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What is district heating

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In the northern parts of the world the climate forces us to heat our properties for a large part of the year and in this case district heating is a good alternative. District heating is a closed cycle that resembles of the human blood circulation - the district heating plant is the heart that spreads the heat to a village.

In the district heating system the water is heated to 70-120°C. The hot water is pumped through district heating pipes to houses, offices, hospitals, industries etc. The district heating pipes is buried in the ground, in the streets or green areas.

Each building contains a district heating central with a heat exchanger where the hot water from the district heating system runs and transmits heat to the house's own heat system, the radiator circuit and the hot water circuit.

In the early days of district heating the plants were heated with oil, but since the 1980's the plants are heated with wood chips, pellets etc. The plants can also use energy from the industry waste heat and garbage incineration. From this the district heating has developed into a heating form that is economical on resources, environmental friendly and climate adjusted. It uses the energy that would otherwise be lost.

District heating doesn't smell, makes no noise and is almost free from supervision. To be a district heating customer is safe since the technology is uncomplicated and the reliability of service is very high.