satisfy some of the concerns over the network, more financial woes are expected to be reported at the end of the year. Thus far, the council-owned special purpose vehicle company has made a \u00a31,324,202 loss in its first two years of operation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another loss is \u2018likely\u2019 for its third financial year which ended in April 2024, a council report from March said, with final accounts published in December.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/greater-manchester-news\/bosses-admit-mistakes-manchesters-24m-30318984<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Manchester Energy Network\u00a0uses a huge boiler on Lower Mosley Street to generate power, with excess heat from the system vented to major buildings in the city centre like Manchester Art Gallery, the Bridgewater Hall and\u00a0Manchester Central\u00a0to keep them warm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":350666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691831391,691831392,691821346,691818154],"class_list":{"0":"post-350662","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-green-network","9":"tag-huge-boiler","10":"tag-manchester","11":"tag-net-zero","13":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0green-jobs1.png?fit=1280%2C638&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1tdQ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":269419,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=269419","url_meta":{"origin":350662,"position":0},"title":"Manchester plans world\u2019s largest battery to tackle intermittent wind\u00a0energy","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"25\/07\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"What the storage plant will do is make a decent profit by buying power at low prices during time of surplus, and selling it back at high prices when supplies are tight because of the intermittency of wind power. 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