Jomala: District Heating and Biogas

Eva Kirstine Fabricius — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:49:44 +0000

In 2005-2010 a project was carried out to replace many old boilers in individual buildings by building a local district heating network. Simultaneously the dairy built a gasification plant to utilize its process waste in gas production. In 2010 the district heating system, operated by the municipalityowned company Jomala Energi Ab, was in operation. The main byproduct utilized in the gasification is whey. The gas is fed to the district heating boiler and also used for heating in the dairy process.

The project provides the following benefits:

Växjö: Fossil Fuel Free City

Julie Abitz — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:32:34 +0000

When Växjö decided to be fossil fuel free in 1996, the city had already good experiences with using biomass in their district heating. When the municipality asked the transport companies, industries and firms in Växjö to join them in their mission, they liked the challenge too.