District heating

Austria

Vienna Geothermal Test Exceeds Expectations, Could Heat 25,000 Homes

Wien Energie and OMV have reached a major milestone in their deep geothermal project in Aspern, bringing Vienna closer to year-round, climate-neutral heat gener…

Net Zero

China’s Carbon-free District Heating Plan

The homes of 400,000 residents around Haiyang, China are being warmed with heat produced by the local nuclear power plant. This clean, affordable, consistent di…

Battery

World’s Largest 1 MW/100 MWh Sand Battery Commissioned in Finland

Finnish startup Polar Night Energy has successfully commissioned its industrial-scale sand battery in Pornainen, southern Finland, in partnership with district …

Geothermal Heating Project

Star Energy and Bring Energy to Collaborate on Geothermal Heating in Southampton, UK

The UK-based company Star Energy has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bring Energy, the largest operator of UK heat networks, to explore th…

Geothermal Heating Project

French Cities to Expand Geothermal District Heating Network

Announced this month, the French municipalities of Melun and Vaux-le-Pénil, in Seine-et-Marne (the wider Paris region), are joining forces to strengthen …

Geothermal Heating Project

Innargi to Explore Opportunity for Geothermal Heating in Hillerød, Denmark

Geothermal developer Innargi has signed an agreement with local utility company Hillerød Forsyning to explore the possibility of geothermal district heat…

Geothermal Heating Project

Further Work Planned to Explore for Geothermal in Kutina, Croatia

Petrochemical plant in Kutina, CroatiaInterest from potential partners from the public and private sectors is growing for the use of geothermal for district hea…

Geothermal Power Project

City of Graz in Austria to Develop Geothermal for Dh System

View over Graz from Schlossberg to southwestIn a city council meeting in mid-December 2024, the city of Graz in Austria unanimously approved a binding decarboni…

Geothermal Drilling

Drilling for Geothermal Heating Completed in Neuruppin, Germany

The drilling of a geothermal doublet has been completed in Neuruppin, Germany, which will supply sustainable heat to the district heating network by 2027.Drilli…

Electrolyzer

IMI Supplies PEM Electrolyser for German District Heating Project

IMI has supplied it advanced VIVO proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser to support hydrogen-powered district heating in Germany.The initiative, being carr…

Nuclear Reactor

Tractebel to Help Develop Steady Energy’s Heating SMR

Finland's Steady Energy has signed a contract with Tractebel to provide engineering services to develop its district heating-focused LDR-150 small modular r…

Nuclear Reactor

China's First Commercial Nuclear District Heating Scheme Expands

According to State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) - parent company of Shandong Nuclear Power Company - the district heating network is expected to supply 4…

Geothermal Drilling

New Low-Temperature Geothermal Resources Found in Reykjavik, Iceland

Drilling in Geldinganes, Reykjavik, IcelandDistrict heating company Veitur, subsidiary of Reykjavik Energy (Orkuveita Reykjavíkur / OR), has announced th…

Geothermal Heating Project

First Pilot Geothermal District Heating Project Completed at Roosna-Alliku, Estonia

Manor in Roosna-Alliku, EstoniaA new geothermal pilot plant has been opened in the small township of Järva County in Roosna-Alliku, Estonia. The pilot proj…

Geothermal Heating Project

Agreement Signed to Deliver Geothermal for District Heating in Greater Copenhagen, Denmark

Seismic survey in Nordsjælland, Copenhagen, DenmarkVestforbrænding and Innargi have entered an agreement to establish geothermal energy for district…