Circular district heating: a Transition Roadmap for South-West-Flanders

Dominiek Vandewiele Project Manager Sustainable Energy

Intercommunale Leiedal

LEIEDAL

Regionale district heating profile

+ Density (interesting demand side)

- Little large scale waste heat

➔ « yes but no »

Capacity building processes

Spatial planners + technical experts on district heating

How to become energy neutral? Building a regional energy strategy.

4DHC AS A VACUUM CLEANER: A CIRCULAR SYSTEM

Potential of 4th generation DHC – a beaded string

IS DHC FEASIBLE?▪ YES ▪ PERHAPS▪ NO

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Example: water treatment plant as source of energy

- 20°C waste water

- CHP

- Public buildings as drivers

Add slides hereExample: industrial wasteheat in city center

5 sections

4 km in total

800 buildings

42 GWh/year

€9,4 MLN investment

Quid connection to Halluin (F)?

Example:Business parks

Business parks

• Heat exchange between businesses is rather exceptional.

• Process heat vs. heating buildings

➔ Innovative 4DHC-schemes are necessary

Quid LEC/REC