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 France to have converted to biomass, and reached 50% of RE & R. According to the CPCU, ...
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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 ...
Amsterdam: soon to have a City-zen heating network
Continuing our tour of Europe, following on from Helsinki and Gothenburg, DHC News takes you to discovery the heating network of the capital of the Netherlands, Amsterdam. The city’s District heating network, currently powered by heat from a treatment and ...
Metz: a 100% natural Lorraine network
Managed by the UEM company, the district heating network in the city of Metz (Lorraine) is one of the largest in France. Today – since the Metz-East and Metz-Cité networks were joined together in 2007 – the network is 93 ...
Veolia helping transform waste in London
Doing more with less, this could be the motto of the London Borough of Southwark, where waste is an energy resource thus helping to both reduce the amount of waste and increase the recycling rate! Veolia, the French transnational ...
Latour to invest in NODA
SWEDEN – NODA, a Swedish company specialising in intelligent energy systems, has announced that it is expanding its ownership base and has welcomed the mixed investment company Investment AB Latour as a new shareholder. In a statement released yesterday confirming ...
Gothenburg: innovative and inspirational heating network
After reviewing some district heating networks in France (Auxerre or Montpellier for example) and in Europe (Helsinki), DHC News takes you to the North of Europe, to Gothenburg, to discover a heating network powered primarily by energy from incineration of ...
Lyon’s heating network gets top marks
The Lyon-Villeurbanne district heating and cooling network has supplied more than 45,000 homes since its inception in 1971. The third biggest heating network in France by size, it relies primarily on the use of renewable energy and heat recovery. ...
September’s heating networks top tweets
Every month DHC News selects the top 10 tweets that have marked the previous month. This month feature tweets on COP21, energy transition, wood energy, smart networks, household waste and many more. 1/ EuroheatPower 92% of citizens in #Iceland ...