Green business and black numbers
Digitalisation is the lever for an integrated and efficient energy system with district heating as its natural cornerstone. It even delivers measurable results of energy efficiency and optimised operations.
Extra capacity?
Heat loss
2020?
Leak in building
Data-driven temperature optimisation
Leak
Circulation
High return temperature
Improved customer service
Poor cooling
Peak load limitation
Low forward temperature
Misadjusted installation
Let us – just for a second – put aside the fact that digitalising district heating will enable a greener, more integrated energy system utilising renewable energy sources and surplus heat to decarbonise the heating of buildings. Digitalisation is also simply good business. The total savings potential from digitalisation in the Danish utility sector is estimated at between 360 million and 1.3 billion euros. These savings will come from using data-based transparency to reduce losses, increase operational efficiency, improve utilisation and maintenance of the distribution network as well as streamline the heavy investments in this area.
We are now beginning to see realisations of a data-driven approach to district heating supply. For example in Assens, Denmark initial steps towards digitalisation has made the utility far more energy efficient and realised savings of EUR 33 per end consumer – and that is just the beginning! There is no shortcut to realising this potential – and it will not happen automatically. For district heating utilities, reaping the financial benefits from digitalisation is a process that begins with them investing both their time and money in digital tools that enable them to change the way they do things today.
Read about the realised benefits of digitalisation Kamstrup.com/digitaltransition
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