Strategien für die Dekarbonisierung der Fernwärme in Deutschland: Forschungsprojekt abgeschlossen

Overall project report

Authors: Paula Möhring, Matthias Sandrock, Benjamin Köhler, Tobias Zimmermann, Henrik Pieper, Nikolai Strodel, Johanna Schickling, Jannika Maaß-Schoon, Felix Landsberg, Maja Overberg, Sebastian Blömer, Dominik Hering, Martin Pehnt

The research project “Heat Transition: Strategies for the Deployment of Climate-Neutral District Heating Technologies”, funded by the BMWE, has been investigating since 2023 how selected technologies can be specifically supported to accelerate the heat transition. The project was carried out by a consortium led by HIC Consulting; the Federal Office for Energy Efficiency (BfEE) provided oversight. The final report, which has now been published, provides concrete answers regarding the use of large-scale heat pumps, unavoidable waste heat, solar thermal energy and large-scale heat storage systems. As part of the project, key barriers were systematically identified and, for each specific technology, concrete solutions and practical recommendations for action were set out to accelerate market uptake.