N0. 2 / 2015 INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE ON DISTRICT HEATING AND COOLING DISTRICT HEATING AROUND THE NORTH SEA DBDH - direct access to district heating and cooling technology www.dbdh.dk
CONTENTS 4 THE COLUMN 6 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE AT ASSENS DISTRICT HEATING COMPANY 9 DISSEMINATING DISTRICT HEATING - THE DANISH ENERGY MODEL CROSSING BOUNDARIES 11 BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG AHEAD OF THE CURVE 12 DISTRICT HEATING IN NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN IN COOPERATION WITH DENMARK 13 BRIGHTON AN
DISTRICT HEATING FROM A-Z RELY ON 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ALL DISTRICT HEATING APPLICATIONS 16 CHP POWER PLANT SUB-STATION BOILER HOUSE CONSUMER CONNECTIONS MAIN PUMPS DISTRIBUTION PUMPS BOILER SHUNT PUMPS PLATE HEAT EXCHANGE FLOW FILTER PUMPS PRESSURE HOLDING SYSTEM LULL HEAT PUMPS
P4 THE COLUMN By Lars Gullev, Managing Director VEKS, and Chairman of DBDH Many people associate district heating with a heating form that is only found in Denmark, Sweden and Finland, in Eastern Europe as well as in Russia and China. This is, however, not correct. With different names such as Dis
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P6 By Jens Ole Knudsen, Assens District Heating Company OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE AT ASSENS DISTRICT HEATING COMPANY Since 1961, Assens District Heating Company situated at the island Fyn in Denmark - has delivered electricity and heat to about 8,000 inhabitants in the city of Assens. The supply
P7 Cylinder replacement of a wood chip crane Before the implementation of systematic maintenance, the maintenance operation took place through Excel sheets, pocket books, logs and not least the memory of employees, former employees or other people. The attitudes towards IT have changed dramaticall
P8 Exchange of experience with colleagues with comparable systems both within and outside the industry is of great importance. Assens District Heating Company is a member of Vedligeholdelsesforeningen (the Maintenance Association) and participates in networks regarding electricity, maintenance, bio
P9 DISSEMINATING DISTRICT HEATING - THE DANISH ENERGY MODEL CROSSING BOUNDARIES FOCUS DH AROUND THE NORTH SEA By the editorial team Two-year pilot initiative In 2014 the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and the Danish Trade Council (TC) launched a two-year pilot export initiative with the main object
P10 In 2014, the export to China reached almost DKK 2.7 billion / EUR 360 million, which makes China the 6th largest export market for Danish energy technology. Several Danish wind companies are already established in the Chinese market including large players like Siemens Wind Energy and Vestas bu
P11 FOCUS DH AROUND THE NORTH SEA BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG AHEAD OF THE CURVE The export initiative realized a three day delegation visit by BWs Minister of the Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector, Franz Untersteller to Denmark, in January 2015. In connection to the visit, Minister Unt
P12 FOCUS DH AROUND THE NORTH SEA DISTRICT HEATING IN NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN IN COOPERATION WITH DENMARK Centre for energy production and consumption A strong cooperation is not singlehandedly evolving in BadenWürttemberg. Another German state - Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW) - is also looking towards D
P13 FOCUS DH AROUND THE NORTH SEA BRIGHTON AND HOVE ON A GREENER PATH Fuel Poverty and heavy footprints Located in East Sussex in the South of England, Brighton and Hove is a city where fuel poverty is increasing rapidly. In 2014, more than 17,000 households out of 125,000 were struggling to ke
P14 Albertslund city UK learns from Danish visit Last month, representatives from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) paid a visit to Denmark to take a closer look at the Danish energy solutions towards production, management and supply, with a focus on the district heating sector.
P15 FOCUS DH AROUND THE NORTH SEA DISTRICT HEATING IN DUNDEE Towards decarbonizing heat in Dundee Heat prices are high and rising in the large cities of Great Britain, especially in Scotland where 25 % of the people spends more than 10 % of their annual income on domestic heating. As in the exam
P16 Torsten Malmdorf, Special Adviser to the Danish Energy Agency, and who is presently working with the Scottish government as part of the Danish Energy Initiative, says that: the technical part of district energy is fully tested. The expertise and knowhow is readily accessible. The understanding
P17 NEW DISTRICT HEATING BIO ENERGY PLANT IN BODØ FOCUS DH AROUND THE NORTH SEA By Malin Johansen, Head of sales, BE Varme IN THE NORWEGIAN MUNICIPALITY BODØ, SITUATED NEAR THE POLAR CIRCLE IN THE NORTH OF NORWAY, BE VARME IS BUSY FINISHING THEIR NEW DISTRICT HEATING (DH) PLANT, CALLED THE EMPER
P18 Great potential There will be a continuing assessment for the growth of new grid pathways. Both military and civil airports are supposed to be moved outside the city, which might give the right incentives for efficient DH expansion. Bodø has barely any industry left, and is more a centre for tr
P19 NEW ERA FOR DISTRICT HEATING FOCUS IN THE NETHERLANDS DH AROUND THE NORTH SEA By Gijs de Man, Chairman, Warmtenetwerk Cows, heatpipelines for Duiven-Arnhem grid in the field near cows Vision on heating and cooling in the Netherlands In April 2015, the Dutch minister of economic affairs ha
P20 Trace Amsterdam 2015; route of AEB Amsterdam to Amsterdam Noord Heat roundabout In due course, the Roundabout will allow for two developments. Firstly, by allowing different (types of) renewable and energy efficient heat sources to provide heat to the network, the fossil footprint of the heat
P21 Purmerend; biomass heat production plant Purmerend The 19 million euro investment by Vattenfall includes total 5.5 km length of DH piping, installation of a heat buffer to enable peak shaving, provide back-up heat and regulate the pressure differences between the two grids. Next to the buffer,
P22 LUSAIL CITY DISTRICT COOLING SYSTEM CASE STUDY By Muhammad Ali, Design Manager, District Cooling, Marafeq Qatar 1. DCP Marina perspective view Lusail City is a visionary development master-planned by Qatari Diar and developed by Lusail Real Estate Development Company. Lusail City is located
P23 3. District cooling pipe inside utility tunnel The district cooling system in Lusail City is built on pre-insulated bonded carbon steel pipes with high density ( 60 kg/m3) polyurethane foam insulation (PUR) and with high density polyethylene (HDPE) outer casing jacket. The polyurethane foam is
P24 District cooling plants in Lusail city are designed and built on high standards of efficiency, reliability and environmental responsibility. High efficiency chillers and electric motors are used. A condenser water system is designed for operation on treated sewage effluent (TSE). Reverse osmosi
P25 All district cooling plants, energy transfer stations and surveillance units are linked on state-of-the-art centralized district cooling central command and control systems. Each plant shall be operating independently, optimizing the operation based on the hydraulic reach. Operators in central
P26 NEW MEMBERS OF DBDH AALBORG FORSYNING BWT Aalborg Forsyning (Aalborg District Heating) employs around 75 employees. The company supplies heat to more than 34,000 metering points and the district heating is produced primarily as waste heat from waste-to-energy plant Reno Nord, Aalborg Portland
P27 F.W. RØRTEKNIK F.W. Rørteknik is one of Denmarks largest and leading manufacturers of stationary tanks. Since 1985 they have built more than 300 stationary tanks, of which more than 20 tanks have been built outside Denmark. F.W. Rørteknik designs, constructs, mounts and manufacture parts for t
P28 MEMBER COMPANY PROFILE Tight standards for noise, safety and air quality within modern energy production in urban areas create a need for specialized solutions for one of the most iconic symbols, the stack. SSM (Skandinavisk Skorstens Montage) has long provided its services in Denmark and Scan
P29 Individually customized products One of the main keys to SSMs success is customized products packages formed to fit each customers individual need. Erling Pedersen explains: A 40 or 60 meter tall chimney is not a standard product. Depending on placement, function, surroundings, levels of noise,
P30 LIST OF MEMBERS Aaen Consulting Engineers Consulting engineers and planners Aalborg Engineering Supplier of boilers and boiler systems Aalborg Forsyning ABB Monitoring and control for district heating networks Abratek Wear resistant solutions for power stations Aerovit Boiler cleaning Aff
P31 Gottlieb Paludan Architects Grontmij Consulting engineers and planners Grundfos HentechSolution ApS HOFOR Hydro-X Boiler water treatment Høje Taastrup Fjernvarme Municipal district heating supply isoplus Denmark Preinsulated piping systems for district heating and cooling Kamstrup Suppl
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