Heat concept from waste incineration and heat from the lake is being examined

Kreuzlingen TG/Konstanz, June 2022

The energy suppliers of Kreuzlingen and Constance, the association KVA Thurgau and the EKT have Swisspower examine the feasibility of a district heating line combined with thermal use of lake water. The aim is cross-border, climate-friendly heat generation.

According to a press release , the energy supply companies Energie Kreuzlingen , Stadtwerke Konstanz , the KVA Thurgau association from Weinfelden TG and EKT AG from Arbon TG want to join forces in order to use new heat sources more optimally in a cross-border alliance.

A heat supply concept is being considered in which the use of CO2-neutral waste heat from the waste incineration plant of the KVA via district heating line and seawater heat from the Constance funnel are combined.

The four partners called in Swisspower AG to examine the feasibility of the project from a technical, economic, legal and organizational point of view. A result is expected in the course of the year.

Swisspower supports municipal utilities and energy suppliers with cooperation initiatives, consulting services and networking offers on the way to energy systems without CO2 emissions.

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