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District heating 'should bring prices down'

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RTE Summary District heating is the "missing piece of the puzzle" when it comes to energy in Ireland, the CEO of the Irish District Heating Association has said. Pauline O'Reilly made her comments on RTÉ's Morning Ireland today after the Cabinet advanced the new Heat Bill, paving the way for it to be introduced in the Oireachtas this year. The bill is designed enable the rollout of district heating. Minister for Climate and Energy Darragh O'Brien said research shows that approximately 80% of heat demand in Dublin could be met by district heating by 2050. District heating uses water-pipe networks to deliver heated water ...
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Saudi Tabreed plans geothermal-powered open-space district cooling at a university development

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LinkedIn Summary Saudi Tabreed has signed a preliminary binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop an innovative district cooling solution for the Jnayin Nourah Project at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh. The agreement brings together Best Land for Real Estate and Investment, Daim Al Athar for Real Estate, and Strataphy , the provider of PrimeLoop geothermal technology. The project will pioneer the world's first open-space cooling geothermal system, powered by Strataphy's patented PrimeLoop technology. Under the collaboration, Saudi Tabreed will deliver a turnkey district cooling solution with an indicative cooling ...
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Germany energy provider builds 50 MW power-to-heat system

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pv magazine Summary German energy provider Enercity is constructing a 50 MW power-to-heat plant as part of its coal phase-out strategy and efforts to decarbonize district heating production. The project is also intended to help relieve pressure on electricity grids by absorbing surplus renewable power. At the historic Herrenhausen power plant, located in Herrenhausen, a district in the northwest of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Enercity has operated a 20 MW thermal electrode boiler since 2020. The capacity of this unit is set to increase to 26 MW. Once completed, the new 50 MW facility will significantly increase the utility’s power-to-heat capacity. ...
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Empower reinforces its leadership with a new agreement to supply the ‘Mercedes-Benz Places|Binghatti City’ project for a total cooling capacity of 37,000 RT

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Empower Summary Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation PJSC (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, has signed an agreement with Binghatti Developers to supply district cooling services to the ‘Mercedes-Benz Places|Binghatti City’project in Meydan, for a total capacity of 37,000 refrigeration tons (RT). The agreement was signed by H.E. Ahmad Bin Shafar, CEO of Empower, and Muhammad Binghatti, Chairman of Binghatti Holding, and it represents a new milestone in Empower’s expansion strategy and reflects its commitment to supporting major real estate developments across Dubai. This agreement solidifies developers’ ...
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How to Make AI Data Centers More Sustainable

By District Energy posted 5 days ago
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Time Summary In the public discourse, data centers have largely been cast as the villains of the AI boom—voracious consumers of natural resources that power our chatbots but threaten our climate progress. But in fact, there are clear, actionable ways we can design, build, and operate data centers that align with both our climate goals and societal values. We can push the envelope further by recycling the massive amounts of heat generated by data centers and using it to heat buildings. This is already the case in West London, where the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation is recovering 17 megawatts of waste heat generated by local data ...
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The energy economy’s biggest waste problem is already inside the system

By District Energy posted 5 days ago
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Fortune Summary As AI drives a massive expansion of data centers, one of the biggest opportunities is not just building more power generation — it’s capturing the enormous amount of energy we already waste, especially heat. The energy transition will depend on both large-scale supply and a fast, often invisible layer—efficiency, thermal recovery. Moving fast and smart – as an efficiency first strategy enables – is the winner as compared to the more cumbersome and costly conventional approach. Data centers turn much of their electricity into heat that is usually rejected into the atmosphere. Instead, that heat can be captured and reused for: heating ...
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US Local Governments Are Redefining the Clean Energy Blueprint

By District Energy posted 5 days ago
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World Resources Institute Summary Recent federal policy decisions combined with rising energy demand are contributing to an immediate set of challenges for Americans: volatile electricity prices and growing concerns about affordability and reliability. In this moment of uncertainty, local governments remain some of the most effective and trusted leaders that can tackle these challenges. Cities, towns and counties across the country are leading the clean energy transition to stabilize energy costs and deliver tangible community benefits. In Boise, Idaho , and Hayden, Colorado , local governments are scaling affordable geothermal heating and cooling ...
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OMV and Energie Steiermark join forces to develop district heating

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CEE Energy News Summary Austrian energy company OMV and Styrian energy utility Energie Steiermark are partnering to advance deep geothermal energy in Styria. The companies established a joint project called Tiefenkraft to assess the region’s geothermal potential. In the long term, it could deliver up to 670 GWh of geothermal energy annually by 2037, equivalent to around 50 per cent of the district heating supply in the greater Graz area. Heat delivery could begin in 2030. Continue Reading #News #GeothermalandGeo-Exchange #DistrictHeating
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EU Plans Energy Labels for Data Centers in a Push for Efficiency

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Financial Post Summary The European Union wants to propose a sustainability rating system for data centers to encourage greater energy and resource efficiency as the sector’s rapid expansion strains power grids and the environment. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, plans to unveil a regulation later this month requiring electronic labels for new and existing data centers to encourage new designs and efficiency improvements. The proposal aims to cut energy and water consumption, promote the use of clean energy and encourage the reuse of waste heat in nearby buildings or district heating networks, according to a draft seen by ...
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Geothermal heating now operational at Plessis-Robinson and Chatenay-Malabry, France

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Think GeoEnergy Summary The Coriance Group , through subsidiary Reseau Terra Confort , has announced the start of operations of the geothermal heating system serving the communes of Plessis-Robinson and Chatenay-Malabry, part of the Greater Paris Area in France. The heating network is expected to distribute up to 133 GWh of sustainable heating per year, thus avoiding the emissions of 31,500 tonnes of CO2, which is equivalent to the emissions of 26,520 vehicles. Continue Reading #News #District Heating #GeothermalandGeo-Exchange
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Equinix and A2A partner to turn server heat into district heating for Milan

By District Energy posted 5 days ago
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Energy Digital Summary Equinix and A2A are using waste heat from a Milan data centre campus to heat 21,000 homes through one of Europe's largest heat recovery projects. When people think about powering a city's heating system, data centres are unlikely to come to mind. Yet in Milan, heat produced by thousands of servers is being recovered and converted into usable energy for the city's district heating network, creating a new low-carbon heat source for homes and public buildings including the Duomo and Palazzo Reale. The initiative highlights how digital infrastructure can also play a growing role in supporting urban energy systems. ...
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How Cities Are Rewiring Themselves for a Climate-Neutral Europe

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Net Zero Cities Summary A decade ago, the energy transition seemed relatively straightforward. Replace fossil fuels with renewable energy, improve efficiency and emissions would fall. Cities now know it is far more complicated than that. Heating remains one of the most difficult pieces of Europe's climate puzzle. Many cities still rely on systems built around fossil fuels, while others face the additional challenge of transforming local economies that have grown around carbon-intensive industries. Few places illustrate this more clearly than Kozani in northern Greece. For decades, the city's economy was closely linked to lignite. Today, through ...
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Arup enters new phase of energy growth with appointment of new global business leader

By District Energy posted 5 days ago
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Arup Summary Arup has appointed John Ammentorp as its new Global Energy Leader as it pursues ambitious plans to grow its global energy business and support clients navigating the energy transition. Throughout his career, John has led teams delivering power transmission, distribution and district energy projects across Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, and spearheaded his previous firm's global energy innovation and digitalisation strategy. He holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the Engineering College of Copenhagen. John Ammentorp, Arup’s new Global Energy Leader, said : “The energy transition is the ...
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CenTrio Successfully Completes $485MM Comprehensive Refinancing

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abf journal Summary CenTrio, a district energy provider, completed a comprehensive refinancing that strengthens the company’s capital structure, extends debt maturities and enhances financial flexibility to support long-term growth. Eric Miller, CEO of CenTrio, added, “Our enhanced capital structure positions CenTrio to continue investing in reliable, efficient and sustainable district energy infrastructure assets while expanding our partnerships with municipalities, universities, healthcare systems and data center customers. I sincerely appreciate the CenTrio team and our lending partners whose dedication and collaboration were instrumental in bringing ...
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PTE completes 106-unit ‘collegiate’ housing for North West Cambridge

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Architects Journal Summary A mix of apartments, duplexes and penthouses – ranging from one to three bed – are organised around eight cores to maximise dual-aspect living for its residents. The low-carbon building is connected to a site-wide district energy centre and incorporates an underground waste collection system to free up the ground floor for more active uses and engagement with the street. There are PVs throughout, and rooftop and landscape spaces incorporate SuDS and rainwater harvesting. Continue Reading #News #DistrictEnergy
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How data centers can bring heat under Seattle’s streets

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The Seattle Times Summary The Seattle City Council unanimously passed an emergency freeze on siting new large data centers on June 9, paired with a policy framework directing the city to study what these facilities would mean for the grid, water, utility rates, land use, jobs and public health. All the right subjects, but one is missing, and it happens to be the one where Seattle is better-positioned than any city in the country. A few blocks from where the council voted, Amazon’s Doppler tower is heated by the data center across the street: The Westin Building Exchange, a carrier hotel housing more than 250 telecom and internet companies, pipes ...
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World Most Livable City for 2026 Revealed in New Global Rankings

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Mjengo Hub Summary Copenhagen has secured the top position in the global rankings for urban quality of life, leading an international field of evaluated urban centers. The Danish capital retained its first place status for the second consecutive year, according to the annual report released on Tuesday by the research group. Decades of sustained public investments in municipal mobility and district energy systems helped cement the city at the top. Continue Reading #News #DistrictEnergy
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Dubai’s MGM mega resort reveals opening date and new features

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Arabian Business Summary Dubai’s MGM Resort megaproject is on track and will be open in the third quarter of 2028. Empower sized the network at 23,853 refrigeration tons and said the system is designed to meet the varied requirements of the island’s facilities while reducing energy use and carbon emissions. Empower also records that its district cooling systems can save up to 50% of energy versus conventional air conditioning and that it already serves more than 21% of Dubai’s hotels. Continue Reading #MemberNewsIDEA #DistrictCooling #Empower
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World Record Breakthrough: Qatar's Lusail District Cooling Network Recognised By Guinness

By District Energy posted 5 days ago
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MenaFN Summary Qatari Diar has announced the registration of two world records in the Guinness World Records, related to the district cooling system in Lusail City. This is a new global milestone added to Qatar's record of achievements in the fields of infrastructure and sustainable development, the company said in a statement. It added that the integrated district cooling network in Lusail City was registered as the largest district cooling network in the world, with a total length of 123.5 km. The network connects district cooling plants and energy transfer stations to buildings, through a network of pipes ranging in diameter between ...
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Paris, Marseille and Barcelona Lead Europe's Climate Battle wit Revolutionary Water-Cooling Systems Saving Tourism

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Travel and Tour World Summary Paris, Marseille and Barcelona are emerging as leading European tourism destinations adopting innovative water-based cooling solutions as rising temperatures transform the future of summer travel. With stronger heatwaves affecting visitor comfort, heritage attractions and outdoor experiences, these famous cities are using rivers, seas and advanced district cooling networks to create safer and more sustainable environments for travellers. For millions of international visitors exploring Europe each year, extreme heat is becoming a growing travel challenge. Historic streets, museums, cultural landmarks and open-air attractions ...
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