Stroud District Council awards green energy contract to local business
Stonehouse-based Cotswold Energy Group has landed a £5 million contract to fit renewable heating systems in three of Stroud District Council’s largest public buildings.
Cotswold Energy Group will replace ageing gas boilers with air source heat pumps at Stratford Park Leisure Centre, The Museum in the Park and The Pulse leisure centre in Dursley.
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The work will save an estimated 704 tonnes of carbon emissions every year and is a key aim in Stroud District Council’s 2030 Strategy to make the Stroud district carbon neutral by 2030.
The technology will use recycled heat from the swimming pools and changing rooms at Stratford Park and The Pulse as heating.
Additional solar panels will be installed on all three buildings which will save thousands of pounds each year in running costs.
Cllr Beki Aldam, Chair of Stroud District Council Community Services & Licensing Committee said:
“This scheme achieves a number of objectives in our council plan and 2030 Strategy: to be a carbon neutral and ecologically sound district by 2030, and invest in our leisure provision to make it fit for the future.”
Vice Chair Cllr Trevor Hall added:
“Our Council Plan priorities support for the local economy, so I am pleased that the winning bid was by a local company that employs local people and prioritises using local independent businesses in its supply chain.”
Jon Bonnar, Managing Director of Cotswold Energy Group said:
“Cotswold Energy Group has a strong heritage of decarbonising the Stroud district and we’re delighted to be awarded this landmark project.
“It means more green jobs created in Stroud whilst providing a much-needed transition away from fossil fuels to modern, renewable infrastructure in these important buildings.”
It will be the second green energy project Cotswold Energy Group has worked on for SDC, having installed water source heat pumps at the council’s headquarters at Ebley Mill, and Brimscombe Port Mill in 2022.
The work is due to start in July 2023 and finish in February next year.
