75 jobs will be created during the construction of a new renewable energy centre.
Liverpool City Council approved plans yesterday for the new facility to be built between Great Howard Street and Sherwood Street.
The energy centre is expected to start construction this summer, at which point over 75 jobs will be available for local construction workers.
The facility aims to provide low carbon heat and hot water for up to 9,000 Liverpool homes in addition to 4m square feet of commercial space.
The Peel NRE facility will primarily be using two water source heat pumps and thermal stores to provide heat to their Mersey Heat district network.
The new centre is excepted to save around 4,200 tonnes of carbon per year.
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The water source heat pumps will work in an 'open loop' system which takes water from the Leeds and Liverpool canal before pumping it back into the docks.
The project is part funded by the Merseyside Pension Fund.
Jonathan Burley, commercial director at Peel NRE said: “We’re pleased to receive planning permission for the energy centre to help meet national and regional climate emergency targets.
"We will explore options to decarbonise the network further as and when new technology develops.”
Heat specialist company, Vital Energi are installing the Mersey Heat network for Peel NRE.
Mike Cooke, the managing director for North & Scotland Vital Energi, insists the project will have a big impact on Liverpool's carbon footprint.
He said: “The Mersey Heat Network is a major part of Liverpool’s developing low-carbon infrastructure and Peel NRE receiving planning permission for this new facility is fantastic news.
"The project has been future proofed with the capability to connect to existing city centre buildings, so that it can meet the long-term decarbonisation goals of Liverpool.”
