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Capturing Europe’s excess heat could power most of the region, a new report has urged.
Excess heat - escaping out the window, or emanating from appliances - is the world’s “largest untapped energy source,” a report from global engineering company Danfoss has estimated.
According to its findings, the EU wastes 2,860 TWh a year in excess heat.
This nearly matches the EU and the UK’s total demand for heat and hot water, which is approximately 3,180 terawatts per year.
“Much of this excess heat could instead be captured and used,” the report’s authors urge.
In many cities, the main sources of excess heat are highly concentrated. On average, 78.8 per cent of excess heat generated by cities like Amsterdam, Berlin, Warsaw, and Brussels comes from the town’s top three sites alone, the report claims.
This means it would be relatively simple to integrate these facilities into a district energy system that draws from a number of different heat sources.
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