MI 2020 Solutions FINAL

SECTION 05
BUILDINGS
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CELSIUS CITY
buildings in the appropriate high density
areas of the city. These systems make
use of a range of excess heat sources all
created within the city during the course
of an average operational day.
POTENTIAL
adopted and adapted to the specific
needs of any city.
In terms of reducing harmful emissions,
the EU estimated that district heating
has the potential of saving an extra 400
million tons of CO2 each year.
EC
SE, DE, UK,
NL, IT
CHALLENGE
Buildings account for almost a
third of total energy consumption
globally, with space heating and
cooling and the provision of water
accounting for approximately
half of this consumption. Waste
heat produced in the EU could
be enough to heat its entire
building stock, but heat recovery
processes are often challenging,
and there is no sufficient
distribution network to move the
energy from where it is produced
to where it is needed.
INNOVATION
Celsius City is an innovative citybased
project making building
heating and cooling systems
more sustainable and efficient. It
has developed a new approach
using a network of insulated pipes
that distribute heat or cold using
hot water, steam or cold water,
meaning individual homes do not
need to generate their own
heat on-site.
Instead, any heat source can
be connected to the network
by identifying waste heat and
devising ways to capture and
integrate this heat into a city’s
local district heating system.
The project is funded by the EU
with about €14 million under the
EU FP7 programme to provide
smarter, more efficient heating
and cooling systems to cities
across the EU.
ACTION
Celsius City currently provides
new integrated technology
solutions to develop smart district
heating and cooling systems to 67
European cities.
It creates better heating systems
for cities to facilitate a more
efficient transfer of heat from
point of production to storage
and point of use. The project
established an intelligent heating
system, covering virtually all the
households and commercial
Celsius City and its smart district
heating technologies promote transfer
of information, knowledge and expertise
to cities across Europe, creating a
model that can be exported,
USEFUL LINKS:
Project website: celsiuscity.eu
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