Orkney Islands Council is to receive £120,000 to install three air source heat pumps in the Orkney Library and Archive Building, Kirkwall.

The funding boost is from the Scottish Government’s Scotland’s Public Sector Heat Decarbonisation Fund.

The Library and Archive building in Kirkwall will replace the current oil-fired boiler plant. The existing boiler plant burns Kerosene and is supplying underfloor heating on the ground floor of the building and radiators in ground floor ancillary spaces and first floor spaces.

Installing the three air source heat pumps will mean carbon emissions from this building will be linked only to electricity emissions. 

Several public buildings in Scotland will share in £12million to improve their energy efficiency and reduce their carbon emissions.

 Climate Action and Energy Secretary in the Scottish Government Gillian Martin said:  

“Reducing emissions and making our buildings greener is one of the most important steps we can take to tackle climate change, and is a key action in our recently published draft Climate Change Plan.   

“The public sector are leading by example, and these projects show the scale of ambition on our journey to net zero.   

“By investing in clean heating and energy-saving measures now, we are not only reducing emissions but also lowering energy costs for years to come.” 

The following projects have been awarded funding:

the following projects:

University of St Andrews – £950,000
Perth and Kinross Council – £41,052
Clackmannanshire Council – £2,200,000
South Ayrshire Council – £1,718,998
Midlothian Council – £2,500,000
Stirling Council – £415,506
Shetland Islands Council – £167,873
Fife Council – £1,591,468
Glasgow Life – £2,392,551
Orkney Islands Council – £120,000

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