Euractiv
Summary
Europe’s drive to eliminate Russian gas and boost energy efficiency will inevitably impact European consumers, who rely almost 40% on gas to heat their homes.
This could open fresh opportunities for the district heating sector, which utilises a network of underground hot water pipes to deliver heat to entire neighbourhoods in European cities.
District heating networks are considered one of the most efficient ways of supplying heat to households. “All cities with ambitious energy and climate agendas intend to develop district heating,” says Birger Lauersen, the President of Euroheat & Power, the association representing the district heating sector in Brussels.
“By collecting the waste heat from both industry and electricity production and using smart district heating grids, it is possible to save all of the natural gas currently used for heating buildings in Europe,” according to an EU-funded project, which evaluated the potential of industrial waste heat in Europe.
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