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* New heat network projects for Cardiff and Bridgend
* £8\.6m Welsh Government interest free\-loan to Cardiff Council to support the Cardiff Bay project


Cardiff and Bridgend have been confirmed as the homes of new Welsh heat network projects, which will help to heat homes using excess heat produced at industrial sites.


Lesley Griffiths, Welsh Government Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, has approved funding of £8\.6m for the Cardiff Heat Network, the first large\-scale city heat network of its kind in Wales.


The zero\-interest loan will provide more than half of the funds needed for Cardiff City Council to develop phase one of the Cardiff City Heat Network, which which will use underground pipes to transport waste heat from the Viridor Energy Recovery Facility, to buildings in and around the Cardiff Bay area.


The strategic aim is to expand the network into the centre of the city in future phases. The terms of Welsh Government’s loan include incentives for expansion of the heat network to achieve the strategic aim and deliver further decarbonisation of heat in Cardiff.


Supporting the development of the heat network is a small, but important step to decarbonise the heat of Wales’ urban areas and contribute to Welsh Government’s commitment to deliver a decarbonised Wales by 2050\.


Extracting heat from the existing Energy Recover Facility, which diverts tonnes of residual waste away from landfill every day, will reduce the local reliance on higher carbon forms of heat and will save thousands of tonnes of carbon each year.


Welsh Government has worked closely with Cardiff City Council since 2017, to support the development of the project.  

  

Phase one is expected to be operational in 2022\.


As well as the loan from Welsh Government, the first phase of the work is also supported with £6\.6m construction grant from the UK Government via the Department for Business, Energy, Industry and Strategy (BEIS).


BEIS has also today confirmed funding for the Bridgend Heat Network, which has also been supported by the Welsh Government’s Energy Service and the Energy Systems Catapult, helping to develop Bridgend Council’s smart systems and heat strategy.


Also referred to as district heating, heat networks distribute heat in water pipes from a central source, and can make use of the excess waste heat generated at industrial sites by distributing the heat to consumers.


A number of priority areas for district heat networks have been identified in Wales by the Welsh Government, including Bridgend and Cardiff.


Lesley Griffiths, the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, said:



> “I am very pleased to be able to announce confirmation of the funding to the first phase of the Cardiff City Heat Network.
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> “As we continue on our path to cutting carbon emissions across Wales, one of the key problems we have face is decarbonising heat, which we can tackle by making our buildings more energy efficient, and also by changing the source of heat. As such, using waste heat in town and city centres is of great importance. .
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> “Heat networks such as these will help home and business owners to cut their energy bills – but it will also help us to meet our goal of cutting Wales’ greenhouse gas emissions.”


The Minister added:



> “These projects are just two of a number we are happy to support through our Welsh Government Energy Service, to make sure homes and businesses have access to clean, affordable heat.”


Cllr Michael Michael, Cardiff City Council’s Cabinet Member for Clean Streets and the Environment, said:



> "This is an exciting opportunity for Cardiff to develop new low\-carbon, energy infrastructure, fueled by an existing facility in the city.
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> “Analysis shows that if all the heat available from the plant is fully utilised, we could save 5,600 tonnes of carbon each year and the customers signed up to the network could save on average 5% on their current energy costs.
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> “The business case shows that the first phase of the network is financially viable and I would like to thank both the Welsh Government and Central Government for their financial assistance with this project.”


The start of work on the heat networks takes place against the backdrop of the Welsh Government’s environmental commitments to lessen the nation’s use of conventional fossil fuels, and cut down on carbon emissions and other greenhouse gases.


These commitments include The Environment (Wales) Act 2016, which requires the Welsh Government to cut the emission of greenhouse gases in Wales by at least 80% by 2050\. However, in early 2021, the Welsh Government is committed to increasing the decarbonisation ambition, and will regulate for at least a 95% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050, compared to the 1990 baseline.







Translation:


 
* Prosiectau rhwydwaith gwres newydd ar gyfer Caerdydd a Phen\-y\-bont ar Ogwr
* Benthyciad di\-log gwerth £8\.6 miliwn gan Lywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer Cyngor Caerdydd i gefnogi Prosiect Bae Caerdydd


Mae Lesley Griffiths, Gweinidog yr Amgylchedd, Ynni a Materion Gwledig Llywodraeth Cymru, wedi cymeradwyo cyllid gwerth £8\.6 miliwn ar gyfer Rhwydwaith Gwres Caerdydd, y rhwydwaith gwres mawr cyntaf o’i fath yng Nghymru.


Bydd y benthyciad di\-log yn darparu dros hanner y cyllid sydd ei angen ar Gyngor Caerdydd i ddatblygu cam un o Rwydwaith Gwres Dinas Caerdydd, a fydd yn defnyddio pibellau o dan y ddaear i gludo gwres gwastraff o Gyfleuster Adennill Ynni Viridor i adeiladau ym Mae Caerdydd a’i gyffiniau. 


Y nod strategol yw ehangu’r rhwydwaith i ganol y ddinas yng nghamau’r dyfodol. Mae telerau’r benthyciad gan Lywodraeth Cymru yn cynnwys cymhellion i ehangu’r rhwydwaith i gyflawni’r nod strategol a datgarboneiddio gwres yng Nghaerdydd ymhellach.


Mae cefnogi’r gwaith o ddatblygu’r rhwydwaith gwres yn gam bach ond pwysig yn y broses o ddatgarboneiddio gwres yn ardaloedd trefol Cymru, ac mae’n cyfrannu at ymrwymiad Llywodraeth Cymru i sicrhau Cymru ddigarbon erbyn 2050\.


Bydd defnyddio’r gwres o’r Cyfleuster Adennill Ynni presennol, sy’n ailgyfeirio tunellau o wastraff gweddilliol o safleoedd tirlenwi bob dydd, yn lleihau’r ddibyniaeth ar ffurfiau carbon uwch o wres ac yn atal miloedd o dunellau o garbon bob blwyddyn. 


Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi gweithio’n agos gyda Chyngor Sir Caerdydd ers 2017 i gefnogi’r gwaith o ddatblygu’r prosiect.


Disgwylir i Gam 1 ddechrau gweithredu yn 2022\.


Yn ogystal â’r benthyciad gan Lywodraeth Cymru, mae cam cyntaf y gwaith hefyd yn cael ei ategu gan grant adeiladu gwerth £6\.6 miliwn gan Lywodraeth y DU, drwy’r Adran Busnes, Ynni a Strategaeth Ddiwydiannol (BEIS).


Mae BEIS hefyd wedi cadarnhau heddiw gyllid ar gyfer Rhwydwaith Gwres Pen\-y\-bont ar Ogwr, sydd hefyd wedi derbyn cymorth gan Wasanaeth Ynni Llywodraeth Cymru a’r Energy Systems Catapult, gan helpu i ddatblygu systemau smart a strategaeth gwres Pen\-y\-bont ar Ogwr. 


Cyfeirir at rwydweithiau gwres hefyd fel cynhesu rhanbarthol. Maent yn dosbarthu gwres mewn pibellau dŵr o ffynhonnell ganolog, a gallant ddefnyddio’r gwres gwastraff a gynhyrchir ar safleoedd diwydiannol drwy ei ddosbarthu i ddefnyddwyr.


Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi nodi nifer o ardaloedd â blaenoriaeth yng Nghymru, gan gynnwys Pen\-y\-bont ar Ogwr a Chaerdydd. 


Dywedodd Lesley Griffiths, Gweinidog yr Amgylchedd, Ynni a Materion Gwledig:



> “Mae’n dda iawn gen i gyhoeddi ein bod wedi cadarnhau’r cyllid ar gyfer cam cyntaf Rhwydwaith Gwres Dinas Caerdydd.
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> “Wrth inni barhau ar ein taith i leihau allyriadau carbon ledled Cymru, un o’r problemau allweddol rydyn ni wedi’i hwynebu yw datgarboneiddio gwres, Rydyn ni’n gallu mynd i’r afael â’r broblem hon drwy wneud ein hadeiladau’n fwy effeithlon o ran ynni a hefyd drwy newid ffynhonnell y gwres. Yn hyn o beth mae defnyddio gwres gwastraff yng nghanol trefi a dinasoedd yn bwysig iawn.
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> “Bydd rhwydweithiau gwres fel y rhain yn helpu perchnogion cartrefu a busnesau i leihau eu biliau ynni – ond bydd hefyd yn ein helpu ni i gyflawni ein nod o leihau allyriadau nwyon tŷ gwydr yng Nghymru.”


Ychwanegodd y Gweinidog:



> “Dim ond dau ymhlith nifer o brosiectau rydyn ni’n hapus i’w cefnogi drwy Wasanaeth Ynni Llywodraeth Cymru yw’r rhain, i wneud yn siŵr bod gan gartrefi a busnesau fynediad at wres glân a fforddiadwy.”


Dywedodd y Cyng. Michael Michael, Aelod Cabinet Cyngor Caerdydd dros Strydoedd Glân a’r Amgylchedd:  



> "Mae hwn yn gyfle cyffrous i Gaerdydd ddatblygu seilwaith ynni carbon isel newydd, wedi’i bweru gan gyfleuster sydd eisoes yn y ddinas.
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> “Yn ôl y dadansoddiadau, pe bai’r holl wres sydd ar gael gan y cyfleuster yn cael ei ddefnyddio, gallen ni atal 5,600 tunnell o garbon bob blwyddyn, a byddai’r cwsmeriaid sydd wedi cofrestru gyda’r rhwydwaith yn lleihau eu costau ynni presennol 5% ar gyfartaledd.
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> “Mae’r achos busnes yn dangos bod cam cyntaf y rhwydwaith yn ariannol hyfyw, a hoffwn i ddiolch i Lywodraeth Cymru a’r Llywodraeth ganolog am eu cymorth ariannol gyda’r prosiect hwn.”


Mae dechrau’r gwaith ar y rhwydweithiau gwres yn cyd\-fynd ag ymrwymiadau amgylcheddol Llywodraeth Cymru i’r wlad ddefnyddio llai o danwydd ffosil ac i leihau allyriadau carbon a nwyon tŷ gwydr eraill.


Mae’r ymrwymiadau hyn yn cynnwys Deddf yr Amgylchedd (Cymru) 2016, sy’n ei gwneud yn ofynnol i Lywodraeth Cymru leihau allyriadau nwyon tŷ gwydr 80% o leiaf erbyn 2050\. Fodd bynnag, mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ymrwymo i gynyddu ei huchelgais ar gyfer datgarboneiddio, a bydd yn rheoleiddio er mwyn lleihau allyriadau carbon 95% o leiaf erbyn 2050, o’u cymharu â llinell sylfaen 1990\.