South Tyneside Council have launched Viking Energy, a renewable energy network that heats council buildings. Using water from the River Tyne, the network uses a water source heat pump and solar power to extract low grade heat from the water, compress it and export it to council buildings. One site has already opened and another two will open soon. It is expected that once all three are operational the council will reduce its Co2 emissions by 4000 tonnes every year.
