Our Solutions for District Heating
District Heating and the Ecological Transition
District heating is a term that indicates a complete system of production and distribution of heat, steam, or hot water, for heating purposes. Following the 2015 Paris Agreement and the EU’s target of reducing emissions by at least 40% by 2030, Member States are stepping up their efforts to promote district heating using renewable resources and zero-emission heat generation technologies. How to lead the way towards the green transition? Transitioning to a Low Carbon Economy is a fact.
Now it’s time to find and apply new solutions, starting with the installation of heat pumps to reduce primary energy consumption. The time for change is now! Efficiency, reliability and high ROI are the goals to achieve as soon as possible.
The Best Solution for Every Application
The first step is the choice of heat sources, evaluating all available solutions for each plant. Each one has its advantages: ease of sourcing, simpler use, energy efficiency, lower investment, shorter ROI, compatibility with local regulations, reduced environmental impact.
Whatever heat source is selected: air or water, natural or industrial, MEHITS can offer the optimal system solution. The efficiency of the heat pump unit increases as the heat source temperature increases, reducing the operating costs. On the other hand, investment costs vary depending on difficulty of access to the energy source and on the resulting infrastructure required, e.g. the distance between heating plant and heat source. Finally, the availability of the heat source could be year-round or can face seasonal fluctuations. Finally, depending on the characteristics of the plant, different heat pump units can be used and combined to obtain the required temperatures and capacities.
Successful Story
Mitsubishi Electric is the world’s leading manufacturer of heat pumps and offers a very wide range of solutions for heat management, providing many pre- and after-sales advantages. Let’s look together at a recent success story: Tallaght District Heating, Ireland’s first low-carbon district heating network. It is a perfect example of a new sustainable approach to heating management. The network is 1.5km long and heats 32,800m2 of public buildings with target to add 133 rental apartments and more public buildings in the following years. Recovering heat waste from a data center through a plug-in solution that allows continuous operation to the servers providing a valuable energy source to the heating network. Two large Mitsubishi Electric heat pumps provide 3000 kW of heating capacity and, also thanks to the use of low GWP HFO refrigerant R1234ze, represent a reliable, efficient, fully sustainable and long term solution.
