Offenbach secures its long-term heat supply with a new agreement running until 2055. This paves the way for significant investments in decarbonisation and sustainable energy solutions.
Key Takeaways
- Offenbach secures its long-term heat supply with a new agreement with Energieversorgung Offenbach AG until 2055.
- The agreement allows EVO to maintain its infrastructure on public land, marking a new era in their energy partnership.
- This contract promotes substantial investments in decarbonisation and the transformation of the heat supply system.
- Plans include optimising the EVO energy plant and utilising waste heat from various sources, including a data centre.
- The new energy centre at the EVO campus aims to strengthen the district heating network with sustainable heat sources.
The city of Offenbach and Energieversorgung Offenbach AG (EVO) have signed a new district heating agreement, continuing their cooperation in supplying heat to the city’s population. The contract is set to run for nearly 30 years, beginning on 1 January 2026 and ending no earlier than 30 June 2055.
The agreement allows EVO to continue using public land to lay, operate, and maintain its pipes and technical systems, such as transfer stations. Felix Schwenke, Lord Mayor of Offenbach, stated the new contract replaces the previous agreement from 1981 and described it as a “signal for a strong and secure energy partnership,” which secures the long-term heat supply for the citizens.
Focus On Decarbonisation
Christoph Meier, CEO of EVO, called the agreement a “milestone” for the heat supply in the region. He explained that the contract paves the way for substantial investments in the transformation of the heating system and the expansion of the energy plant located in Offenbach’s municipal forest.
The EVO energy plant is scheduled to be further optimised and developed into an innovation hub for decarbonisation. “We will significantly increase the extraction of waste heat there – without burning a single additional tonne of waste,” stated Meier. He added that integrating new, sustainable heat sources is a central issue for the company and that the energy plant is intended to become the core of their future heat supply.
Utilising Waste Heat
Plans include the construction of facilities to utilise turbine exhaust steam and waste heat from flue gases, as well as the building of a district heating storage unit. Waste heat will also be utilised at the EVO campus, where the German company will build an energy centre to use the waste heat from an adjacent data centre for the district heating network.
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