RemnantsApr 21

With Underground Thermal #EnergyStorage, or simply "#Geothermal Storage", bulk quantities of hot or cold water gets stored underground with modest energy leakage.

A very salient use case is using #Solar powered heat pumps during summer to heat up water for geothermal storage. Then during winter, this hot water can be tapped to heat homes and #DistrictHeating networks. This is #SeasonalEnergyStorage for solar.

Renewable heat displaces gas.

#Energy #EnergyTransition
https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/underground-thermal-energy-storage-a-key-enabler-of-the-energy-transition/

Underground Thermal Energy Storage - A key enabler of the energy transition

Many countries around the world are recognizing the important role of Underground Thermal Energy Storage (UTES) in developing renewable, stable energy systems.

ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal News & Insights
RemnantsApr 19

This new #Geothermal heating plant is set to start delivering heat to the local #DistrictHeating network this year. With any luck, just in time for the upcoming winter.

Destroying demand for Fossil Gas requires substitution in power generation but also in space heating in particular. It also helps that geothermal resources for the #GeothermalHeatPump are more widespread than for geothermal power.

#Energy
https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/construction-tops-out-on-geothermal-heating-plant-in-hamburg-germany/

Construction tops out on geothermal heating plant in Hamburg, Germany

Construction has topped out on the geothermal heating plant in Wilhelmsburg in Hamburg, Germany, which is expected to start heat supply in 2026.

ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal News & Insights
Clean Energy WireApr 2

German municipality heating planning advances as mid-year deadline looms

https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/german-municipality-heating-planning-advances-mid-year-deadline-looms #heating #districtheating #renewables #fossilfuels #natgas

Clean Energy WireApr 1

Poland and Germany break ground on pioneering cross-border district heating project

https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/poland-and-germany-break-ground-pioneering-cross-border-district-heating-project #districtheating #EnergyUnion #renewables #heating
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/poland-and-germany-break-ground-pioneering-cross-border-district-heating-project

Poland and Germany break ground on pioneering cross-border district heating project | Clean Energy Wire

Clean Energy Wire
Osna.FMMar 23
Experts expect that the rising wholesale gas prices triggered by the war in Iran will reach many district‑heating customers only with a delay. "It ultimately de... https://news.osna.fm/?p=39312 | #news #bills #delayed #districtheating #iran
Iran War Could Push District‑Heating Bills Up-But With a Delayed Spike - Osna.FM

Experts warn the Iran war could delay and raise district heating costs as gas wholesale prices climb, affecting many consumers.

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BensGreenGamingAcMar 13

How did France and Denmark do it during the 70s oil crisis? Essentially by making sure it affected everyone and just getting on with it.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/13/fixing-the-same-issue-first-big-oil-crisis-middle-eastern-wars
#renewables #districtheating #bikes

Do we want to keep fixing the same issue? Unlearned lessons from the first big oil crisis

As energy prices tripled in the 1970s due to Middle Eastern wars, Scandinavia, France and the Netherlands sped up green transition

The Guardian
JamesFeb 17

"Two professors of energy studies – one British, the other Swedish – explore the very different histories of home heating in their countries."

https://theconversation.com/cold-and-expensive-v-hot-cheap-and-eco-friendly-the-contrasting-histories-of-home-heating-in-the-uk-and-sweden-275417

#InsulateBritain #EnergyEfficiency #DistrictHeating #HeatPumps #UnitedKingdom

Cold and expensive v hot, cheap and eco-friendly: the contrasting histories of home heating in the UK and Sweden

Two professors of energy studies – one British, the other Swedish – explore the very different histories of home heating in their countries.

The Conversation
Show threadRichard R LeeFeb 14
#CommunityEnergy - #DistrictHeating - #SharedBESS. It’s about time Ed.
@primonatura
Hackaday [Unofficial]Feb 5

Big Heat Pumps Are Doing Big Things

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/05/big-heat-pumps-are-doing-big-things/

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Big Heat Pumps Are Doing Big Things https://hackaday.com/2026/02/05/big-heat-pumps-are-doing-big-things/
#HackadayColumns #OriginalArt #Science #Districtheating #Heatpump #Heatpunps #Heating #Municipalheating
Big Heat Pumps Are Doing Big Things

The heat pump has become a common fixture in many parts of modern life. We now have reverse-cycle air conditioning, heat pump hot water systems, and even heat pump dryers. These home appliances hav…

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