Winners

District Energy systems from all over the world are called upon to apply for each edition of the Global District Energy Awards. The GDECA celebrate the achievements of cities and communities across the globe that demonstrate local leadership in providing clean, sustainable energy solutions. 

The focus is on:

Celebrate our previous winners:

6^th Global District Energy Climate Awards

The 6^th Global District Energy Climate Awards were revealed on 24th October 2019 in Reykjavik, Iceland! Click here to view the winners!

ReUseHeat | Braunschweig, Germany

ReUseHeat – excess heat recovery from the data center | Braunschweig, Germany Veolia is expanding its activities in the energy sector in order to stay…

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Renewable District Cooling | Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia

Veolia have designed and built sophisticated renewable fuelled plant at no cost to the University. Veolia will, own, operate and maintain the infrastructure for 10…

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Kaunas DH system | Kaunas, Lithuania

Kaunas DH system | Kaunas, Lithuania Kaunas with almost 300.000 inhabitants is the second largest city in Lithuania. It is a large center of business,…

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“Barredo Colliery” District Heating | Mieres, Asturias, Spain

“Barredo Colliery” District Heating | Mieres, Asturias, Spain Mieres has been traditionally a city closely linked to the activity of coal mining. The closure of…

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Öresundskraft District Cooling | Helsingborg, Sweden

Öresundskraft District Cooling | Helsingborg, Sweden In the city of Helsingborg in Sweden, the municipal energy company Öresundskraft supplies District Cooling to a variety of…

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5^th Global District Energy Climate Awards 2017

The 5^th Global District Energy Climate Awards were revealed on 24th October in Doha, Qatar.
Congratulations to:

Winner Emerging Market:
Torrelago District Heating | Laguna de Duero, Spain

Winner New Scheme:
Lusail City District Cooling | Lusail City, Qatar

Winner Modernization:
‘Salaspils Siltums’ | Salaspils, Latvia

Winner Expansion:
Tartu DHC System | Tartu, Estonia

Winner ‘Out of the Box’:
District Heating to Ships | Gothenburg, Sweden

Click here to explore all applications from #17GDECA!

iRecovery Project: Waste Heat Recovery in Steelworks | Brescia, Italy

The innovative iRecovery project is the first of its kind in Italy, and now the heat from the steelworks that is normally lost will be…

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Tuzla District Heating System | Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tuzla is a city in the northeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the seat of the Tuzla Canton and is the economic, scientific,…

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Fully mounted and energy saving substations | Bordeaux, France

The Bordeaux-Euratlantic project was launched in 2014 and aims to develop the Bordeaux metropolis around a European position. This development involves an extension of the…

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Torrelago District Heating | Laguna de Duero, Spain

2017 Winner Emerging Market – 5th GDECA

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Värmek-Sinfra / FVU | Stockholm, Sweden

Sinfra is a procurement association owned by its members, therefore covering almost the entire Swedish energy sector. Sinfras objective is to procure technology, and services…

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Alexandra District Energy Utility | Richmond (BC), Canada

“ADEU is a system that centralizes energy production for heating, cooling and domestic hot water heating, servicing residential and commercial customers in the West Cambie…

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Open District Heating | Stockholm, Sweden

Open District Heating enables businesses to turn its cooling cost to a revenue and at the same time heat citizens in Stockholm with its waste…

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‘Salaspils Siltums’ | Salaspils, Latvia

2017 Winner Modernization – 5th GDECA

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Process Optimization of DHC by utilizing Waste Metallurgical Energy | Ravne na Koroškem, Slovenia

In a consortium with SIJ, Metal Ravne, the local community of Ravne na Koroškem and the public research Institut Jožef Stefan, with its registered office…

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Lusail City District Cooling | Lusail City, Qatar

2017 Winner New Scheme – 5th GDECA

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District Energy systems | Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Rotterdam’s unique approach to heat transition is a driver for cashing in on opportunities. Currently, 80% of the buildings in Rotterdam are heated by (domestic)…

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Innovative District Cooling Cycle Network | Växjö, Sweden

The district cooling network in Växjö is designed in order to increase the efficiency and be able to run the production in an economical beneficial…

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Tartu DHC System | Tartu, Estonia

2017 Winner Expansion – 5th GDECA

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Bunhill Heat and Power II | Islington, United Kingdom

Islington Council is delivering a world-leading urban heat network to provide communities with low-cost, low-carbon, sustainable heat to tackle fuel poverty in the borough. The…

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Sakarinmäki Hybrid Heating System | Helsinki, Finland

The Finnish energy utility Helen Ltd has carried out a renewable energy pilot on the Sakarinmäki School Centre located in Helsinki in cooperation with the…

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Qatar District Cooling Company ‘Qatar Cool’ | West Bay, Qatar

Qatar Cool is one of the leading district cooling company in the Middle East. Since 2003, we have aimed to deliver world class products and…

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District Heating to Ships | Gothenburg, Sweden

2017 Winner ‘Out of the Box’ – 5th GDECA

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Recorded version of the ceremony:

4^th Global District Energy Climate Awards 2015

The 4^th Global District Energy Climate Awards were revealed on 27 April 2015 in Tallinn, Estonia. 

Recorded version of the ceremony:

3^rd Global District Energy Climate Awards 2013

2^nd Global District Energy Climate Awards 2011

1^st Global District Energy Climate Awards 2009