SOL - Solihull Town Centre Heat Networks Feasibility Study

Tender description

The Council wishes to appoint suitably qualified consultant or consultants to undertake this feasibility study that will be commissioned in two parts: o Part 1: will review the boundary of the study area, update (as required) the previous energy demand and supply assessment and consider a range of technical options, including: the fuel(s) to be used, building suitability and heat/cooling/power demand profiles, distribution pipe routes, and connections into buildings. The study will also consider electricity private wire opportunities and district cooling and then test commercial viability of the preferred option(s). The initial techno-economic modelling will assess whether the lifecycle cost of viable scheme(s) identified are recoverable over a reasonable financial period, and at an attractive cost to potential heat suppliers and customers. o Part 2: If the results are favourable, and stakeholders are interested in pursuing the preferred heat network option(s), a deeper level of technical and economic modelling will follow in Part 2; refining or confirming assumptions, routes and connections and developing the economic model to allow commercial sensitivities to be tested.