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  • Municipality of Thalwil relies on district heating with new heat supply

    Municipality of Thalwil relies on district heating with new heat supply

    Wärme Thalwil AG was founded in February 2025 to provide the population with a climate-friendly district heating supply. According to a press release, the company is the result of a collaboration between the municipality of Thalwil and Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich(EKZ). Thalwil holds a 49 per cent stake in the new company and EKZ holds 51 per cent. The foundation was preceded by a referendum in September 2024, in which 79.8 per cent of voters voted in favour of the new company.

    “By founding Wärme Thalwil AG, we are sending a clear signal in favour of a resource-conserving and climate-friendly heat supply in our municipality,” said Andy Fellmann, municipal engineer of Thalwil, in the press release. “In addition, the collaboration between the municipality and EKZ allows synergies to be utilised and the existing infrastructure to be developed efficiently.”

    Martin Nicklas, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wärme Thalwil AG and Head of Energy Solutions and Energy Contracting at EKZ, states that the aim of the new company is to supply 3,000 residents with sustainable heat. The next step is to create an additional heating network, a decision on which is to be made in 2026.

  • Sustainable heat supply planned in Bülach

    Sustainable heat supply planned in Bülach

    Energie 360° and the town of Bülach are starting to set up an energy network, for which the energy centre will be built from 2026. According to a press release from the energy company, the plan is to utilise the waste heat from the Furt wastewater treatment plant for heating and hot water.

    The plant offers potential for up to 300 properties. This could save around 2600 tonnes of CO2 per year. According to the energy service provider, the Bülach districts of Hinterbirch and Grampen as well as the city centre are to be supplied with regionally generated and CO2-neutral heat from autumn 2028. Homeowners and property managers can already use an online platform to check connection options to the energy network and calculate indicative prices.

    Geothermal probes are not permitted in Bülach’s groundwater protection zones, and the energy network is “a central piece of the puzzle” in the city’s energy and climate strategy, according to the explanatory statement. “The energy network fits in with our endeavours to ensure that the town of Bülach has a modern and sustainable infrastructure,” says town councillor Andrea Spycher.

    The investment sum for the energy network will be borne by Energie 360°. According to the energy company, the project could also be the start of a future district heating network. Energie 360° is currently examining opportunities to utilise other sustainable energy sources with the aim of a large-scale supply of local district heating.