District heating will warm villages with a future-proof and cheap heating solution
E.ON had a desire to provide widespread local district heating to smaller urban communities that cannot access the large transmission grid. Today, a number of cities are well into the rollout of the District Heating concept, and Viegand Maagøe has been an active player for E.ON from the beginning.
About the task
In short, Byvarme is a local district heating plant and district heating network that the city's own citizens own and manage through an a.m.b.a. It is a solution for smaller urban communities that want a less climate-damaging, but collective and cheap heating solution.
E.ON is helping to get the project started, and when the plant is ready and delivering heat, E.ON is responsible for its operation for a 10-year period.
The concept is called Byvarme, and with an interdisciplinary team, Viegand Maagøe has assisted E.ON from the beginning with everything from concept development, citizen contact, communication and overall execution.
The expectation is that the first city will soon be able to warm itself with local district heating in the form of Byvarme.
How we solved the task
Viegand Maagøe continuously solves tasks on the District Heating project as needed. For example, by participating in citizen meetings, communicating with relevant municipalities and preparing project proposals.
We are responsible for, among other things:
- Interdisciplinary project management of technical, economic and communicative aspects
- Development of business concept for E.ON and the District Heating cities
- Support in the establishment of local cooperatives
- Technical and economic assessment of the district heating solution overall and for the individual city
- Development of content for a user-friendly site about District Heating
- Information materials for use at, among other things, citizen meetings
- Sparring with local citizen groups on everything from communication strategy to technology
The result
The district heating project is constantly evolving, but a lot has happened in one year. Nine cities are currently at various stages of their journey towards rolling out district heating, and several are considering getting started. Some cities are in the process of making project proposals or have already submitted them to the municipality, while others are in the process of obtaining the necessary support from the local community.
At all levels, Viegand Maagøe is helping E.ON and local enthusiasts to move forward in their work to future-proof the heat supply in small Zealand urban communities.
The expectation is that the first city will soon be able to warm itself with local district heating in the form of district heating.
