Winners in 2023
Pons, France
The project consists in the installation of a solar thermal power station of 1800 m² with storage of 500 m3 intended to supply in hot water the heating network of the city of Pons. Solar thermal power allows the annual production of about 1 000 MWh, 21% of the annual production of heating and annual direct CO2 emissions avoided is 292 tons. The operator of the system is Newheat since September 2021. Newheat produces and sells solar heat to the current delegate of the heating network DALKIA. City of PONS: owner of the heating network of Pons and the first subscriber of the heating network.
France
Modernization
2023
Dublin, Ireland
Tallaght is pioneering Ireland’s first large-scale district heating network, using waste heat from a nearby data centre to cover 100% of normal heat demand. The scheme cuts around 1,500 tonnes of CO₂ per year and sets a new benchmark for low-carbon heating in Ireland.
Ireland
Emerging district energy market