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 €150 million ($168 million) in government aid for the project was found to be in ...
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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 set itself the goal of recruiting 50 new cities per year. For the year 2016, ...
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 and energy efficiency targets.Seoul Seoul announced in its latest plan for electricity supply and demand ...
Football stadiums powered by cogeneration
Newcastle United and Bristol City have committed to energy efficient ventures to power their stadiums this week. Newcastle has installed a gas-fired combined heat and power system inside the ‘carbon positive’ club’s St James’ Park stadium, simultaneously cutting emissions while ...
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 had won a tender for the design, construction and operation of a new plant and ...
Work completed on Poland’s largest waste recovery plant
The Korean company POSCO E & C have this week announced that they have completed work on the largest waste recovery plant in Poland. The plant, located in Krakow, will be able to handle 220,000 tons of household waste annually ...
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 the mainstream press and in the press. Here at DHC News we will consider and ...
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 autumn, is expected to use wood waste and forest residues, at a rate of up ...
EU unveils heating and cooling strategy
For the first time in its history, the European Union has unveiled its heating and cooling strategy. This is a symbolic event for players in the energy sector, and, surprise, surprise, heat networks are central to this strategy! Heating and ...
Copenhagen: an exemplary heating network
DHC News continues its European tour of district heating networks and this time we will feature the Danish capital, Copenhagen. In Copenhagen, district heating supplies over 90% of the city’s buildings! This feat is made possible by strong public opinion ...