New cooling network at King’s Cross is up and running

As of today, the cooling network in London’s King’s Cross district is fully operational.The network is designed to serve the area north of the Regent ... Lire la suite

French city of Grenoble announces mandatory connection to DHC networks

As of 1 July 2018, connection to the district heating network will become mandatory in Grenoble. This measure concerns the buildings located near the Grenoble ... Lire la suite

Engie to invest heavily in Singapore

Engie have announced that they will invest 80 million Singaporean dollars into the infrastructure of Singapore in an exercise to promote the regional development of ... Lire la suite

Cardiff announces plans for new district heating network

A new waste recovery system for the city of Cardiff has just been installed and could soon be used to heat public and commercial buildings ... Lire la suite

Failed DHC scheme refunds investors

A failed Canadian district heating initiative, which had fallen by the wayside in the province of Ontario, has left city officials and investors extremely relieved ... Lire la suite

New biomass boiler greatly reduces Carbon emissions

The town of Vénissieux, in the Greater Lyon area, has just inaugurated a new biomass boiler room in its heating network. This is a major ... Lire la suite

Germany easing energy transition via cogeneration

The Ministry of Public Works in Germany has just approved a cogeneration project which is presented as the most flexible plant project ever. It is ... Lire la suite

Washington: First steps towards a microgrid

The city of Washington, DC, in the United States, seems to be increasingly set to take the plunge and move towards the installation of a ... Lire la suite

UK-wide heating network investment scheme launched

The Association for Decentralised Energy today welcomed the launch of the £39m Pilot Scheme of the Heat Networks Investment Project. The investment aims to increase ... Lire la suite

Aarhus – pioneering green DHC network

One of the biggest biomass-fuelled Combined Heat and Power (CHP) stations in the world is in Aarhus. The Studstrup plant began to burn wood pellets ... Lire la suite

EU approve Vilnius CHP plan

The European Commission today approved support for a combined heat and power (CHP) district heating plant in Vilnius, Lithuania. The nation’s request for approval of ... Lire la suite

50 cities now signed up to Celsius project

Celsius is a project co-funded by the European Union to help communities plan, implement and optimize new or older urban heating infrastructure. The project had ... Lire la suite

UK government ready to push DHC networks

The British government is supporting a major push to greatly expand the country’s district heat networks. Ministers set up a “heat network delivery unit” in ... Lire la suite

South Korea set to promote cogeneration

The South Korean government is seeking to increase the share of combined heat and power in the country’s energy mix in order to meet decarbonisation ... Lire la suite

Dalkia look to break into UK market

Dalkia, the French firm and EDF subsidiary, is making inroads into England, as evidenced by the company’s announcement on Tuesday, July the 19th, that they ... Lire la suite

DHC networks helping combat poverty in Scotland

In addition to their many environmental benefits, district heating networks can now be used in the fight against poverty! This is the startling claim made ... Lire la suite

What will Brexit mean for DHC networks?

The announcement of the result of the UK’s referendum on the European Union on the 24th of June has already generated many column inches in ... Lire la suite

Smart DHC network in Kalmar, Sweden

NODA, a Swedish company specializing in energy optimization of district heating systems software, is working with the operator Kalmar Energi with the aim of creating ... Lire la suite

Bristol targeting carbon neutrality

The city of Bristol, the largest city in the southwest of England, is aiming to become carbon neutral through the approval of an initial investment ... Lire la suite

New joint venture for British DHC networks

A new British district heating joint venture was announced just last week by two of the industry leaders, Peel Energy and Vital Energi. The two ... Lire la suite

New biomass cogeneration plant in Stockholm

The port of Värtan, Stockholm, finished work on a new biomass cogeneration plant last month. The plant, which is due to start production in the ... Lire la suite

Nordic Heat Masterclass – Communication Strategies in District energy

Nordic Heat, a non-profit association aiming to help the newcomers in the DHC Industry by transferring the Scandinavian District Heating experience to new markets, is ... Lire la suite

Nordic Heat Masterclass – Heat Networks Level 2

Following the “Heat Networks Level 1” Masterclass held in December 2015 in Harelbeke, Belgium, Nordic Heat is now inviting registrations for the Heat Networks Level ... Lire la suite

University of Northampton complete work on new DHC network

As the University of Northampton prepares to move into its new premises, the university is also set to take advantage of its new heating network. ... Lire la suite

Work begins on new biogas heating network

Monday the 11th of April saw the first pipe being laid for the biogas heating network in Pont-à-Mousson. This is the first time in the region ... Lire la suite

France’s largest biomass heating network

The CPCU (Compagnie Parisienne de Chauffage Urbain) inaugurated  the conversion of the boiler in Saint-Ouen to biomass on March 10, 2016. This represents the largest heating network in ... Lire la suite

SNCU publish report on district heating networks

The National Union of District Heating, in partnership with the Energy Environment Services Federation (FEDENE), commissioned the study Setec Environment Office to conduct a study ... Lire la suite

Sweden releases heating network data

The Swedish Association of district heating networks collects annual data on energy use in the industry and have now made available and published the data ... Lire la suite

French government launch biomass tender

On the 8th of February 2016, Ségolène Royal launched a new tender process for biomass, common to both sectors “wood energy” and “anaerobic digestion”, over 3 ... Lire la suite

Sweden – top for district heating in 2014

At the end of 2015, Sweden released, through its Energy Agency, the figures relating to the origin of heating products and hot water. The data ... Lire la suite