EU steadily increases requirements related to flue gas cleaning
Boiler installations are essential for the operation of district heating systems and they must generate heat under more restricted conditions. In the case of boilers fuelled by biomass, the Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24...
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Digitalisation of energy consumption data – a tool for easier building management
Author: Baiba Šelkovska, Communication Manager, Vidzeme Planning Region On 17 December 2019, a training for technical staff and teachers was held at Alūksne City Pre-school Educational Institution “Pienenīte”, Latvia. The purpose of the training was to introduce the...
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LowTEMP Conference “The Future of Thermal Grids” – Knowledge Exchange about District Heating in Malmö
Author: atene KOM GmbH & SBHub Baltic Sea Region countries discussed the future of low temperature district heating from a variety of perspectives in the frame of the LowTEMP Conference in Malmö on the 24th of September 2019. Efficient district heating systems are...
read moreLTDH implementation strategy has been developed in Gulbene Municipality (Latvia)
Author: Gulbene Municipality In order to improve district heating systems in Gulbene Municipality and to achieve maximum energy efficiency, Latvian experts have developed "A low temperature district heating system implementation strategy for Gulbene Municipality",...
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Industrial waste heat project moves forward
Author: ZEBAU The foundation stone for the enercity energy centre on the district heating route between the copper company Aurubis and the residential and commercial area HafenCity was laid on 26th of August 2019. The heating network is fed by industrial waste heat -...
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BTU Cottbus present LowTEMP at the TRANSFER SHOWROOM21 in Germany
Author: BTU Cottbus Senftenberg The BTU Cottbus, is going to presents the LowTEMP project and its goals in the context of the regional TRANSFER21 showroom with a presentation booth and a lecture on October 1st in Hoyerswerda (Saxony). The focus of the event is on...
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Vidzeme municipalities gain valuable energy management experience in neighboring municipalities
Author: Baiba Norberte, Vidzeme Planning Region In the framework of the EU Sustainable Energy Week on 17 and 18 June Vidzeme Planning Region organised the experience exchange trip: “Energy management solutions in neighboring municipalities – Daugavpils city in Latvia...
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Register now for the LowTEMP Conference on 24 September in Malmö
Author: atene KOM GmbH Smart, low temperature district heating and cooling systems offer new possibilities for greater energy efficiency by lowering heat losses and utilising more renewable energy and waste heat, especially in energy efficient buildings. This is the...
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Innovative solutions for heat generation at the 9th Pomeranian Energy Picnic in Gdynia
Author: IMP PAN On 15-16th June, the LowTemp project was promoted by the Lead Partner of the LowTEMP project IMP PAN during the 9th Pomeranian Energy Picnic at the Arka Gdynia Square. The meeting takes place every year and is dedicated to energy efficiency and...
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LowTEMP at the Cluster Renewable Energy Hamburg “Heating Forum”
Author: ZEBAU The Cluster Renewable Energy Hamburg is a business network for the Hamburg metropolitan region and has been offering networking and information opportunities for interested stakeholders since 2010. Heating is one of the core pillars of the cluster's...
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How to use existing oversized DH systems in buildings after thermomodernization?
Author: IMP PAN In two seminars (27 February and 26 April) at IMP PAN in Gdańsk (Poland), Dr M. Dzierzgowski from the Technical University Warsaw presented results of his long-time investigations into the efficiency of oversized district heating (DH) systems in...
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“Living on Campus” Berlin-Adlershof: BTB’s LTDH system with solar feed-in
Author: IMP PAN On 14 March, Andreas Reinholtz from BTB Berlin presented the planning and realization stage of the residential project “Living on Campus" in Berlin-Adlershof in the frame of a seminar at IMP PAN in Gdańsk (Poland). Under conditions of strong...
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LowTEMP is part of the exhibition “European Funding Programmes and Projects” in Hamburg
Author: ZEBAU GmbH The European elections on the 26 of May 2019 are accompanied by several events and exhibitions in Hamburg. From the 2 to the 24 of May 2019, the LowTEMP project is part of the exhibition about funding programmes and projects by the EU, which can be...
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Life cycle analysis of different LTDH development scenarios: A case study of a municipality in Latvia
Author: Riga Technical University, Latvia The goal of this study is to assess environmental impacts of different renewing / modernising scenarios of an existing District Heating (DH) system to a Low Temperature District Heating (LTDH) system. This pilot case study is...
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Partner Meeting in Lithuania, Online Platform and Pilot Activities
The modernisation and expansion of district heating networks is leading to advanced supply systems that transfer heat at lower temperatures in optimally insulated pipes and at the same time use renewable heat sources. These improvements are an important building block...
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The city of Hamburg is rebuying and transforming its district heating system
Author: ZEBAU GmbH In November 2018, the city of Hamburg has decided to buy its district heating system back from the energy company Vattenfall. After the privatization of all energy grids at the beginning of the century, a public referendum affected by the discussion...
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Turning waste into the eco-power of the future
Author: ZEBAU GmbH The Hamburg Waste Company (Stadtreinigung Hamburg) is currently working on the development of a unique resource and energy center (Zentrum für Ressourcen und Energie - ZRE) in Hamburg-Stellingen. In the new center, around 320,000 tons of waste per...
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Smart energy systems – low temperature district heating in Latvia
Author: Baiba Norberte, Vidzeme Planning Region Vidzeme region has one of the biggest heat losses in the district heating networks in Latvia, indicating the need to adjust existing district heating systems. “Low temperature district heating (called also 4th...
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LowTemp on the way to Polish Parliament
Author: IMP PAN On 25 Jan. 2019, Janusz Różalski - CEO of OPEC Gdynia (the third from the left) organized a meeting with a Member of Polish Parliament (Dr Jan Klawiter - second from the left) focusing on efficiency in Polish district heating (DH) grids. The...
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First season with low temperature district heating system pilot project in Beļava
Author: Gunta Kalmane, Public Relations Specialist, Gulbene Municipality 19 October 2018 was the start for 2018/2019 central heating season in Belava village, and also the first pilot trial for new, recently installed low temperature district heating (LTDH) systems....
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Outside temperatures drop – good occasion to visit German best practice projects in sustainable heating supply
Author: atene KOM GmbH In mid-January, the Interreg Baltic Sea Region project LowTEMP, which aims at a sustainable development of the district heating supply, organised for the third time a study visit for project partners and interested stakeholders from the partner...
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RELaTED: a flexible approach to the deployment and conversion of DH networks to low temperature
Author: project RELaTED LowTEMP’s sister project RELaTED - REnewable Low TEmperature District is funded under Horizon 2020. RELaTED deploys a decentralized, Ultra-Low Temperature (ULT) DH network concept, which allows for the incorporation of low-grade heat sources...
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IMP PAN organised “Energy Efficient Cities” Conference in Gdansk, Poland
Author: atene KOM GmbH While many Baltic and other European municipalities already developed so-called “Sustainable Energy Action Plans” (SEAPs), they often face difficulties in the actual implementation and measurement phase. With stimulating...
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LowTEMP at the VISU International Bioenergy Day
Author: Thermopolis Ltd. VISU International Bioenergy Day was a two-day event, which took place on 10th and 11th October in South Ostrobothnia, Finland. The event was organized by Thermopolis Ltd, Finnish Forest Centre and Seinäjoki University of Applied...
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Pilot project in Gulbene, Latvia: reconstruction of an existing district heating system
Author: Gunta Kalmane, Public Relations Specialist, Gulbene Municipality Council Project LowTEMP partners from Latvia have started the reconstruction of an existing district heating system in Gulbene Municipality Beļava village. The new heating system will...
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Energy Efficient Cities – How to set the ball rolling?
Author: Instytut Maszyn Przepływowych im. Roberta Szewalskiego (IMP PAN) The conference “Energy Efficient Cities” (17-18 October in Gdynia, PL) is looking into the frame that the Paris agreement has set: a global action plan to put the world on track to avoid...
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International Symposium on District Heating and Cooling in Hamburg
Author: Susanne Gallenz, Jan Gerbitz, ZEBAU From September 9th to September 12th around 250 participants from 28 different countries discussed topics related to urban energy systems, ressource efficiency, district heating and cooling and hybrid energy grids at the...
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Study trip to Estonia – Get new knowledge from a neighboring country
Author: Baiba Norberte, Līga Puriņa – Purīte, Vidzeme Planning Region In the beginning of summer 2018, Vidzeme Planning Region together with the representatives of local municipalities went on an experience exchange trip to Estonia. The purpose of the ex-change trip...
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Publication “Energy Management in Vidzeme” with LowTEMP expert interviews
Author: Baiba Norberte, Vidzeme Planning Region Considering, that in Latvia the low-temperature district heating supply is a relatively new con-cept, one of the ways to create knowledge about this technology is to gather and share experts’ opinions. In September of...
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Construction of the waste heat line from Aurubis to Hafencity in Hamburg
Author: Susanne Gallenz, Jan Gerbitz, ZEBAU The HafenCity is currently Europe's largest inner-city urban development project and includes the topics of sustainability and climate mitigation on multiple levels. The construction of the buildings in the western part of...
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