City of Antwerp draws up “roadmap” for the development of city-wide … (Antwerp)
The city of Antwerp is working on a “roadmap” for a city-wide heat network on its territory. By the spring of 2022, a concrete strategy should be on the table to develop underlying heat networks, including the necessary infrastructure and connecting files. Industrial residual heat must become an important asset in order to reduce the CO2 reduction by 2030 (and subsequently 2050).
Source: Belgium
The city wants to have fossil-free heating on all buildings on its territory. In addition, it wants to see 71,000 tons less CO2 emissions by 2030 by connecting buildings to heat networks. The city already plans nine pilot zones in which heat networks will take place. Now it is working out a concrete strategy to achieve its commitment “through an end and organization of resources”.
According to the city council, the heat network requires an investment of approximately 400 million euros, spread over 20 projects such as backbones, distribution networks, heat transfer stations and peak installations throughout the city. Further growth is also foreseen to connect up to 200,000 families by 2050. The net will extend along the Scheldt quays and on the Left Bank. A future heat transport connection is already being taken into account along the Antwerp ring road by leaving room for the pipes that are to serve.
“With the present roadmap design, we are concretising the contribution of heat networks to halving our urban greenhouse gas emissions by 2030”, says Antwerp Alderman for the Environment Tom Meeuws (Vooruit). “The proposed core infrastructure is enough reed to double heat supplies after 2030. We are now submitting this design to all further refinements and adjustments where necessary. At the beginning of next year, this must be a consumption, supported and concrete plan for the expansion of our heat network.”