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City of Pons (France) heating network
Key Figures
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Commissioning date
July 2021
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Solar thermal collector area on trackers
1,800 m²
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Hot water storage volume
500 m³
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Expected annual production
About 1,000 MWh
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CO2 emission avoided per year
250 Tons
Heat customer introduction
- The city of Pons (France) heating network managed by Dalkia company as part of a public service delegation.
- Network feeding the high school and student home buildings, the pool and the gym.
Principle of solar thermal integration
- Heating of the network return – upstream to the existing boiler
- Fossil fuel saved: Gas
Key innovation
- Optimization of the operation with the existing biomass boiler in order to achieve a renewable energy coverage higher than 90 %
- Pooling of the storage tank to improve the operation of the biomass boiler in winter
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