By December of 2008, greenhouse emissions had dropped by more than 40 per cent from levels of the mid-1970s — well below its Kyoto commitments — as Swedes embraced renewable energy from biomass, heat pumps and waste heat recovery, and expanded their use of district heating systems. (thetyee.ca)
Fortum publicly announced it was seeking to acquire CHP plants and found Uniper's plants attractive because a large number of those old coal - fired power plants, many of which are located within the Ruhr Valley — Germany's historic industrial heart — are tied into district heating systems. (powermag.com)
· Effective collaboration between energy providers and Local Authorities is required especially for the location of large scale district heating systems. (politics.co.uk)