1. District heating in hospitals is increasing
District heating in hospitals is desirable where it is possible. Hospital administrators have one key concern that drives all decision-making: how to provide the highest quality care to their patients cost effectively and efficiently. Each and every business decision a hospital makes reflects this objective and a bad one can truly mean life or death – especially in today’s challenging COVID-19 environment when cash is tight, and margins are thin. Hospital leadership is feeling the pressure to think creatively of ways to reduce costs, while also maintaining high standards of patient care and safety.
So why is this leading more hospitals to turn to district energy? In short, hospitals need to look for trustworthy partners, vendors and service providers so they can outsource non-core functions and focus on what they do best – caring for our communities. By relying on district energy experts to manage energy infrastructure and ensure an uninterrupted thermal energy supply, healthcare providers can focus on their core priorities and trust that their energy needs are being met. There are many more reasons why district energy has become the preferred energy solution for healthcare facilities.
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2. District heating in hospitals – A hospital in Pyrenees – France
As part of the renovation work on the main network from the boiler room to heat the hospital, INPAL Energie supplied pre-insulated pipes over a total length of 400 meters. The former district heating network using traditional gutters has been replaced by a buried pre-insulated network.
Technical characteristics
- Operating conditions:
- Hot water: 90 °C – 70 °C – max. 2 bar
- Supply: PU130- ND 125 to 150 – in 12 m lengths.
- Main pipe: Seamless black steel tube, length according to EN 10217.
- Insulation: Polyurethane foam – Lambda < 0.027 W/(m x K).
- Outer casing: High-density polyethylene.
- Ball valve: ND 50 to 150.
3. Modernized district heating in a hospital, Belgrade, Serbia
At Belgrade’s main hospital the heat and hot water systems have been modernized. A new gas fired engine in combination with 58 new substations and a new district heating system has let to security of supply, 35-40 % of saved energy costs and a dramatic fall in pollution level.
District heating in hospitals in Serbia is increasing. Modernization of the district heating systems of Belgrade is preparing Serbian energy supply for many years to come. The municipality believes, that combined heat and power in combination with district heating systems is simply the most efficient way of supplying energy. Especially when you have already got the network like here in Belgrade.
4. University Hospital to receive sustainable district cooling from large chalk lake
An agreement between Aalborg Utility and the North Denmark Region entails that the University Hospital, located in the eastern part of Aalborg, becomes the first customer within the municipality to install a brand new and emission limiting cooling solution: district cooling.
Close to Aalborg Portland’s large chalk lake, which is approx. 3.5 kilometre from the hospital, Aalborg Utility will establish a new district cooling facility. To begin with, the facility’s 11 MW will only be used to cover the hospital’s cooling demand. However, other businesses or institutions in the area, with a large demand for cooling, will be given the opportunity to use the facility as well.
