The creation of municipal heat plans is a major challenge for German municipalities. Access to knowledge and expertise is still limited currently, as there are only a few municipal heat plans that have already been implemented in Germany. For this reason, it makes sense to seek support from a neighbouring country that already has extensive practical experience with municipal heat planning: Denmark.
As part of the project, a German-Danish collaboration in which German municipalities benefit directly from the insights of Danish experts was set up.
As part of the collaboration, the project partners selected relevant knowledge that strengthens and accelerates municipal heat planning. Fourteen German municipalities began a dialogue with the Danish experts. In particular, they addressed the following points:
What is the social benefit of a local heat supply and how can this be communicated?
How do you create the conditions for a successful heat plan?
What are the individual steps in creating a heat plan?
What needs to be considered in the context of establishing and operating heating networks?
The collaboration took the form of in-person workshops and virtual meetings for further dialogue.
In addition, a group of multipliers, including from the Association of German Cities and Towns (Deutscher Städtetag), the Association of German Towns and Municipalities (Deutscher Städte- und Gemeindebund), the Federal Environment Agency and the German Institute of Urban Affairs (difu), met virtually to share their experiences and obtain feedback on completed municipal heat plans.
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