Danish Board of District Heating and 8 suppliers of district energy solutions joined the IDEA Centennial Conference and Exhibition in Washington, DC. Under the headline Guide to District Energy – Community Development the companies each gave a presentation.

Below you will hopefully be inspired to explore the advantages offered by hot water based district energy: decreased heat losses, lower maintenance costs, lower water treatment costs, increased energy efficiency, supply security and no risk of explosions – and you can even make money supplying heating to residential areas:

DBDH: Guide to District Energy – Community Development 

Market Analysis og Community Planning
Ramboll: Heat planning – utilizing heat sources in conjunction to projected heat demand   

System Design & Best Practices
Dall Energy:  Innovative solutions for biomass-based energy plants
Danfoss:  Complex approach – security of supply, balancing the system and energy savings

Capital Budgets and Scheme Development
Logstor:  Life-cycle cost analysis with focus on pipes and CO2 reductions
Grundfos:  Life-cycle costs and energy efficiency solutions for heating networks

Project Implementation Business Development & Promotion
COWI:  Business Plan Development – cost/benefit analysis and sell the solution to consumers

Optimization
7T:  Temperature Optimization Leads to Considerable Savings
Kamstrup:  Innovative Metering Reduces Energy Consumption and CO2 emissions