Heat as an energy source is used for heating homes, offices, and industrial processes. At Uniper, we produce heat by heating water or other fluids in our power plants. These plants, equipped with CCGT technology (Combined Cycle Gas Turbine) or CHP (Combined Heat and Power), produce both electricity and heat.
We supply the residual heat to the heating networks of Eneco and Vattenfall, where it is used for hot water and heating in connected households. In this way, Uniper ensures a reliable and efficient heat supply in the built environment.
Uniper provides heat to households in Rotterdam, Leiden, and The Hague, serving approximately 140,000 households.
At Uniper, we strive for continuous improvement in our heat production. This includes investing in sustainable technologies such as geothermal energy and the use of biofuels. We also optimize existing installations to reduce their ecological footprint.
he Netherlands has a strategy for the energy system of the future, with the goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2050. This means the country will transition to a diverse system relying almost exclusively on renewable sources. Efforts are focused on energy supply through domestic production, imports, and the construction of the necessary infrastructure.
The heat sector faces the challenge of decarbonization. Currently, gas remains the primary heat source, but there is a gradual increase in sustainable heat sources such as heat pumps. By 2030, the number of households connected to district heating must have doubled, and by 2050, one in three homes and buildings should be connected to a heating network.
