Denmark
2021
- Type : Project
- Size : Local community
- Area : Residential
Environmental benefit
10 GWh energy savings
Cool DH
The use of low temperature heat in Copenhagen
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Denmark
2021
- Type : Project
- Size : Local community
- Area : Residential
Environmental benefit
10 GWh energy savings
Cool DH
Cool DH
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In Høje-Taastrup (Copenhagen) a project is established that will innovate, demonstrate, evaluate and disseminate technological solutions
needed to exploit and use sources of very low-grade “waste” heat for heating of energy efficient
buildings via Low Temperature District Heating (LTDH) and show how the District Heating (DH)
systems can be more resource efficient and more energy efficient. The demonstration covers both
new developments and stepwise transition of existing areas with district heating and energy
retrofitting of buildings.
The present project on using a larger share of low-grade
surplus heat and increasing system efficiency is an important
step of reducing emissions even further from the present
level of 98 kg/MWh CO₂ emission (2015). The surplus heat will
be harvested from various sources:
• Cooling machines at the CITY2 Mall that will operate
on power from more than 16,358 m² PV plant with an
installed capacity of 2.07 MW (the so far largest roof
mounted PV plant in the Nordic Countries of Europe).
• Cooling machines and cooling of servers at the
Danske Bank data centre, DSB and hotels having a
high cooling demand year round.
At the moment in Høje-Taastrup the DH is based on 49 %
fossil and the CO₂ emission factor is 98 kg/MWh (2015).
Alongside a coalfired CHP-plant called Amagerværket, in the
neighbouring city of Copenhagen, will undergo a transition to
use biomass during the actual project period. The
demonstration project in Høje-Taastrup is interlinked to the
other COOL DH demo site in Lund which is totally fossil-free.
The biomass waste heat freed in Sweden will supply the
Danish side. This means that the COOL DH project will reduce
the fossil fuel consumption in Høje-Taastrup and in Lund. The
recovered waste heat of 10 GWh per year a consumer will
liberate 5000 tons of biomass yearly.
R-ACES has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N° 892429
In Høje-Taastrup (Copenhagen) a project is established that will innovate, demonstrate, evaluate and disseminate technological solutions
needed to exploit and use sources of very low-grade “waste” heat for heating of energy efficient
buildings via Low Temperature District Heating (LTDH) and show how the District Heating (DH)
systems can be more resource efficient and more energy efficient. The demonstration covers both
new developments and stepwise transition of existing areas with district heating and energy
retrofitting of buildings.
The present project on using a larger share of low-grade
surplus heat and increasing system efficiency is an important
step of reducing emissions even further from the present
level of 98 kg/MWh CO₂ emission (2015). The surplus heat will
be harvested from various sources:
• Cooling machines at the CITY2 Mall that will operate
on power from more than 16,358 m² PV plant with an
installed capacity of 2.07 MW (the so far largest roof
mounted PV plant in the Nordic Countries of Europe).
• Cooling machines and cooling of servers at the
Danske Bank data centre, DSB and hotels having a
high cooling demand year round.
At the moment in Høje-Taastrup the DH is based on 49 %
fossil and the CO₂ emission factor is 98 kg/MWh (2015).
Alongside a coalfired CHP-plant called Amagerværket, in the
neighbouring city of Copenhagen, will undergo a transition to
use biomass during the actual project period. The
demonstration project in Høje-Taastrup is interlinked to the
other COOL DH demo site in Lund which is totally fossil-free.
The biomass waste heat freed in Sweden will supply the
Danish side. This means that the COOL DH project will reduce
the fossil fuel consumption in Høje-Taastrup and in Lund. The
recovered waste heat of 10 GWh per year a consumer will
liberate 5000 tons of biomass yearly.