Our vision
At Gren, we have the blueprint. Our approach will create heat and power infrastructure that is reliable and secure from fluctuations and spikes in the global market. We combine local heat and power generation with network infrastructure to connect pioneering businesses and organisations.
The old way isn’t working. Millions of buildings with millions of boilers are connected to an unstable market, all burning fossil fuels. We passionately believe that there is a better way – one where clean energy is accessible to everyone and truly affordable. If we get this right, families, schools, and businesses will enjoy low carbon energy at prices competitive with gas.
- First, we own the generation. That means taking local waste that would otherwise go to landfill and turning it into heat and power: an abundant high-temperature, low-carbon heat and power source at the heart of the network.
- Second, we own the infrastructure. We lay all the pipes in the ground to create one system that delivers energy across the city.
- Third, we find and connect the pioneers – the institutional partners who help us get it all started. We’re building relationships and connecting universities, hospitals, major industrial sites, schools, housing associations and local businesses to each other, and to Gren.
The Gren difference
Lower bills
Decentralised energy systems, including private wire, that lower bills for customers.
Lower carbon
The network offers a simpler path to low-carbon heating than installing individual heat pumps.
Good investment
Decentralised infrastructure provides good ‘ticket size’ for investors, enabling big infrastructure investors to fund the energy transition.
Smart & efficient
Our systems lower grid reinforcement needs and will support more efficient use of zero carbon power generation.
Energy on Clyde – our pioneering project
We are investing £300m in Glasgow to build secure, affordable and cleaner energy that will benefit local hospitals, universities, businesses and communities. Through Energy on Clyde, we are developing the next era of Glasgow’s energy supply.
Central to this is the South Clyde Energy Centre, a state-of-the-art energy from waste project that will put the circular economy at the heart of Glasgow’s energy transition. By harnessing its by-product heat and power, the Centre will supply the energy network – providing organisations and businesses with reliable cost-effective, low-carbon energy.
We will be connecting buildings to our network from 2026, and heat will be turned on in early 2027. Working closely with local and national government, we will provide a simple, fast, and straightforward process for customers to benefit from Energy on Clyde.
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Building Heat Networks for the Future. Now. We passionately believe that clean energy should be for everyone. And that it should be affordable. Join us to make it a reality!
