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  • Schaffhausen seeks operators for heating networks

    Schaffhausen seeks operators for heating networks

    Stack Infrastructure Switzerland SA is building a large data centre in Beringen by 2025. The Swiss subsidiary of the globally active specialist for large data centres wants to achieve the highest possible energy efficiency. The engineering company Amstein + Walthert has now prepared a feasibility study for the use of waste heat for heat networks on behalf of the Schaffhausen building department.

    According to the study, the energy requirement of the data centre in its final configuration is 30 megawatts, the thermal waste heat capacity 9 to 15 megawatts, and the waste heat quantity at least 79 gigawatt hours per year. Of this, a maximum of 26 gigawatt hours can be used for thermal grids.

    The feasibility study concludes that the thermal energy of the data centre can be used for the expansion of an existing thermal network in Beringen and for three new networks. The canton, the city of Schaffhausen, the municipality of Beringen and Stack now hope that companies will show interest in setting up and operating such heating networks. According to a statement by the cantonal energy office, the cantonal economic development agency is acting as a contact for interested parties.

  • ESB promotes conversion to district heating

    ESB promotes conversion to district heating

    At the beginning of the month, ESB launched a program to promote a connection to heating networks in Biel, the energy company informed in a message . With this, ESB wants to support the Biel climate strategy, it says there. In particular, ESB wants to contribute to the city's goal of becoming climate neutral by 2050.

    Most of the buildings in the city of Biel are currently heated with fossil fuels, writes ESB. Switching to district heating therefore has "high potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions". In order to reach as many property owners as possible, funding for connection to a district heating network is granted regardless of the current energy source.

    Applicants must meet a number of requirements for a contribution to the connection costs, as explained in the communication. On the one hand, the property in question must be located in the area of the city of Biel and be connected to a heating network that is operated with at least 80 percent renewable energies or waste heat. On the other hand, the heating energy must be drawn from the heating network as soon as it is available. Cold connections are therefore excluded from funding. In the case of a connection also funded by the canton of Bern, the ESB grant will also be reduced by the cantonal grant.