Heat
Every year we throw away a quantity of heat equivalent to 15 billion cubic metres of natural gas (source: TU Delft). It is therefore worthwhile doing something useful with that residual heat.
Residual heat becomes district heating
Residual heat is captured in places where a lot of it is created, such as in electricity production and waste incineration. Nuon uses this residual heat for district heating: we heat the water, which is conveyed to homes and businesses via a network of underground pipes.
The advantages of district heating
- It flows directly to the radiators, which ensure comfortable heat.
- It provides hot tap water.
- You no longer need a central heating boiler.
- It is safe: you no longer need a gas pipe, so there is no more risk of a gas leak or carbon monoxide poisoning.
- Residual heat is used instead of fossil fuels and that reduces the emission of CO2 by an average of 50%.
Contribution to a better climate
The emission of CO2 is the main cause of the greenhouse effect. CO2 is released when fossil fuels such as oil and natural gas are combusted. The residual heat that is now used instead of fossil fuels ensures that an annual saving of more than 100 million m3 of natural gas is made and that CO2 emissions are reduced by the equivalent of the exhaust emissions of 50,000 cars!
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