Fossil-free citiesDuring this session, consortium members presented methodologies to develop heat plans as well as guiding principles for heat vision. Heat zoning need the following elements:
- Infrastructure map, showing heat networks and other energy infrastructures,
- Heat density map, displaying existing and future heat demand of buildings,
- Potential maps, providing the potential of energy supply from renewable and waste heat.
However, techno-economic elements are not good enough: the right framework conditions are needed. The heat transition can be successfully designed if all parties are willing to participate. This can only be achieved by designing a supported approach for and by the parties throughout the value-chain of the transition, whereby:
- public interests are safeguarded
- there is sufficient value for everyone
- the risks can be controlled during realization and use.
