a Future-proof district heating network
in practice

Bersenbrück

Bersenbrück

Feasibility study

Number of buildings
734
Heat sales to buildings (GWh)
18 GWh
Network length (m)
20 km
generator capacity
11 MW
energy centers
3
Fürth

Fürth

Digital Twin

Number of buildings
275
Heat sales to buildings (GWh)
35 GWh
Network length (m)
18 km
generator capacity
60 MW
Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

municipal heat planning

collective municipalities
4
municipality
137
population
106,000
total existing heat demand
1,407 GWh
Number of buildings
40,000
Municipal association Wirges

Municipal association Wirges

Municipal Heat Planning

municipality
12
population
20,921
total existing heat demand
598 GWh
Number of buildings
6,351
Municipal association Ransbach-Baumbach
municipality
11
population
15,529
total existing heat demand
377 GWh
Number of buildings
5,019
BASF industrial network
Number of buildings
28
Heat sales to buildings (GWh)
11 GWh
Network length (m)
2.6 km
generator capacity
4.0 MW
Municipality Weiherhammer und Markt Mantel
population
9,000
total existing heat demand
128 GWh
Number of buildings
4,500
Siemensstadt

Siemensstadt

simulation study

Siemensstadt Square was analysed in heatbeat Digital Twin to efficiently compare various sustainable heating and cooling network concepts. This enabled us to identify the optimal network design and integration of renewable sources for the future neighbourhood.

Wesel

Wesel

Concept study for a new network

Number of buildings
131
Heat sales to buildings (GWh)
22 GWh
Network length (m)
5.5 km
generator capacity
8.0 MW
FunkSTA

FunkSTA

Forschungsprojekt

Number of buildings
1,700
Heat sales to buildings (GWh)
270 GWh
Network length (m)
70 km
generator capacity
100 MW
Buildings with live-data integration
600
BeStWärmKI

BeStWärmKI

Forschungsprojekt

In the BeStWärmKI project, heatbeat plays a central role in precisely mapping the real heating network using a high-resolution digital twin and providing both dynamic and real-time simulations for AI-based operational optimisation.

Aachen Pilotgebiete

Aachen Pilotgebiete

Forschungsprojekt

The city of Aachen has finalised its municipal heating plan for 2025 and determined where district heating can be expanded and where individual solutions are needed. With the ‘Nahwärme’ pilot project, it is offering free feasibility consultations for renewable local heating networks in collaboration with heatbeat.

TransUrban.NRW

TransUrban.NRW

Forschungsprojekt

TransUrban.NRW demonstrates the practical implementation of innovative 5G heating and cooling networks that enable maximum efficiency in neighborhoods through digital planning and dynamic system operation.

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