Social housing: net zero progress report - quarter 2 2024

Project Title: Rural Stirling Off-gas Electrification of Heat

Project Organisation: Rural Stirling Housing Association

Technology Type(s): ASHP, Solar PV and Battery Storage

Location(s): Aberfoyle, Stirling Council

Grant Value: £486,357

Completion Date: July 2022

Project Headline: Providing clean heating to 30 properties in Aberfoyle

Project Description:

The project focused on renewable microgeneration generation and electrification of heat with a holistic whole energy systems approach. 30 social rented properties around Aberfoyle received various energy efficiency measures, which varied depending on the property size and archetype.

The low carbon solution replaced a range of inefficient heating systems including solid fuel (coal) back boilers, electric panel heaters and electric storage heaters. The project was successful in reducing energy consumptions, carbon emissions, energy bills for tenants as well as improving thermal comfort in the homes.

The project’s aim was to address the problem of decarbonising heat in smaller, hard to treat domestic properties and accelerated the decarbonisation of heating in off gas properties.