Oxford residents are invited to join a celebration marking the successful completion of the Clean Heat Streets project in Rose Hill.
The innovative Clean Heat Streets project aimed to support Rose Hill and Iffley households in transitioning from polluting gas boilers to energy-saving, sustainable heat pumps.
Unlike traditional boilers that burn gas to produce heat, heat pumps use electricity to extract heat from the air outside, providing an efficient and sustainable alternative.
With buildings accounting for around 60% of Oxford’s carbon emissions—25% of which come from homes—retrofitting measures like heat pumps are key for reducing emissions.
Key Outcomes
Over two years, the Clean Heat Streets project installed 31 heat pumps in Rose Hill homes, saving an estimated 43,400kg of carbon dioxide per year. The project also tested the feasibility of installing multiple heat pumps in the same neighborhood without overloading the local electricity network.
Residents were offered discounted heat pumps and personalised support throughout the installation process, making the switch easier and more affordable.
Insights and lessons from the Clean Heat Streets project will be used by the Council to inform its future approach to retrofit across the city.
About the event
The event, which will take place at Rose Hill Community Centre on Friday 31 January, will celebrate the achievements of the project, as well as a chance to discuss the lessons learned and the next steps. There will be talks, discussion, an opportunity to visit a heat pump at a Clean Heat Street installee’s home, as well as stalls, food and fun and games.
The event will consist of two sessions:
First Session (2:15 pm - 4:10pm) This session will welcome Oxford residents, heat pump professionals, academics, and representatives from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero together with representatives from Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County council. It will include talks from the project team about the project and key learnings, followed by a Q&A session.
Home tours (4:15 pm - 5:00 pm) Participants will have the opportunity to visit homes in Rose Hill where heat pumps have been installed through the project.
Second Session (5:15 pm - 8:00 pm) This session is for residents and will include talks from the Clean Heat Streets team outlining the next steps for the project in Oxford, as well as a meal, and interactive workshop where visitors can explore and share their thoughts on energy-saving strategies and heat pumps. The event will end with a home energy quiz.
More information about the event can be found on Eventbrite.
About Clean Heat Streets
The Clean Heat Streets project is a consortium consisting of Samsung, Oxford City Council, University of Oxford, Oxford Brookes University, Oxfordshire County Council, Rose Hill and Iffley Low Carbon, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), GenGame, Passiv UK, and Alto Energy.
The project is funded by the Heat Pump Ready Funding Programme delivered by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. The Heat Pump Ready Programme makes up part of the BEIS’ £1 billion Net Zero Innovation portfolio, which aims to promote the uptake of clean energy technologies until 2040.
Comment
“I am delighted that we are holding this event to mark the end of the successful Clean Heat Streets project. I want to thank all our partners who helped to make this project a success, and the 31 households in Rose Hill who worked with us to explore this new approach to heat pump installations. We will be continuing to explore how we can support residents across the city with adopting this technology.”
Councillor Anna Railton, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Zero Carbon Oxford, Oxford City Council
"My boiler was getting old and needed replacing. I’m very happy with my heat pump. It keeps the house warm and the water hot, even through the cold winter."
Trevor Williams, Clean Heat Streets participant, who lives on Spencer Crescent
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