Posts Tagged ‘district heating’
Pre-insulated pipe – Jointing Costs of Steel vs Polymer
Underground pre-insulated pipes are used in district heating schemes to connect the various buildings on the site to a centralised heat source. The pre-insulated pipes are designed to maintain the water temperature when in transit (avoiding heat losses to improve energy efficiency). When planning a district heating project the designer will often have a choice…
Read MoreWhat is a District Heating network?
At Mibec we pride ourselves on being at the foremost of District Heating solutions and have a great range of products available to enable the customer to assemble systems to meet their needs. In this short article we investigate the key components of a District Heating network. District heating overview First of all, what is…
Read MoreHistory of District Heating
A District Heating project is where there is a single centralised heat source supplying heating water and / or domestic hot water two or more separate buildings on the site via an underground pipe network. At the heart of the district heating philosophy is the concept of improving energy efficiency, reducing CO2 and saving on…
Read MoreDistrict heating pipe layout patterns – what are the opinions and benefits?
A district heating network has a heat source supplying heating water and / or domestic hot water to two or more separate buildings in a project. This central heat source (gas boiler or a renewable technology) will then be connected to the various buildings in the scheme via an underground pre-insulated pipe network. This is…
Read MoreDistrict Heating in Northern Europe – what can the UK learn?
District heating still only makes up around 2% of the UK energy market which is much lower than other parts of Europe (particularly Northern Europe) as can seen in the table below: Country % of citizens served by district heating Iceland 92% Denmark 63% Sweden 52% Finland 50% Germany 12% France 7% UK 2% Data…
Read MoreUse of lower flow and return temperatures in district heating
District heating schemes make use of underground pre-insulated pipes to connect the various buildings on the site to a centralised heat source. The pre-insulated pipes are designed to maintain the water temperature when in transit (avoiding heat losses to improve energy efficiency). When planning a district heating project the specifier will often have a choice…
Read MoreBenefits of District Heating
A district heating network has a central heat source supplying heating water and / or domestic hot water to two or more separate buildings on the site. This heat source will then be connected to the various buildings in the scheme via an underground pre-insulated pipe network designed to maintain the water temperature when in transit…
Read MoreWhat size of pre-insulated pipe do I need?
Pre-insulated pipe is typically used to form either district heating networks or connect a building to a remote heat source in smaller A-to-B projects. This type of product is specially designed to maintain the water temperature (for hot water and /or heating water) when in transit between the heat source and the buildings on the…
Read MoreHow is pre-insulated pipe used to form district heating networks?
A district heating network has a heat source supplying heating water and / or domestic hot water to two or more separate buildings on the site. This central heat source will then be connected to the various buildings in the scheme via an underground pipe network designed to maintain the water temperature when in transit…
Read MoreWhat sort of building projects are most suitable for shared heating?
Any shared heating scheme is centred around the concept of a site utilising one large heat source running very efficiently, rather than each building or property having separate smaller ones running less efficiently – the idea being to reduce overall CO2emissions, increase efficiency and save on running costs. When we think about shared heating schemes…
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