Regional plants are expanding networks for heating and cooling
The regional plants want to significantly expand the district heating network in Baden and supplement it with a network for cooling supply. The share of renewable energy sources is to increase from 80 to 100 percent and CO2 emissions are to be reduced by at least 20,000 tons by 2030.
Regionalwerke AG Baden want to make the supply of heating and cooling in Baden climate-friendly. To this end, they envisage expansions for the heating supply to an extent of 40 gigawatt hours and for the cooling supply to an extent of 10 gigawatt hours over the next ten years, they write in a press release . The share of renewable energy sources should be 80 percent right from the start and steadily increase to 100 percent. The CO2 emissions in the heat supply are to be reduced by 20,000 tons by 2030, district heating alone is to contribute half of this.
Baden Nord has been connected to the Turgi waste incineration plant with a district heating pipe since the summer, and the Kappelerhof heating network has been in operation since autumn 2020. The heating and cooling network for the cantonal hospital campus is under construction. The Baden Nord district heating network is to be expanded towards the city center. From 2025, the amalgamation of the energy clusters Kappelerhof, Vorstadt and Limmat to form a single urban heating and cooling ring is planned.
The potential for the heating and cooling supply was determined with the help of a 3D model. The feasibility of groundwater pumping systems was also examined. A planning map on the regional works website allows property owners, architects and planners to gain insight into the planned projects.
"With this expansion, the course has been set for the substitution of fossil fuels for a renewable heating and cooling supply in Baden", Michael Sarbach, managing director of the regional plants, is quoted in the announcement.