Biggest gas-heated city in Denmark enters into agreement about geothermal district heating
Press release • December 16, 2022
The utility company Fors and the geothermal company Innargi has entered into an agreement about investigating the possibility for geothermal heating in the Danish city of Holbaek. Holbaek is the biggest gas-heated city in Denmark, and Fors has a big task ahead of them, as they need to convert the entire city from natural gas to district heating in the coming years. In this regard, geothermal heating can potentially cover about 60 % of the district heating needs with green, price stable, and supply stable heat.
“A lot has happened for geothermal heating in Denmark in the last few years. And there is a lot to indicate that geothermal heating is an attractive option for us in conjunction with other heating sources. Geothermal heating is a local and green heating source that can hopefully be a competitive option when compared to other forms of production. The framework agreement with Innargi means that we need to make some thorough calculations together so that we can judge whether geothermal heating is an attractive option for us.”
“I am very happy about the perspectives that utilizing geothermal heating in our municipality brings. It can become a good and important supplement to the coming roll out of district heating. A great restructuring task awaits us, as today all of 64% of heating in Holbaek is based on oil or natural gas. Geothermal heating speaks well to our ambitions for the green transition to sustainable and renewable energy sources in our heat supply.”
“For us, Holbaek is something very special. Holbaek is building a new and modern district heating network that is energy efficient and keeps the temperature at about 80 ℃ in the winter. A network like that is made for geothermal heating, as we expect the temperature of the geothermal water to be between 60 to 80 ℃. This means that we only need to use a small amount of power for heating pumps. The inhabitants of Holbaek are in a difficult situation, and we want to be there together with Fors and the municipality in order for this project to succeed within the ambitious timeframe.”
For additional information, please contact:
Mayor ChristinaKrzyrosiak Hansen through the press phone at No.: 7236 3448
Press- and communications director at Fors, Mette Ryberg Herskind at No.: 5184 1446
Asbjørn Haugstrup, Chief Communication Officer at Innargi No.: 2672 9421.
