Efficient district heating systems are an important building block for a sustainable energy supply. They increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (CO2). The LowTEMP Conference on 24 September 2019 in Malmö (Sweden) will bring together district heating companies, suppliers, municipalities and academic stakeholders to discuss the optimisation of district heating networks. The conference is organized by the Swedish network Sustainable Business Hub and the Swedish energy supplier Kraftringen under the auspices of the Interreg Baltic Sea Region project LowTEMP project.
Most district heating systems are technically outdated and do not meet the high European energy efficiency standards. They therefore need to be modernised and equipped with advanced system concepts and innovative technologies. One solution is intelligent low-temperature district heating systems that reduce heat losses and primarily use renewable energy sources and waste heat from industrial processes. They thus offer innovative opportunities for greater energy efficiency in residential and office buildings.
In the Interreg V B LowTEMP project, 19 partners from nine countries in the Baltic Sea region have been working together since October 2017 to make the district heating supply more sustainable with low-temperature solutions. To this end, know-how and strategic instruments for the planning, financing, installation and operation of low-temperature district heating systems in municipalities and district heating supply companies are being developed and disseminated.
At the LowTEMP conference in Malmö at the end of September 2019, a large number of stakeholders will discuss the challenges of modernising existing district heating networks and the expansion and installation of low-temperature district heating systems and present approaches for implementation. In addition, experts from science and industry will present pioneering next-generation district heating projects. In two parallel sessions, new technologies and processes for low-temperature district heating networks will be presented on the one hand and optimisation measures for existing district heating networks on the other.
aconium GmbH is co-organizer of the conference and will present the LowTEMP project with a special focus on knowledge building and exchange on low-temperature district heating solutions in a kick-off presentation in Malmö.
Until September 10, you can register register here for the LowTEMP conference in Malmö. A detailed conference agenda can also be found on this website.
Background:
LowTEMP is supported by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund and European Neighborhood Instrument) as part of the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme 2014-2020. Interreg enables transnational cooperation to tackle common challenges that do not stop at national borders, such as increasing CO2 pollution. The LowTEMP project partners come from Poland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia.
The LowTEMP project contributes to the objectives of the EU2020 strategy by promoting energy efficiency, the use of renewable energy sources and the reduction of CO2 emissions. It also makes important contributions to the objectives of national and European spatial development policies and the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR). aconium GmbH developed the project on behalf of the lead partner IMP PAN (Institute of Fluid Mechanics of the Polish Academy of Sciences) and is responsible for project, financial and communication management.
Link: LowTEMP project page