Potential areas for the construction of a heat network (2012)

The ‘Warmtekaart Vlaanderen’ was commissioned by the Flemish Energy Agency to implement the EU Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency. The main products are maps of heat demand and heat supply for the current situation (2012) and a map with promising areas for heat recovery and heat networks in the future, both for the territory of Flanders. The study was carried out by VITO in cooperation with the distribution system operators Eandis and Infrax. You can consult the accompanying report here: www.energiesparen.be/warmtekaart . — In the context of the Flanders heat map, for each grid cell of 1200 x 1 200 m in Flanders, it was examined whether it is a promising area (economically interesting or benefits greater than the costs) for the investment in a heat network based on residual heat or on the basis of heat from a new high-efficiency cogeneration. For more background information, please refer to the report. — This section contains two layers of map: Title (1): Where the residual heat is extracted via a neighbouring cell, with a residual heat value of EUR 0/MWh. Card layer name (1):er_kb_net_comb_1200 m Description (1): For each grid cell with a heat demand, a cost benefit calculation is made based on available residual heat in neighbouring grid cells, the so-called “heat source” grid cell. Taking into account the transport of the residual heat to the grid cell entails additional costs. Possible economies of scale will be taken into account if intermediate grid cells themselves proceed to the construction of a heat network. The calculations take into account aid mechanisms from the Flemish Government (‘Investment aid residual heat’). The analysis is based on a resolution of 1200 x 1 200 m and is based on the situation in 2012. This methodology is best suited to reality. Title (2): With CHP as a heat source. Card layer name (2):er_kb_net_wkk_1200 m Description (2): For each grid cell, a cost benefit calculation is made for installing a new central CHP (gas turbine) that delivers its heat within the same grid cell using a heat grid. In the calculations, CHP certificates are charged. The analysis is based on a resolution of 1200 x 1 200 m and is based on the situation in 2012.