The ukDEA (UK District Energy Association) together with Heat Networks Sustainability by Sweden and the Embassy of Denmark collaborated to present the largest dedicated District Energy exhibition ever held, at Ecobuild 2017 at Excel London between March 7th and 9th.
The District Energy Town Square had a different theme each day:
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Tuesday 7 March 2017:
Campus Networks Themed Day - in partnership with Universities and Hospitals -
Wednesday 8 March 2017:
Local Authorities Themed Day - in partnership with the GLA and BEIS -
Thursday 9 March 2017:
Residential Development Themed Day - in partnership with Private Housing Developers, RSL and LA Regeneration Vehicle
Thermaflex and Flexenergy presented in the Local Authorities Seminar on Wednesday, March 8th.
Program:
Simon Woodward, Chairman and Technical Director, The UK District Energy Association
David Wagstaff, Head of Heat Infrastructure, Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Peter North, Senior Manager – Programme Delivery (Sustainable Energy), Greater London Authority
Marcin Laczynski, Sales Manager, Mittel Fjärrvärme AB
Ulf Andreasson, Managing Director, Powerpipe Systems AB
Hans-Jorg Felbick, Export DHC, BRUGG Rohrsysteme GmbH
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Thomas van den Groenendaal, Thermaflex Isolatie bv
Sales Manager Renewable Energy Projects including District Heating
Prefabricated district energy networks to minimize risks and reduce installation time.
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Johan Desmedt, Project Manager, VTO Research Institute
Maria Kalli, Export Manager, Team Lead Europe and North America, Vexve Oy
John Townley, Technical Manager, ENWA Water Technology UK
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Andy Watts, Flexenergy Ltd
Regional Sales Manager
Overview of UK district energy projects
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Björn Berg, CEO, Ngenic
Markco Cosic, Technical Director, COHEAT Ltd
Greg Tracy, Business Development Manager, Danfoss
John Williams, Director of Sales and Billing, Evinox Energy Ltd
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The presentation given by Thomas van den Groenendaal explained how Flexalen pre-insulated Polybutene-1 pipes with Flexalinks are being used effectively in the rapid installation process for new district energy networks designed to capture and utilise the residual heat output from local industry sources, delivering significant reductions in installation costs, heating costs and CO2 emissions.
He explained how it is possible to open an entire city street, dig trenches, lay pipes, make house connections to the district energy network and then close the street – in ONE day. The Thermaflex seminar explained how it can be achieved and more information can be found on the Thermaflex website. The video below provides an overview of the subjects to discussed.
Whatever your interest in relation to district heating or cooling networks Ecobuild is an excellent event to connect with industry experts and discover more about this rapidly growing sector. Thermaflex looks forward to meeting new contacts at the next Ecobuild event.
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Polybutene-1 is often referred to as Polybutene, Polybutylene, PB-1 or PB.
Polybutene-1 is not sold by PBPSA members for use in pipe applications intended for use in North America, and those parties require their customers or distributors not to sell products made from PB-1 into pipe applications for North America.