How to develop district heating systems?

The Interreg HeatNet North West Europe (HeatNet NWE) project has just published a comprehensive online guide on district heating. It will support cities and towns willing to learn more and develop district heating systems.

As part of the HeatNet NWE project, six cities in the UK, Ireland, the
Netherlands, Belgium and France developed innovative low-temperature district
heating and cooling networks. The website aggregates all the knowledge and
experience generated in the past four years and offers technical guidance on
DHC, but also easy to read documentation for non-expert audience. You will find step by step information on how to get
started, from the heat mapping phase to the development of policies that
can support future DHC networks.

To guide public sector organisations in
assessing the feasibility of district heating systems in their region, the
project has developed six Transition
Roadmaps, which outline the experiences of their pilot partners in
developing six district heating pilots. These Roadmaps cover areas such as the
roles and responsibilities of stakeholders, regulation and policies, spatial
planning, business models and viability, and connection to finance and markets.
More information on the process for each of the pilots are also available in
form of case studies and video
interviews.

Developing and implementing district heating and
cooling projects tend to be large and complex. Considerable investments are
necessary in order to deliver a DHC network. That is why part of the guide is devoted
to financial aspects: you will find information on the different business and governance models available to public sector
bodies, and how to finance and procure
the development of a district heating system.

Explore the online guide and learn more at https://guidetodistrictheating.eu/

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