N0. 3 / 2016 INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE ON DISTRICT HEATING AND COOLING COOPERATION IN THE ENERGY SECTOR DBDH - direct access to district heating and cooling technology www.dbdh.dk CONTENTS 4 6 9 11 THE COLUMN HEAT ROADMAP EUROPE: QUANTIFYING HOW DISTRICT HEATING CAN SIMULTANEOUSLY INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND INTEGRATE MORE RENEWABLE ENERGY COLLABORATION ACROSS SUPPLY AREAS RESULTS IN NEW OPPORTUNITIES CREATING EUROPES LARGEST INTERCONNECTED DISTRICT HEATING NETWORK: THE RHINE-RU 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 For too many years, we have been too confined in our thinking when it comes to energy. We have focused on industrial production, power generation, waste disposal, heating and transport as independent sectors to be handled i Save time on planning and collecting documentation with Danfoss Heat Selector 3 min is all it takes to complete your calculation The Danfoss Heat Selector is a best-in-class online selection tool that optimizes planning process for heating application experts. The Heat Selector saves time in calc P6 HEAT ROADMAP EUROPE: QUANTIFYING HOW DISTRICT HEATING CAN SIMULTANEOUSLY INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND INTEGRATE MORE RENEWABLE ENERGY By David Connolly, Susana Paardekooper, and Kenneth Hansen, Aalborg University Traditionally, the energy system was divided into three very distinct sub-sectors: elec P7 Figure 1: Primary energy supply (total fuel in e.g. coal, oil, etc.), final energy consumption (total fuels produced e.g. electricity, heat, etc.), and end-use demand (e.g. space heat, hot water, etc.) in the European energy system in 2010 [2]. District heating provides the connection between e P8 Figure 4: Cost and efficiency of various forms of energy storage. An example of this is presented in Figure 5 for a district heating network in western Denmark. The electric boiler in the district heating plant is activated when there is a high production of wind power, signified by the low ele P9 COOPERATION IN THE ENERGY SECTOR COLLABORATION ACROSS SUPPLY AREAS RESULTS IN NEW OPPORTUNITIES By journalist Sebastian Kjær In the past four years, eight small utilities from West Denmark have been collaborating on a so-called AMR (automatic reading meters) project of 130 million DKK. This co P10 The company installed the last meters at the end of 2015 and is now looking forward to really utilise the new opportunities. We will have some costs for IT, which we did not have before - but in turn, we save some administrative expenses. In economic terms, it is not certain that it is an advan P11 COOPERATION IN THE ENERGY SECTOR By Mr. Dr. Klaus Spindler, Fernwärmeschiene Rhein-Ruhr CREATING EUROPES LARGEST INTERCONNECTED DISTRICT HEATING NETWORK: THE RHINE-RUHR DISTRICT HEATING TRUNK LINE An efficient, innovative and environmentally friendly supply of thermal energy, and security of P12 would unleash a great potential for supply to the people in the state. Consequently, the link between the district heating lines of the Lower Rhine and the Ruhr was enshrined as a political objective and a key project of CHP policy in the 2012 coalition agreement between the governing Social De P13 a tightly meshed network of leisure and cultural facilities. With For further information please contact: Dr. Klaus Spindler Sprecher der Geschäftsführung / Chaiman of the Management Board Phone +49 201 801-4805 Fax +49 201 801-57-4805 Klaus.Spindler@fwsrr.de Like with other trunk lines in th P14 COOPERATION IN THE ENERGY SECTOR By Henning Lambertsen, CEO and partner, Damgaard Consulting Engineers A ONE STOP SHOP FOR DISTRICT ENERGY SYSTEM SOLUTIONS A total system solution package is the core of Clean Solution. Clean Solution A group of Danish organizations headed by CLEAN have joined P15 The City of Bridgeport is an example of this. The city is located 100 km/65 miles northeast of New York City on the New York-Boston corridor. Bridgeport is a perfect model for low-temperature district heating with its 150,000 inhabitants and available surplus heat. A traditional steam system wo P16 By Oddgeir Gudmundsson, Jan Eric Thorsen and Marek Brand, Danfoss Heating Segment Application Centre, Denmark. WHY DISTRICT ENERGY IS THE SOLUTION OF THE FUTURE In the recent COP 21 meeting in Paris a global agreement was signed with a goal of limiting the global warming to less than 2C compa P17 When it comes to decarburization of the space heating and cooling sector, a special case can be seen in Sweden where the heat delivered by district heating was decarburized by 80% between 1980 and 2006. In reality this is very simple once district heating systems have been established as it is P18 Solar power and heat The challenges with harnessing solar energy are: Solar panels need space with certain incline and facing in the direction. In urban areas this would generally mean rooftops of buildings. If solar heat is applied, the roof may need structural enhancements. Solar energy is P19 The benefits of heat storages are: Enables use of seasonal renewable heat sources. Reducing peak heating / cooling demand on the district energy networks. Enable large scale heat pumps and electric boilers to produce heat in periods with low electricity prices. Allows utilization of heat fr P20 THE SUN IS BECOMING IMPORTANT FOR DISTRICT HEATING IN DENMARK By Klaus Risom, PR Advisor, Integral Two very different projects demonstrate the increasing importance of solar heating in Denmark and the flexibility of the solutions combining large-scale solar heating with other energy sources. I P21 heating installation. Locations that you would normally deem useless can be converted into sound, sustainable business. These aspects become even more obvious in densely populated areas where space is quite often an issue to be dealt with, says Søren Elisiussen. In the case of Trustrup-Lyngby, P22 THE VALUE OF METER DATA ADDING INTELLIGENCE TO DISTRICT HEATING By Steen Schelle Jensen, Head of Product Management Heat/Cooling Solutions, Kamstrup The massive strain on our energy resources necessitates a continuous focus not only on saving energy but also on ensuring that the necessary e P23 Fundamentally, you cannot optimise what you do not measure. If utilities cannot measure it, they are unable to control and manage their energy demand, which is critical when they need to optimise their production and run the distribution network closer to the limits. In short, meter data provid P24 To some extent, existing meters can be retrofitted. However, due to the rapid development of new and innovative features in heat meters it might, in some cases, be more profitable to replace the old meters once a utility has physical access to them as the costs of planning and accessing a meter P25 FINANCING DISTRICT ENERGY PROJECTS DISTRICT HEATING FINANCING AND OWNERSHIP By Anders Dyrelund, Senior Market Manager, Ramboll and Isidore McCormack, Senior Consultant, Ramboll The municipal partnership company Vestforbrænding, owner of both waste to energy plant and district heating, has i P26 All investments in district heating and waste to energy plants the Greater Copenhagen district heating system have been financed 100% by the most competitive loans on the world market. This has increased the efficiency significantly and been an important precondition for implementing the most c P27 Municipal ownership and responsibility In the case where there were no energy companies who would serve the interest of the heat consumers, the municipalities established their own energy companies and engaged consultants to help with planning, design and procurement. They established for examp P28 MEMBER COMPANY PROFILE BWT A provider of solutions and services within water treatment, BWT Denmark is a 35 year-old company that has been involved in the district heating sector from the very beginning and has supplied systems to all the major combined heat and power plants in Denmark. HOH T P29 Thomas Larsen sees greater opportunities outside of Denmarks borders as 98% of the companys projects take place abroad: This is what we are trying to do, together with DBDH. For further information please contact: Thomas Nyman Larsen BWT HOH A/S Geminivej 24 DK-2670 Greve, Denmark Phone: +45 P30 LIST OF MEMBERS Aaen Consulting Engineers Amager Ressource Center COWI EA Energy Analyses Phone +45 8617 5055 www.aaenas.dk ra@aaenas.dk Phone +45 3268 9300 arc@a-r-c.dk www.amfor.dk Phone +45 5640 0000 cowi@cowi.dk www.cowi.dk Phone: +45 8870 7083 info@aeae.dk www.ea-energianalyse.dk A P31 Frederiksberg Forsyning HOFOR Phone +45 3818 5100 ff@frb-forsyning.dk www.frb-forsyning.dk Phone +45 3395 3395 Phone +45 6312 1581 Phone +45 4348 6060 hofor@hofor.dk niras@niras.dk info@Sweco.dk www.hofor.dk www.niras.dk www.Sweco.com FW Rørteknik Hydro-X Copenhagen Energy Municipal dist YOUR PARTNER IN DISTRICT ENERGY SOLUTIONS isoplus Piping Systems is a leading manufacturer within pre-insulated piping systems with low heat loss for district energy solutions. Low heat loss guarantees low running costs throughout the entire service life of your pipe network. 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