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IDEA is Heading to Ottawa: Explore Canadian District Energy Leadership at IDEA2026

By District Energy posted 23 hours ago
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In Canada, these figures represent the age of the country’s oldest district energy system, the number of systems in operation, and the total heating capacity supplied by district energy. Together, they reflect decades of steady investment in efficient, community-scale thermal infrastructure and a forward-looking commitment to decarbonization. From award-winning campus energy models to major urban heating and cooling networks, Canada’s district energy systems continue to push the boundaries of technical innovation—balancing reliability, affordability, and emissions reductions along the way. IDEA2026 in Ottawa this June will spotlight these ...
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Piscataway WRRF Bioenergy Facility wins Build America Award

By District Energy posted 4 days ago
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PC Construction Summary PC Construction is pleased to announce the company has been recognized with a Baldwin Group Build America Award in recognition of its efforts on WSSC Water’s $269 million Piscataway WRRF Bioenergy Facility in Accokeek, Maryland. The award, in the Utility Infrastructure Renovation category, recognizes both the complexity of the project and the project team’s innovation and delivery. The Piscataway WRRF Bioenergy Facility is the largest and most technically advanced undertaking in WSSC Water’s history. Tasked with transforming a traditional wastewater facility into a cutting-edge bioenergy powerhouse, the design-build team of ...
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TRU Community Trust advances data centre development

By District Energy posted 5 days ago
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Castanet Summary The Thompson Rivers University Community Trust (the Trust) is pleased to announce that construction has officially begun on a new data centre at 1452 McGill Road, which will form part of Bell Canada’s Bell AI Fabric – a national full-stack AI infrastructure platform that brings together secure data centres, high-performance compute, networking and managed services to support advanced research, innovation and AI adoption in Canada. Sustainability is a core component of the Project’s design. Notably, the facility is being planned with the capability to capture and repurpose waste heat as part of a future Low Carbon District Energy System, ...
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Aston University Takes Major Step Towards Net Zero Goal

By District Energy posted 5 days ago
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This Week in FM Summary Work has started on Aston University’s Carbon Neutral Energy Centre which aims to transform how power is generated and used across the University. In the new Carbon Neutral Energy Centre, ground and air source heat pumps will replace Aston University’s current gas‑fired system and support a low‑carbon district heating network. Gas equipment in the Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI) and Aston Day Hospital will also be removed, with these buildings connected to the new energy centre. Continue Reading #News #DistrictHeating
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Hera to invest EUR 50m to expand geothermal heating capacity in Ferrara, Italy

By District Energy posted 5 days ago
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Think GeoEnergy Summary Gruppo Hera has announced an investment of EUR 50 million to double the heating capacity of the Casaglia geothermal plant in Ferrara, Italy. Aside from expanding the capacity from the current 16 MW to 32 MW, the investment will also go towards expanding the district heating network. The upgrade is expected to be completed by August 2026. In 20202, Gruppo Hera took over the Casaglia geothermal heating plant as part of a Temporary Grouping of Companies with Enel Green Power. The plans to expand the heating capacity of Casaglia were then approved by the city council of Ferrara before the end of 2024. Continue Reading ...
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Eavor Wins “Overall CleanTech Innovation of the Year” in 2026 CleanTech Breakthrough Awards Program

By District Energy posted 5 days ago
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Macau Business Summary Eavor Technologies is proud to announce it has been selected for “Overall CleanTech Innovation of the Year” in the 3 rd annual CleanTech Breakthrough Awards program. Conducted by CleanTech Breakthrough , a leading independent market intelligence organization, the program recognizes standout climate and clean technology companies, products and services around the globe. “We are moving past the era of geothermal as a niche energy source,” said Mark Fitzgerald, President and CEO of Eavor . “As global energy demand continues to grow, consumers, businesses, and governments are pursuing a diverse and reliable energy stack. ...
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TikTok Investing $1.16 Billion for Second Data Center in Finland

By District Energy posted 5 days ago
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Power Summary Social media group TikTok said it would invest €1 billion ($1.16 billion) to build the company’s second data center in Finland. TikTok on April 7 said the new facility would be in Lahti, in southern Finland, and would have capacity of 50 MW, scalable to 128 MW. Google last year announced a project designed to cool a data center in Hamina, in the south of Finland, that would expand into a district energy project for the community. The offsite heat recovery project is being done with local utility Haminan Energia. Continue Reading #News #DataCenter
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Recycling Heat In Data Centers

By District Energy posted 5 days ago
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Facility Executive Summary Across the U.S. and around the world, data centers are multiplying to support an exponential increase in digital demand. Cloud services, streaming platforms, and artificial intelligence applications are driving unprecedented growth in data processing—and in both the amount and temperature of the heat that processing produces. With that growth comes a parallel surge in thermal output and new operational considerations for facility leaders responsible for managing energy use, cooling capacity, and system resilience. Excess server heat can support district heating, and facilities that plan for heat recovery from the beginning ...
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Qatar Cool’s Acting CEO on Water, Efficiency, and Innovation in District Cooling

By District Energy posted 5 days ago
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QSTP Summary Qatar Cool has been part of Qatar’s district cooling sector for over 20 years, serving districts including West Bay and The Pearl. As the company joins the QSTP × TotalEnergies WaterTech Accelerator as a piloting partner, its Acting CEO Eng. Nahar Al-Mutawa sat down to discuss the water challenges at the heart of the business and what meaningful innovation in this space would actually look like. His starting point is a principle he applies consistently: “If we stop at one level, we won’t be efficient anymore. We must continually improve.” Continue Reading #News #QatarCool #DistrictCooling
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How district energy networks are accelerating our path to net zero

By District Energy posted 5 days ago
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Grundfos Summary We are living through one of the most exciting transformations in the history of urban infrastructure. Across the globe—from the rapid vertical expansion of cities to the ambitious and expanding retrofits within cities globally—we are seeing a unified commitment to the energy transition. The sheer pace of renewable energy adoption and the electrification of transport is a testament to what our industry can achieve when aligned with a common purpose. But as we look toward the 2030 and 2050 targets, there is a tremendous opportunity to amplify these efforts. The conversation is evolving from "how do we generate green energy?" to "how do ...
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MSU board to vote on first-gen student center, splitting $330M energy project

By District Energy posted 5 days ago
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Michigan State News Summary Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees will vote Friday, April 10, on whether to split a $330 million infrastructure project into two parts. The board will also vote on creating a resource center for first-generation students housed within the university’s main administrative office and a land donation in the Upper Peninsula. The $185 million combined heat and power unit would generate electricity and replace roughly 80% of steam capacity that was lost when one boiler at the power plant was shut down in 2022. Overall, the two projects will cost a combined $330 million. The projects will be funded ...
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Veolia Warsaw partners with Gradyent to optimize Europe’s largest district heating system

By District Energy posted 5 days ago
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Gradyent Summary Veolia Warsaw has partnered with Gradyent to implement a real-time Digital Twin across Warsaw’s district heating system, building on similar deployments already underway in Veolia networks in Poznań and Łódź. With an annual heat demand of 11 TWh, Warsaw operates the largest district heating system in the European Union and the fourth largest globally, supplying around 80% of the city and serving more than 1.4 million residents. The implementation of an end-to-end Digital Twin represents another step for Veolia Warsaw toward ensuring a secure heat supply for Warsaw residents, while supporting the modernization and decarbonization ...
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NANO Nuclear’s KRONOS MMR™ Microreactor Advances to Critical Milestone Toward Reactor Deployment with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Submission of a Construction Permit Application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

By District Energy posted 6 days ago
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Nano Summary NANO Nuclear Energy Inc., leading advanced nuclear energy and microreactor developer, today announced that a Construction Permit Application (CPA) has been submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its KRONOS MMR™ microreactor. The CPA was formally submitted by The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U. of I.), NANO Nuclear’s partner for the KRONOS MMR™ deployment at the U. of I. With this submission, NANO Nuclear becomes the first commercially-ready microreactor developer and the third commercially-ready Generation IV advanced reactor developer to submit a CPA, placing ...
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How Mines researchers are advancing solutions for next-generation energy systems

By District Energy posted 6 days ago
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Mines Newsroom Summary Across the American energy sector, the demand for more power on the grid is creating the need for an expanded portfolio of energy resources that are secure, affordable and reliable. The United States is working to diversify its energy portfolio and strengthen energy security to meet that demand, and federal research priorities are focused on maturing technologies that access homegrown energy resources, create jobs and rely on American-made supply chains. As the U.S. pursues greater energy independence and abundance, Colorado School of Mines researchers are leading the way in delivering practical, scalable solutions in energy technologies. ...
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First Massachusetts Higher Ed Campus Converts to Wide-Scale Geothermal Heat Pumps

By District Energy posted 6 days ago
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Mass.gov Summary Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, alongside congressional and state officials gathered at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) campus to “close the loop,” on phase 1 of the state’s first campus-scale geothermal and energy efficiency project. Ground source heat pumps connected to a geothermal wellfield are the most efficient way to heat and cool a campus and deliver on Governor Maura Healey’s goal of advancing more geothermal projects in Massachusetts. The new system will dramatically reduce campus energy use, lowering costs and emissions for MMA, and heat and cool its buildings with a clean, renewable energy source. “Our colleges ...
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The Future of District Energy Systems: Sharing Heat, Cooling, and Power Across Urban Communities

By District Energy posted 6 days ago
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Vocal Media Summary As cities grow denser and energy demands increase, traditional building-by-building energy systems are becoming less efficient and more costly to operate. Heating, cooling, and electricity are often generated separately for each structure, leading to wasted energy and higher emissions. District energy systems offer a smarter alternative by centralizing energy production and distributing it across multiple buildings. This shared approach is transforming how urban communities manage power, heat, and cooling. Continue Reading #News #DistrictHeating
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Hounslow's £10.5m Heat Network: What Happens Next

By District Energy posted 6 days ago
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The Borough of Hounslow Summary Hounslow Council recently secured £10.55 million from the Green Heat Network Fund to kickstart a major energy project. This investment focuses on capturing waste heat from the Mogden Sewage Treatment Works and pumping it into local buildings. While it sounds like a futuristic solution, the plan is a very practical way to lower the carbon footprint of Isleworth and Brentford. Continue Reading #News #WastetoEnergy #DistrictHeating
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Closed Loop Geothermal Moves Forward In Germany

By District Energy posted 6 days ago
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Clean Technica Summary In Geretsried, Germany — an area south of Munich — a Canadian company known as Eavor has started producing electricity from its first closed loop geothermal installation. When fully operational, the closed loop system in Germany is expected to add 8.2 megawatts of electricity to the regional grid and 64 MW of heat for local district heating systems. The location of the pilot program in Geretsried was no accident. There are several nearby communities with district heating systems that will be only too happy to make use of any excess heat. Continue Reading #News #DistrictHeating
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Nordic countries accelerate nuclear revival amid energy security push

By District Energy posted 6 days ago
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MSN Summary Nordic governments have ramped up plans to expand nuclear power capacity, as Europe re-embraces atomic energy to counter energy security worries and price volatility intensify. Sweden has set a target of building 10GW of new nuclear capacity by 2045, marking one of the most ambitious expansion plans in Europe. The programme reflects a broader policy pivot towards low-carbon baseload generation, as Stockholm seeks to balance climate goals with industrial demand for stable electricity supply. Finland, which already hosts one of Europe’s newest reactors, is advancing plans to deploy small modular reactors (SMRs), particularly for district heating ...
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Whirlpool, Poland-Germany heating network, renewables capacity in Philippines

By District Energy posted 6 days ago
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Greentech Lead Summary Construction has started on a cross-border heating systems connection between Poland and Germany, marking a key step in regional energy integration and decarbonisation. The project will link district heating networks, enabling efficient heat exchange and improved energy security across both countries. The initiative reflects strategic investment in modern energy infrastructure, supporting the transition to low-carbon heating solutions. Continue Reading #News #DistrictHeating
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