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Does Copenhagen have district heating?

Yes, Copenhagen does have district heating. The consumer price for district heating supplied by Copenhagen Energy is highly competitive to other forms of energy and annual costs per household are half that of oil heating. Around 40 % of waste from the City of Copenhagen is incinerated, making electricity and heat in the process.

How much heat does Copenhagen use in a year?

Approximately 55 % of the total yearly heat consumption of 33,000 TJ in Copenhagen's district heating system comes from the City of Copenhagen. The system uses heat from combined heat and power plants and waste incineration plants in the region.

Does Copenhagen use seawater to create a district cooling system?

Since 2010, Copenhagen has used seawater to create a district cooling system and the network is still expanding. There is also a drive to replace the fossil fuels used in peak and reserve load boilers in district heating with biofuel, electric boilers and biogas (see panel, ‘Energy sources in Copenhagen’).

Who runs the Consolidated Heating networks in Copenhagen?

Companies were set up by the municipalities to run the consolidated heating networks. There is now a 180km hot-water transmission system1 in Greater Copenhagen, operated by CTR, VEKS and Vestforbrænding, which runs a large CHP waste incinerator.

What makes Copenhagen a net-zero carbon city?

Copenhagen’s district heating relies largely on biomass and waste incineration power plants, but net-zero carbon targets are now encouraging suppliers to harness energy from renewables and industrial by-products. Alex Smith reports Two new landmark power plants make a striking addition to Copenhagen’s cityscape.

Does Copenhagen have a hot water transmission system?

There is now a 180km hot-water transmission system1 in Greater Copenhagen, operated by CTR, VEKS and Vestforbrænding, which runs a large CHP waste incinerator. Owned by local authorities, they supply heat from waste incinerators and CHP plants to 21 distribution networks.