Celsius project (Gothenburg - Sweden)
The Celsius project was created to achieve the vision of an intelligent, competitive and liveable city, which is also resource-efficient with smart heating and cooling. The project received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration. The initial partner cities of the project were London, Rotterdam, Gothenburg, Cologne, and Genoa, but since it was launched, in 2011, interest in the project has been growing and there are now 67 Celsius Member Cities.
In the city of Gothenburg, a series of demonstrator projects were developed: total production and distribution system, climate agreement, district heating for ships in the harbour, district heating to white goods, buildings for short-term storage, solar heat to district heating system, absorption cooling, cooling by river water Gothenburg, CHP and biofuels, recovery of waste incineration heat, industrial waste heat recovery, and system integration with other municipalities.
The Celsius project has already won the Public Sector category of the EU Sustainable Energy Awards, presented in June 2017 as part of the European Union Sustainable Energy Week. Some of the benefits of Celsius are energy efficient districts, secure and resilient energy supply, affordable and low carbon heat, improved air quality, competitive economy, and social acceptance.
Source:
Improved Energy management.
Description of the specific objectives:
- Create intelligent, efficient, and sustainable district heating and cooling systems;
- Improve energy management;
- Reduce carbon emissions and costs related to heating and cooling.
European Union; City of Gothenburg.