Bring Energy

Bring Energy operates the UK’s largest portfolio of heating and cooling networks, working with policymakers, developers and suppliers to help decarbonise heating across the UK. 

Currently we supply sustainable heating and cooling to more than 450 business connections and around 12,000 residential connections across the UK. 

Backed by Swiss Life Asset Managers and Schroders Greencoat, we combine global expertise with a UK team experienced in running some of the country’s largest concessions. 

In response to growing demand for low-carbon heat networks, we are creating and expanding low and net zero carbon heating and cooling to new and existing communities across the UK. We deliver district heating and cooling for iconic developments including the Battersea Power Station, the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Newcastle Helix and St James Quarter in Edinburgh. 

Bring Energy is managing, maintaining and optimising existing networks, enhancing customer service and decarbonising our portfolio - starting with a large-scale water source heat pump installation recovering wasted heat from cooling processes at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. 

We are committed to leading the way to create local jobs, regional growth and inward investment while also helping to meet the UK’s targets for decarbonisation and energy security. This includes our own commitment to operating net zero schemes across our networks by 2035. 

Our Work  

At Bring Energy, we build bespoke network solutions designed to meet the needs of diverse communities, using locally generated energy to heat homes and businesses of every scale. 

Our services are end-to-end, collaborating with our partners to design, develop and operate and maintain networks that deliver for our customers. We pride ourselves on being a partner to the communities we operate in, sensitive to local environments and requirements.  

How we are empowering Newcastle with Sustainable Heat 

In 2018, Bring was awarded a 40-year contract by the Regenerate Newcastle partnership to design, build, and operate an energy centre at the Helix, and to develop heat networks in Newcastle. The Helix, a state-of-the art 24-acre collaborative ecosystem and innovation hub, caters to a diverse range of residential, business, and public buildings, focusing data and life sciences.  

Our work supports various entities within the Newcastle-upon-Tyne boundary, including NHS, educational centres, housing providers and developers, and emergency services buildings. With a commitment to sustainability, the Helix scheme is projected to save 30,650 thousand tonnes of carbon over its lifetime and is on track to transition to net zero heat. 

Key features of this project include the JV partnership with Newcastle City Council, which oversees design, construction, operation, maintenance, supply, billing, and customer service. A 732m2 purpose-built energy centre enhances this robust network, which has not only expanded beyond the original 5.2km of pipework at the Helix site but is also planning for further major expansions to continue serving the community's evolving needs. 

Driving Decarbonisation in the UK’s Second City 

Our collaborative project with Birmingham City Council, the Birmingham District Energy Company, is playing a pivotal role in the city’s climate change strategy, which aims to significantly reduce CO2 emissions. Today, the overall network comprises three schemes, Broad Street, a Trigeneration (heat, power and cooling) led system, and two Eastside schemes. 

The Birmingham District Energy scheme has enjoyed growth since its inception, enabling the on-going expansion of the scheme and is at the beginning of its decarbonisation journey. Overall, the scheme is now saving over 14,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum compared to traditional systems. 

Bringing Heat to the Olympic Park and Stratford City  

East London Energy (ELE) provides multiple business and residential buildings across the Queen Elizabeth Park and its surrounding areas with low carbon heat. The networks are at the forefront of heat decarbonisation and are leading the net zero transition with commercial and technological innovations. 

Bring Energy designed, developed and built the infrastructure for ELE, and we will run ELE as a customer-facing energy supplier to the area until 2053. Linked to the development of the iconic 2012 London Olympics and Paralympic Games, ELE has been a highly visible project which had an initial capital expenditure of around £140 million.  

Since its launch in 2012, we have continually innovated our systems which has allowed us to grow the network, doubling its size and increasing its low carbon heat capacity, benefitting our customers in the process.