District management

District heating Dollnstein

Germany's first cold district heating network

Implemented in 2013 with SiMon and recognized as an early example of intelligent sector coupling.

District heating Dollnstein

Project context

The project combined CHP, heat pump, groundwater, solar thermal energy and PV power in a cold district heating network.

External publications cite CO₂ savings of around 68 to 70 percent.

SiMon contribution

  • Predictive control strategies
  • Central load management
  • Management of generation and thermal distribution
  • Consumption acquisition and technical fault management
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