July 2018: New waste heat atlas for Frankfurt
July 2018
The city of Frankfurt am Main has released the results of a study into sources of waste heat in a new waste heat atlas. It highlights a combined potential of 200 MW in waste heat from wastewater, industry and data centres.
If this heat were recovered, it could in theory deliver 470 GWh in space heating and hot water annually, representing 16% of current demand from residential customers in Frankfurt and almost 60% of the forecast demand for 2050.
Read more:
- Municipal Energy Agency Frankfurt am Main (in German)