Gothenburg in Sweden, aims to become climate neutral by 2030. Gothenburg was one of the first cities to issue green bonds in 2013 to help finance sustainable and innovative projects and strategies. The city is also a signatory to the EU Covenant of Mayors commitment to reduce 40% of its GHG emissions by 2020 compared to the levels in 1990.
District heating in Gothenburg
District heating in Gothenburg was first introduced in 1950 and since 1980 the city has invested in promoting clean energy generation using biomass (19%) and heat recuperation. Gothenburg is currently working with its municipally-owned local power company, Göteborg Energi, to decarbonise its energy system and become climate neutral by 2030.
The Gothenburg municipal power company has built an accumulator tank for short-term heat storage and optimising energy supply and demand while reducing the city district heating network’s fossil fuel dependency. Built next to the company’s combined heat and power (CHP) plant in the city’s harbour, the tank works in principle like a thermos flas. The objective is to create a thermal energy buffer for when energy demand is higher
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- Publication date
- 27 September 2022