Egedal Municipality – Biomass-Based District Heating Plant
Egedal Municipality – Biomass-Based District Heating Plant
- Role: Consultant
- Client: Egedal Municipality
- Period: 2010-2015
Stenløse South has become an attractive new urban development area. Plot sales began in 2006, and the area is being developed with 750 residential units, including both private and social housing, comprising terraced houses, cluster houses, apartment blocks, and detached houses. All dwellings are constructed in accordance with Agenda 21 principles as low-energy buildings using environmentally friendly materials. The construction of this energy-efficient neighbourhood requires collaboration among multiple stakeholders.
Based on the positive experiences from phases 1 and 2, Stenløse Municipality decided to tighten the energy requirements for the subsequent development phases to match Low-Energy Class 1 under the revised Danish Building Regulations (BR10), and to submit a funding application to the EU’s CONCERTO programme. The application was approved, and the project’s accumulated experience is disseminated through an EFP-funded research project supported by the Danish Energy Agency’s Energy Research Programme (EFP 20).
A solar and biomass-based district heating system (plant, solar thermal installation, and pipe network) is being established in Stenløse South to supply both existing and future buildings in the entire development area, which is planned to comprise around 750 units including detached homes, low-rise buildings, and multi-storey apartments.
In the long term, the biomass-based district heating plant in Stenløse South will be expanded to include biomass-based combined heat and power (CHP) production, as well as additional renewable energy sources such as solar and geothermal energy.