District heating over 50 years, present and future
“FVB started in 1970, which means that the consulting business has been running for half a century. I myself started working with district heating in 1976, so my professional life with district heating has been almost as long. Such a long period of time gives rise to reflections about the past, present, and future,” says Sven Werner, Professor Emeritus in energy technology at Halmstad University. 1. My first reflection is that district heating technology has been largely intact for five decades. We have used central heat recovery, two pipes, and joint delivery to each building. The