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Power utilities in Europe are floating plans for innovative applications with large-scale heat pumps, in a bid to decarbonize their district heating systems.
German utility RheinEnergie has unveiled plans for a large-scale heat pump that will use the energy of the Rhine River to deliver 150 MW of heat output. The heat will be available to the district heating network in central Cologne as “green heat.”
The system will be able to heat around 30,000 residential units and is poised to increase RheinEnergie’s existing district heating network capacity by 15%. Construction is scheduled to start early next year and commissioning is planned for early 2027. Another 50 MW heat pump will be installed in the Merkenich district in northern Cologne.
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