Heat Plan Denmark

Heat Plan Denmark is the first R&D study, which focuses on the whole Danish heating sector. It. demonstrates how the sector has reduced the CO2 emission in Denmark since 1980 and how this development can continue in a cost effective way to an almost CO2 neutral heating sector in 2030.

The study is based on an overall least cost evaluation of the best existing technology taking into account the interaction between buildings, district heating and the power system with a large share of wind energy.
It provides recommendations to the central administration, to municipalities, to district heating companies and to consumers on how to continue the development of the heating sector in the most cost effective way towards a CO2 neutral society, mainly:

• to increase the market share of District heating up to 70%
• to supply 70% of all new buildings with district heating or block heating in order to utilize the benefits of integrated solutions
• to encourage end-users to save heat and reduce the return temperature
• to use more renewable energy, such as waste to energy with fluegas condensation, biofuel CHP, biogas CHP, large scale solar heating, geothermal energy and electric boilers and heat pumps to absorb surplus wind energy

The study has been elaborated by Ramboll in association with Aalborg University.