Lake Lucerne should temper Lucerne Neustadt
ewl energie wasser luzern is expanding the heat supply with lake energy in Lucerne. In mid-May, the construction work for the network expansion towards the small town should begin. In the final phase, the connection of up to 3700 households in the center of Lucerne is planned.
The energy provider ewl energie wasser luzern ( ewl ) wants to make it possible to supply the urban supply area with heat entirely from renewable sources. Energy from Lake Lucerne plays a key role here, the company explains in a press release . According to her, the first buildings near the station are already being tempered by sea energy.
In the Tribschen district, work is currently being done on connecting to the district heating network, ewl explains further in the press release. The next step is to expand the network in the direction of the small town in order to be able to temper the new town with lake energy.
Construction work is scheduled to begin in mid-May. They should be completed by May next year. In the final expansion of the network, ewl aims to supply up to 3,700 Lucerne households with energy from Lake Lucerne.
In order to keep the disturbances caused by the construction work as low as possible, work should be carried out on main traffic routes at night and on neighborhood streets during the day. In addition, ewl is carrying out the construction of the line in small stages, according to the statement. “With the ongoing expansion of the lake energy network, ewl wants to use local resources sustainably and consciously and actively contribute to the energy transition in the city of Lucerne,” Patrik Rust, CEO of ewl, is quoted as saying.