District
Energy
Newsletter
Vanguards
January 2017/December 2016
Editorial
Scotland the Brave
A New Year and welcome news. Two days after the annual celebration of Robert
Burns the Scottish Government launched a consultation on its proposals for local
heat & energy efficiency strategies and the regulation of district heating.
In it the following statement leaps out of the page:
“As the capital investment is the largest investment in any heat network, and finding
low cost capital is currently a major hurdle for any new project, reducing the cost of
capital to something akin to that seen in other regulated utilities could support the
development of more networks. District heating which costs less to build should also
result in cheaper prices for heat users. The Scottish Government is seeking views on
whether a regulatory framework can be established in support of this vision in which
heat network development can be coordinated, risks can be managed to reduce the
cost of capital and heat users and other relevant parties
are satisfied with the system”.
Whilst this statement refers to Scotland it equally applies to the whole of the UK.
But seeing it in black and white feels like we have finally reached a damascene
moment or tipping point where the interaction of control, risk and return on
capital has been understood and action proposed.
What actions does the Scottish Government propose to address the challenge? In
its consultation it outlines a possible scenario:
To begin local authorities would be required to develop heat and energy efficiency
strategies for their areas. The data collected in developing these strategies would
be used in a socio-economic analysis using criteria such as decarbonisation, fuel
poverty and system resilience to determine district heating zones. Local
authorities would have to power to obligate building owners, particularly of large
‘anchor’ buildings, to connect to a heat network. Next, a system of licensing of
appropriate heat network operators would ensure that licensees are competent,
financially sound and adopt appropriate technical standards and mandatory
customer protection standards. These licensed entities would then be eligible to
apply for a concession to operate exclusively within a given zone. Applications for
concessions will be assessed according to their ability to achieve the objectives set
out in the local heat and energy efficiency strategies.
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Taken together this scenario would have a major impact in reducing demand risk
for heat network developers and impact on the cost of capital whilst retaining
enough control to protect the public interest through setting the criteria for
licensed concession holders to meet.
Will it lead to uniform heat prices across Scotland? Unlikely I feel. Consider the
following paragraph on Swedish energy market data:
“The price differences between municipalities depend on factors such as the district
heating companies' ownership structures, yield requirements and input fuels.
Geographical conditions for district heating installation also affect the price, as well
as the age of the installations. The customer's options in the heating market thus
depend, to a large extent, on where they live”
Unpacking this statement, it is saying that the form of ownership, return on capital
and cost of input fuels are the major determinants of price differences.
Geographical location will affect the cost of input fuels – for example biomass in
forested areas or energy-from-waste in urban areas – as well as the size of the
capital investment required – presences of anchor loads, low or high building
density and soft or hard dig. Such issues are fixed by the physical environment in
a given locality. But form of ownership and return on capital are not and are open
to adjustment.
Does this mean that transparency on the setting of heat prices needs to be
maximised? Whilst recognising the issue the Scottish Government does not
presently have an answer but promises “further investigation” and “policy
development and consultation”.
Additionally they recognise that “heat users that have become accustomed to a
certain level of choice in the liberalised energy market”. How does this sit with an
obligation to connect? Once again the Scottish Government does not have an
answer but seeks responses. Presumably the customers reported in the Observer
last weekend would like to exercise a level of choice although it would be a mistake
to assume that such poor customer service is exclusive to district heat networks,
particularly as some companies sit across gas, electricity and heat markets.
However, is it necessary to provide individual retail competition when collective
action might achieve more muscle in the competitive energy market? Maybe
instead customers on a heat network could have the power to collectively move to
a new licensed concession holder or adjust their ownership model to one that is
more responsive to their needs if the incumbent is failing to deliver an adequate
service.
Whilst these questions need to be addressed the Scottish Government is to be
congratulated for their work in developing these regulatory proposals. I hope that
it will have a ratchet effect on other countries within the UK to up their game in
this particular space.
Michael King
Editor
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UK News
E.ON Heat no help after we moved into a new apartment without heating or hot
water (The Observer) 12 February 2017
I purchased an apartment from London & Quadrant as part of the Elephant Park
development in London and moved in in mid-December. But, as an early buyer in
the scheme, I’ve experienced terrible problems with the heating and hot water
supply. To make the new development more sustainable, the site benefits from a
central hot water and heat supply provided by E.ON Heat. My neighbours in the
other four flats and myself are now in the eighth day of having no hot water or
heating, at the height of the freezing January weather.
IEA-DHC announces new Call for Proposals The International Energy Agency
Technology Collaboration Programme on District Heating and Cooling (IEA-DHC)
is the only global research programme for this technology. Supported by BEIS, the
UK is a member of IEA-DHC. The Call for Proposals for Annex XII of this
programme has just been launched and full details can be found at
www.iea-dhc.org. The deadline for proposals is 15 February 2017. Potential
bidders are encouraged to contact the UK representative Robin Wiltshire at
[email protected]
MSP visits Knightswood district heating energy centre in the Gorget (Clydebank
Post) 9 February 2017
KNIGHTSWOOD residents welcomed an MSP visit last week to see how a new
heating energy centre could save money on fuel bills.
Bob Doris MSP, convenor of the Scottish Parliament’s local government and
communities committee, visited Cube Housing Association’s innovative district
heating energy centre near Gorget Quadrant.
District Heating Heats Up in the U.K. (Energy Manager Today) February 8, 2017
District heating is a hot item in the United Kingdom. Earlier this month, the
Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) said that it will create the UK’s
first test standard for heat interface units (HIUs).
Energy policy chief hails UK district heating boom (DecentralizedEnergy.com)
07/02/2017
The UK’s chief energy policy adviser at the Danish Embassy believes British
district heating is booming.
Ian Manders pointed to the rise in value of district heating contract tenders issued
in 2016 for the public sector. That value quadrupled, rising to £350m from just
£76m the year before. The Danish Embassy, which monitors contracts as part of
its information service to Danish companies providing services to the UK,
estimates that over half a billion pounds of public sector contracts have been
awarded in the UK.
Energy customers locked into a costly scheme who have no right to switch (The
Observer) 5 February 2017
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District Heating is heralded as the way to a greener future. But, Anna Tims reports,
it’s been rolled out without any regulation
Amongst those who feel trapped is Steve Wyatt, who bought a one-bed flat in
Barratt Homes’ Jefferson Plaza in east London a year ago. He doesn’t recall the
agent mentioning the District Heating scheme, but he was aware it was operated
by e.on, which supplies 22,000 customers over 60 networks.
Council's ambitious plans to run energy firm secures £58m backing (Enfield
Today) 30 January 2017
AN ENERGY company set up to fight climate change and ’revolutionise’ north
London’s energy future has been given £58m by Enfield Council.
The council has created its own energy firm to supply heat and water to more than
15,000 homes and businesses in the next four years.
Regulating district heating: a new Scottish model? (lexology.com) 27 January 2017
The proposals for a regulatory framework cover the following areas:
• area-based zoning for district heating through Local Heat & Energy
Efficiency Strategies (LHEESs);
• granting of concessions for district heating networks (awarding monopoly
rights in exchange for roll-out and other public service obligations);
• requiring building owners to connect to district heating systems within a
concession area;
• revealing and exploiting opportunities to make use of surplus industrial
heat, and
• setting minimum technical and consumer protection standards (enforced
through a licensing system).
District Heating in Rotherham (BBC Radio Sheffield on Facebook) January 25 2017
Imagine if your heating bills TRIPLED in 12 months...
That's what's happened to these people living on an estate in Rotherham.
They say they can't afford to heat their homes because costs have become
'extortionate'...
Gateshead district energy scheme signs deal for £1m flexible power boost
(BusinessGreen) 24 January 2017
New partnership with Flexitricity will see 4MW energy scheme net extra cash by
responding to fluctuating demand patterns on the national grid
A 4MW district energy scheme in Gateshead, County Durham, has signed a deal
with demand response firm Flexitricity to allow its power to be dialled up or down
in response to peaks and troughs in national demand
Decarbonising UK heat network can create 20,000 jobs and add £2.3bn per year
to the Northern Economy by 2050 (Northern Gas Networks) 23 January 2017
20,000 new jobs could be created and £2.3bn per year added to the economy of
the North of England if the UK heat network is de-carbonised, according to a new
KPMG report commissioned by Northern Gas Networks, which was published
today. The report, Energising the North, finds that by building on existing
capabilities and exploiting opportunities in smart power, decarbonised gas and
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transport, the Northern regional economy (comprising the North West, the North
East and Yorkshire and The Humber) would see a boost of over 65%.
Report
Could more district heating schemes help tackle climate change? (BBC) 18 January
2017
The Scottish government is due to publish its climate and energy plans in the next
week. Ahead of that, BBC Scotland has been looking at two radical schemes
proposed by environmental groups. The second is a district heating scheme used
in Norway.
Housing co-op takes home national award for energy project (thenews.coop)
16 January 2017
The West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative in South Lanarkshire hit success at
the annual awards from the Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland.
The co-op received the top prize in the Environment and Sustainability Award
category for its Biomass Energy Project, which serves 543 homes.
Non-domestic RHI reforms and the implications for Local Authorities
(cleanenergynews) 11 January 2017
There has recently been a flurry of activity on the Renewable Heat Incentive. This
follows the Government publishing its final proposals for reform of the scheme on
the 14th December 2016. This blog offers a brief summary of the latest reforms
and suggests how Local Authorities might best exploit the new opportunities that
have been presented.
Sheffield Council could end waste contract 20 years early (BBC) 10 January 2017
A council could end its contract with a waste firm 20 years early because it is no
longer "meeting its needs".
Sheffield City Council said 180 jobs would be at risk if the Veolia deal is terminated,
but affected workers would be consulted on any changes.
The waste firm has been collecting and disposing the city's waste since 2001, with
the contract due to expire in 2036.
The GMB union said it was a "negotiating tactic" by the council.
Veolia runs the Bernard Road incinerator, recycling centres, Sheffield's district
heating network, and deals with bulky items and abandoned vehicles
BESA publishes district heating standard (HVPMag) 10 January, 2017
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has been chosen to publish
the UK’s first test standard for Heat Interface Units (HIUs).
Round 7 of the Heat Networks Delivery Unit (HNDU) funding is now open (BEIS)
4 January 2017
HNDU was set up to provide support (grant funding and guidance) to local
authorities in England and Wales to progress the development stages of heat
networks projects (from heat mapping through to early commercialisation).
Round 7 will be an open funding round, running from January - December 2017
(subject to budget availability), which means local authorities can apply for grant
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funding as soon as they and their projects are ready. For details on how to apply,
please see the HNDU Round 7: Overview document.
Guidance to English Energy Conservation Authorities: the Home Energy
Conservation Act 1995 (BEIS) 4 January 2017
Updated guidance to help local authorities in England improve the energy
efficiency of their residential housing.
How HIU performance testing will change heat network design (CIBSE Journal)
January 2017
New codes and tests designed to root out poorly performing heat networks are
shining a spotlight on the supply chain. Alex Smith reports on a new test for heat
interface units that will have far-reaching consequences for designers and
suppliers
On (not) assembling a market for sustainable energy: heat network infrastructure
and British cities (Journal of Cultural Economy) Janette Webb & David Hawkey
Energy policies increasingly rely on market instruments to meet societal
objectives for climate change mitigation. We explore the application of such
instruments in low carbon heat markets. Using a conceptual framework derived
from actor network theory and economic sociology, we examine the role of
technical-economic models as market devices in two heat network proposals in
British cities.
Geothermal district heating could become reality in Stoke-on-Trent
(thinkgeoenergy.com) 2019 30 December 2016
If progressing as planned, district heating fuelled by geothermal energy could
become a reality for the first residents in Stoke-on-Trent in the UK, in a project by
the municipality and private company GT Energy.
Launch of the PLANHEAT website (Planheat) 22 December 2016
The PLANHEAT consortium is pleased to announce that its website is live and
ready for the world to view.
We will be keen to share project developments and outputs during the project
with you. At the appropriate time, we will also announce specific events
(trainings, workshops) organised by the PLANHEAT consortium. PLANHEAT will
be present at the European Congress of Local Governments in Krakow, Poland,
taking place from 27-28 March 2017 – please visit us at our launching event!
Until then, please check our project brief, learn more about what the PLANHEAT
tool can do and discover our three PLANHEAT cities.
STORM Project (STORM) December 2016
The STORM project – Developing an innovative District Heating & Cooling (DHC)
network controller to increase the use of waste heat and renewable energy
sources and boost energy efficiency at district level.
Double Whammy as Cranbrook and Skypark Power Through at Energy Awards
Cranbrook and Skypark has won two major industry awards for the low carbon
district heating system which powers the new community and neighbouring
business park.
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It was a clean sweep for E.ON and project partners as the scheme won ‘Overall
Project of the Year’ and the ‘Homes and Communities Project of the Year’ category
at the prestigious Association for Decentralised Energy Awards (ADE Awards)
held in London this week (23 November 2016).
Presentations from BEIS CHPQS Workshop and Seminar
What policies and other factors have driven change/transformation in heat
delivery technologies, fuels and infrastructure? (UKERC) December 2016:
Heat: What Works? - Working Paper
Details on the project and the approach can be found in the scoping note below:
Heat. What Works? Scoping Note
Key Contact: Richard Hanna
Presentations from The Heat Summit: How Can We Decarbonise Heating? (Policy
Exchange) 14 December 2016
Dunfermline primary schools to go green after £350,000 energy boost
(Dunfermline Press) 14 December 2016
The energy efficiency measures being installed at the varied premises include a
range of building insulation and draught proofing, heating controls in preparation
for connection to heat networks and extending low-carbon energy provision.
New Devon public sector energy company launched (Devon County Council) 13
December 2016
A pioneering new energy company, designed to deliver more efficient heat and
power in Devon, has been launched. Dextco, whose shareholders comprise of
Devon County Council, The RD&E, the University of Exeter, Exeter City Council and
Teignbridge District Council, will develop ground-breaking sustainable projects.
Briefing: Decarbonising Heat in Buildings (Aldersgate Group) 8 December 2016
Heating in buildings accounts for 40% of UK energy use and 20% of greenhouse
gas emissions. However, very limited progress has been made in decarbonising
our heating systems to date. The UK needs a clear action plan on tackling heat in
order to meet our carbon budgets. The Aldersgate Group has produced this
briefing to explore some of the available solutions and policy options.
SSE’s vision for Scotland’s energy future (The Courier) 9 December 2016
Leading Perth-based energy firm SSE has submitted proposals for Scotland’s
Energy Future. It has made six recommendations to inform the Scottish
Government’s emerging energy strategy which looks to ‘optimise Scotland’s
significant energy resources and expertise, de-carbonise its energy system, and
put communities at the heart of new investment’.
The strategy paper also calls for:
heat use in Scotland to be decarbonised by increasing the use of district heating
systems;
the stock of electric storage heaters be improved to aid in the decarbonisation of
heat;
the success of onshore wind in Scotland to be developed through repowering and
extending existing sites;
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maximising opportunities in large-scale pumped storage projects;
supporting community investment and ownership in energy projects; and
helping to tackle household fuel poverty through improved energy efficiency
measures.
Is district heating delivering affordable and sustainable energy? (Changeworks)
28 November 2016
…the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) commissioned us to explore in our
research project, District heating: Delivering affordable and sustainable energy.
Along with the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) we’ve been looking at the
impacts district and communal heating has had in social housing, and what
barriers, challenges and successes landlords have faced in developing schemes.
Our research has involved a survey of UK social landlords, stakeholder interviews,
resident focus groups and case study work, including technical analysis.
Low Carbon Heat Networks. How to optimise an existing system for improving
performance (CBX Research Report) November 2016
The CBx Research on Low Carbon Heat Networks investigates the efficiency
barriers around existing heat network operation. With a steering committee
comprised of industry leaders including Skanska, Willmott Dixon, Hilson Moran,
Catalyst Housing, Buro Happold, Sustainable Homes and a forward by Dr Alan
Whitehead, MP, CBx has drawn together the contribution of experts and heat
network stakeholders into an evidence-led guide. Recommendations centre
around technical, contractual and behavioural changes, with a focus on costeffective interventions to deliver real performance improvement.
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International News
Hamburg considers innovative heat storage scheme (energypost.eu) February 8,
2017
Institutions in Hamburg are proposing to build a large underground thermal heat
storage system that could supply roughly a quarter of the city’s heating needs with
waste heat from industrial and power plants. If successful, it would make
Vattenfall’s plans to realise a CO2-neutral district heating network superfluous. It
could also serve as an example for other cities.
How district heating could help decarbonise 50% of Europe’s total energy demand
(RE-update) February 7, 2017
District heating currently accounts for 10% of Europe’s building heat supply, and
a recently approved strategy by Heat Roadmap Europe wants to increase this to
50% by 2050 by a combination of demand reduction coupled with waste heat
utilisation, thermal storage and grid integration. Overall, planners have realised
that if Europe is to have any hope of meeting the targets set out during the Paris
climate change summit, heating and cooling must fully decarbonise by 2050. This
is because decarbonisation may be much more difficult to achieve in industries
such as aviation and shipping, with aviation alone expected to treble its share of
the 2°C carbon budget by 2050.
IEA Renewables & Cooling Workshop 7 February 2017
This workshop brought together key policy-makers, industry and experts to
identify policy success factors, as well as challenges that need to be addressed.
While renewable heat markets are very diverse and often location-specific, the
workshop distilled some policy recommendations that are more widely
applicable. The main focus was on renewable heat but we will also address
broader low-carbon solutions for both heating and cooling.
EU Efficient district heating and cooling systems in the EU (January 2017)
Based on a holistic case studies analysis of 8 efficient district heating and cooling
systems in different European Member States (Denmark, Estonia, France,
Germany, Italy, Spain and Sweden), the study identifies the key factors enabling to
develop high quality, efficient and low-carbon DHC systems, discusses how these
key success factors can be replicated in the EU and provides a better view on the
role and features of these systems, which can provide an evolutive backbone to
balanced energy transitions. Finally, it suggests some potential policy guidelines
to support their deployment.
Vattenfall invests 325 million euro in new power plant in Berlin (Euroheat) 7
February 2017
Vattenfall has decided to build a new gas-fired combined cycle heat and power
plant in the Berlin district of Marzahn-Hellersdorf. The value of the investment is
325 million Euro. The new gas-fired CHPP with 260 MW electrical and 230 MW
thermal capacity and a fuel efficiency of about 90% will be among the most
modern of its kind. The construction works are planned to start in April this year.
The start of operation is planned for 2020. Gunther Müller, spokesperson of the
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management board of Vattenfall Wärme AG, says: “Our district heating has an
important role in achieving climate neutrality in Berlin. The new CHPP in Marzahn
is an important element of this. It will ensure a climate-efficient and reliable
district heating supply for the coming decades and will be the base-load power
plant for the district heating areas in the Eastern part of the city. ”
Hot Cool - The new issue of Hot Cool bears the title From one generation district
heating to another. During many years, we have seen the temperature of the
networks decrease more and more – from steam to today’s very low temperature.
Low-temperature is a prerequisite to reach our present and future sustainablity
goals as well as keeping costs down and include even more surplus heat from
many sources.
Danish Company Ready to store Renewable Energy in Large Scale Water Basins
(StateofGreen.com) 2 February 2017
The Danish company European Energy is trying to patent a new method called
GigaStorage, which could solve one of the biggest problems in the green transition
away from coal, oil and gas: How to you store green energy from renewable energy
sources? The solution consists in sending electricity from wind turbines and solar
cells through heat pumps or kettles. The electricity will heat water in the deep
basins when the price of electricity is low. Then several months later, the water
will be utilised for district heating.
Denmark: New Solar District Heating World Record (Solarthermalworld) January
26, 2017
The Danish town of Silkeborg now holds the record for having the world’s largest
solar heating system. The SDH plant of 156,694 m² (110 MWth) came online as
scheduled in December 2016 after only seven months of construction. Municipal
utility Silkeborg Forsyning intends to use the harnessed solar energy to meet 20
% of the annual heating demand of the 21,000 plant-connected users.
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Heat from data centres to be used to warm homes in Stockholm (Euroheat)
25 January 2017
In a novel first for green computing, excess heat from data centres in Stockholm
will be used to heat homes across the city. Data centres are the engine rooms of
our digital age, but they can also draw down a lot of electricity and generate a lot
of heat that, until now, has gone nowhere.
The segment of district heating is presently the leading technology in the market,
accounting for a share of over 90% in the global market :2024 - January 16, 2017
The global district heating and cooling (DHC) market features a low concentration
of component suppliers with no big players. Most companies operate at local or
regional levels where proximity to consumers helps avoid extra operational costs
and efficiency losses, states Transparency Market Research in a new report. The
market dynamics are highly susceptible to changes in terms of technology and
scale of projects. “As DHC systems mostly belong to state-owned entities,
government support and funding play a key role in operational efficiency of a DHC
project,” states a TMR analyst.
Serbia invites consultants for a project to promote the use of biomass
(balkanenergynews.com) January 13, 2017
The Ministry of Mining and Energy of Serbia announced an invitation for
independent consultants on the project for promoting the use of biomass in
district heating and cooling (DHC) systems. The program called “Promotion of
Renewable Energies: Developing the Biomass Market in Serbia” was launched to
facilitate a switch from fossil fuel to more environment friendly solutions. It is
funded through a credit line of German Development Bank KfW and a donation of
the Swiss Government and SECO.
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Danish utility selects Kamstrup for district heating project (metering.com) 11
January 2017
Danish utility company Aalborg District has invested in a large-scale project that
will digitise and improve the energy efficiency of the future district heating
system.
Aalborg District has contracted smart metering Kamstrup to deliver 38,000
intelligent heat meters, a remote reading system, software and hosting of data. The
rollout of the project will begin in March this year and provide a solution that will
afford Aalborg District Heating a wide range of opportunities for operational
efficiency and improves customer service.
Heating with geothermal – the ambitious plans of Munich, Germany
(thinkgeoenergy)
The ambitious plans to fuel its complete district heating systems with geothermal
energy of Stadtwerke München, the city utility of Munich in the South of Germany
are incredible and a good example for other cities.
Mayor "ecstatic" after city negotiates its way out of costly energy contract (Guelph
Today) 10 January 2017
Mayor Cam Guthrie said he is "ecstatic" the city was able to get out of two contracts
related to the failed district energy initiative that could have cost the city $60
million. It was revealed to Guelph City Council last July that the district energy
initiative had failed miserably, already costing the city $14 million, due primarily
to an inability to attract enough customers, poor initial revenues and other
strategic errors.
Aalborg district heating embraces digitisation (decentralized-energy.com)
10/01/2017
Denmark’s Aalborg district heating scheme is to utilise the very latest
digitalisation technology as it bids to reach new levels in energy efficiency.
The utility has contracted Kamstrup to perform the work, an investment which
includes using 38,000 intelligent heat meters and a fully automatic remote
reading system.
Record-breaking solar heating system ready on time Case Studies (Euroheat &
Power) 9 January 2017by Arcon-Sunmark
In just seven months Arcon-Sunmark has accomplished the construction of the
record-breaking large-scale solar heating system at the city of Silkeborg,
Denmark. 20% of the annual heating demand will from now on be produced via
renewable energy coming from the sun above us and harvested by a collector field
of 156.694 m².
Bulgaria: Could Solar Thermal Energy Heat All of Sofia? (SolarThermalWorld)
January 4, 2017
Throughout the past decades, Bulgaria’s governments have focused almost
exclusively on large conventional energy projects, such as nuclear plants or gas
and oil pipelines, whereas small and decentralised renewable energy systems
haven’t received much attention from politicians
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Drilling succesfully completed for geothermal district heating project in Paris,
France (thinkgeoenergy) 30 December 2016
Drilling has been successfully completed for a geothermal district heating project
in two municipalities in the greater Paris area of France.
French district heating drive in full swing (DecentralizedEnergy.com)
20/12/2016
The French Minister of the Environment has appealed to municipalities with more
than 10,000 inhabitants to establish heat networks.
Segolene Royal has pointed to the Ademe Heat Fund, which has already supported
nearly 700 projects since 2009 while the National Union of District Heating states
that it is ready to work on the formalities.
Paris Leverages Rerouted Heat to Improve Municipal Energy Efficiency (NPQ) 12
December 2016
Another swimming pool, in the Butte aux Cailles neighborhood of the 13th
Arrondissement, is scheduled for a 2017 switch to partial “data furnace” power.
The data furnace concept was introduced in a 2011 collaboration between
Microsoft and the University of Virginia and uses the heat produced by
concentrated computer servers for office and residential heat, theoretically
cutting the costs both of heating a building and cooling the servers. In the Paris
pool iteration, the heat from the servers in a nearby building is routed to the boiler
system heating the pool and locker room showers.
Record-breaking solar heating system ready on time (EHP Case Study)
9 January 2017
In just seven months Arcon-Sunmark has accomplished the construction of the
record-breaking large-scale solar heating system at the city of Silkeborg,
Denmark. 20% of the annual heating demand will from now on be produced via
renewable energy coming from the sun above us and harvested by a collector field
of 156.694 m².
Events
PLANHEAT launching event: 3rd European Congress of Local Governments
Mar 27th, 2017- Mar 28th, 2017 | Krakow, Poland
Come to the 3rd European Congress of Local Governments, taking place in
Krakow, Poland, on 27-28 March 2017. The PLANHEAT team will welcome you at
a dedicated exhibition stand as well as at the panel discussion ‘Empowering public
authorities in the development of sustainable plans for low carbon heating and
cooling in Europe’ and two workshops. You will have a chance to learn about the
project as well as discover the project validation cities: Antwerp, Lecce and Velika
Gorica.
District Heating Workshop 2017 Thursday 23rd March 9am - 2pm
Venue: The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT
Register Today: Email [email protected] or click on the link below
Website: www.rehau.co.uk/districtheating
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Following the success of the REHAU District Heating workshops in 2016, REHAU
is returning in 2017 with a new format for their District Heating Workshops. The
first stop is in London at The Building Centre in March.
Taking place on Thursday 23rd March, the free event will include a line-up of
expert speakers from across the industry.
Can the Swedish district heating model work in the UK? (CIBSE CHP Group) 12
April 2017
CIBSE CHP-DH group and Heat Networks are happy to invite you to a special event
at the Swedish Embassy in central London on the evening of Wednesday the 12th
of April from 5.30pm to 8pm
Embassy of Sweden - Alströmersalen
11 Montagu Place, London, W1H 2AL
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