5th Generation District Heating and Cooling

Realized projects

This map shows pilot projects in which 5th Generation District Heating and Cooling networks has been realized.
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List of 5GDHC Projects

Name Operation start Specifications Location Links
Porto piccolo Sistiana 2014 Heat source: Sea water
Installed capacity: 4.5 MW
Network length: 2 km
Trieste, Italy
Geneve-Lac-Nations 2008 Heat source: Lake water
Installed capacity: 4.3 MW
Network length: 6 km
Geneve, Switzerland
La Tour-de-Peilz 2015 Heat source: Lake water
Installed capacity: 18.5 MW
Network length: 15 km
Vevey, Switzerland
Brooke Street 2012 Heat source: Ground
Installed capacity: 0.12 MW
SCOP: 3.2
Derby, United Kingdom
University of Bergen 1995 Heat source: Sea water
Bergen, Norway
Duindorp 2009 Heat source: Sea water
Installed capacity: 2.4 MW
Den Haag, Netherlands
Janseniushof project 2017 Heat source: River/ground water
Installed capacity: 2.4 MW
Leuven, Belgium
Complesso della Torre 2007 Heat source: Sea water
Installed capacity: 7.4 MW
Heated area: 69.000 m2
Savona, Italy
Ospitaletto 2018 Heat source: Ground water
Installed capacity: 1.36 MW
SCOP: 4.14
Network length: 2.3 km
Ospitaletto, Italy
Arsenale nord 2013 Heat source: Sea water/Fossils
Installed capacity: 6 MW
SCOP: 5
Heated area: 115.000 m2
Venice, Italy
Sale Marasino 2014 Heat source: Ground water
Installed capacity: 0.14 MW
SCOP: 4.25
Sale Marasino, Italy
Jardins de la Pala 2012 Heat source: Ground water
Installed capacity: 2 MW
SCOP: 5.8
Heated area: 65.000 m2
Bulle, Switzerland
Saas-Fee 2015 Heat source: Air/ground water
Installed capacity: 0.56 MW
Saas-Fee, Switzerland
Visp-West 2008 Heat source: Excess heat
Installed capacity: 3.5 MW
Network length: 4.2 km
Visp, Switzerland
Brig-Glis 2009 Heat source: Ground water
Brig, Switzerland
Krommen Kelchbach 2013 Heat source: Ground water
Naters, Switzerland
REKA village 2014 Heat source: Multiple
Blatten-Belalp, Switzerland
Oberwald/Obergoms 1994 Heat source: Geostructure
Installed capacity: 1.372 MW
Oberwald, Switzerland
Sedrun 2017 Heat source: Air/Ground
Installed capacity: 1.2 MW
Tujetsch, Switzerland
Rheinfels/Kleinbruggen 2013 Heat source: Multiple
Installed capacity: 2.4 MW
Chur, Switzerland
Suurstoffi 2012 Heat source: Multiple
SCOP: 3.5 MW
Heated area: 165.000 m2
Rotkreuz, Switzerland
Familienheim-Genossescnhaft 2014 Heat source: Excess heat/Ground
Zürich, Switzerland
ETH Campus Hönggerberg 2013 Heat source: Ground
SCOP: 5.8
Installed capacity: 5.5 MW
Zürich, Switzerland
Richti Wallisellen 2014 Heat source: Excess heat/Ground
Zürich, Switzerland
Schallstadt Weiermatten 2019 Heat source: Sewage water
Network length: 0.7 km
Schallstadt, Germany
Neumatten 2009 Heat source: Ground water
Installed capacity: 0.76 MW
March-Hugstetten, Germany
Karl-May-Weg 2013 Heat source: Air/Solar with ice storage
Installed capacity: 0.185 MW
SCOP: 4.7
Network length: 1 km
Fischerbach, Germany
Bodenmais 2013 Heated area: 19 housing units
Bodenmais, Germany
Grüne Höfe 2011 Heat source: Borehole field
(1,200 m2, 29 probes, 111 m in depth) water

Installed capacity: 0.2 MW
Heated area: 3 buildings
Esslingen, Germany
Afrastraße 2018 Heat source: Ground water (105 m3/h)
Heated area: 18.000 m2 (250 housing units)
Friedberg, Germany
Am Vohbach ??? Heat source: Geothermal probes
(60 probes, 50-70 m in depth)

Heated area: 40 housing units
Burheim, Germany
Dollnstein 2014 Heated area: 38 housing units
Dollnstein, Germany
Wüstenrot 2012 Heat source: Ground
Heated area: 40 housing units
Installed capacity: 0.32 MW
SCOP: 4.45
Wüstenrot, Germany
Max-Ernst-Straße 2017 Heat source: Ground Schifferstadt, Germany
Küferweg 2011 Heat source: Ground Mainz, Germany
Biebricher Schlosspark 2011 Heat source: Sewage water
Heated area: 80 buildings
Wiesbaden, Germany
Neubaugebiet Süd (Bad Nauheim) 2021 (planned) Heat source: Geothermal collector field (20.000 m2)
Network length: 13 km
Primary energy factor: 0.46
Bad Nauheim, Germany
Troisdorf 2014 Heat source: Ground water Köln, Germany
Sohnius-Weide 2017 Heat source: Solar/Ground
SCOP: 4.23
Nümbrecht, Germany
Dorsten-Wulfen 1979 Heat source: Ground water
Heat area: 12.240 m2 (71 buildings)
Dorsten, Germany
Stiegelpotte 1994 Heat source: Ground/Fossils Spenge, Germany
Obstanger 2000 Heat source: Air/Ground
Installed capacity: 0.24 MW
Herford, Germany
Ohrberg 2001 Heat source: River
Installed capacity: 0.37 MW
SCOP: 0.47
Ohrberg, Germany
Aurich 2010 Heat source: Excess heat
Installed capacity: 1.5 MW
SCOP: 4.5
Aurich, Germany
Geltinger Bucht 2017 Heat source: Geothermal collector (2.700 m2) with
air source heat pump (42 kW, 5 °C supply temperature)

Heat price: 7 ct/kWh
Heat area: 150 buildings
Network length: 10 km
Primary energy fator: 0.45
Schleswig, Germany
Medicon Village 2016 Heat source: Reversible air source heat pump Malmö, Sweden
mg+ district Heat source: Geothermal heat, waste heat Mönchengladbach, Germany
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