Ken Hunnisett shares his SuperReturn takeaways

Ken Hunnisett, Triple Point’s Head of Clean Heat spoke alongside Luigi Pettinicchio and Ed Simpson on a Super Return panel session hosted by Luís Manuel.

Ken shares a few takeaways:

“The energy demand of Western economies has tracked GDP growth for generations. But such is the additional requirement from AI – and the data centres that enable it – that this growth is now twice that of GDP, and rising. Minimising the impact on the grid through heat offtake is an absolute no-brainer.

It’s not just about the carbon, nor is it just about the heat. The whole-system benefits of heat networks – particularly when combined with thermal storage – are huge, and will be amplified if we move to zonal pricing.
The air quality improvements from removing gas boilers, along with the creation of hundreds of thousands of good-quality, long-term green jobs, will form one of the UK’s next great economic growth stories.

Investors are seeking high-impact, diversified opportunities in core-plus infrastructure markets that offer exemplary returns. With regulatory tailwinds and supportive zoning legislation on the horizon, UK heat networks tick every box.

All of a sudden, heating is becoming very cool.”