Something remarkable is happening in East Anglia. Waste heat from sewage treatment is being pumped into two enormous greenhouses creating low carbon heat for growing tomatoes. A lot of tomatoes, more than 10% of UK production. This use of waste heat is just one of the ways that water companies are using waste as a resource, as they follow a roadmap to ensure that operational greenhouse gas emissions fall to net zero in the water sector by 2030. This target is two decades ahead of the UK’s mandatory target and the results could help other industries reduce their carbon footprint too. 

In this episode we have partnered with Mott MacDonald to explore the Net Zero 2030 Routemap and talk to Anglian Water, Yorkshire Water and Oasthouse Ventures about renewable energy, process emissions, waste heat and of course growing tomatoes.

Guests

Andrew Allen, Director and Founder, Oasthouse Ventures 

Richard Buckingham, Climate Change and Carbon Manager, Anglian Water

Priyesh Depala, Senior Investment Adviser for Low Carbon Infrastructure, Mott MacDonald

Maria Manidaki, Global Technical Lead for Net Zero, Mott MacDonald

Pete Stevens, Manager of Carbon Neutrality, Yorkshire Water

Supporter

Mott MacDonald: Opening opportunities with connected thinking.

Mott MacDonald is a US$2bn engineering, management and development consultancy involved in: solving some of the world’s most urgent social, environmental and economic challenges; helping governments and businesses plan, deliver and sustain their strategic goals; responding to humanitarian and natural emergencies; and improving people’s lives. 

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