Urban Energy Solutions

The world population is increasing and has now exceeded 7.000.000.000 people. The need for good indoor climate and hot sanitary water is increasing even more. Unfortunately, the world will run short of fossil fuels within a few generations, and we have to reduce climate gas emissions due to the risk of climate change – not

Local politicians and urban planners know about the NIMBY (Not In MY Backyard) Syndrome: Everybody wants to benefit from efficient urban infrastructure, such as waste water treatment, waste treatment, and Combined Heat and Power production (CHP). Nobody wants to see, smell or listen to the plants, which are vital for these services. They should be

A cornerstone in the coming EU Energy Efficiency Directive is to develop the district heating based on Combined Heat and Power (CHP).  Local authorities shall develop heat plans and power companies shall install new power capacity with CHP near heat markets. This is what we have been doning in Denmark with great success since 1980. Ramboll has taken part in

Can off shore wind farms be an urban energy solution ? and what has the Island Samsø and Copenhagen in common ? The Island Samsø is the first Island in Denmark to be net independent of fossil fuels (on annual basis) – and hundreds of energy experts from all over the world have traveled to

It has been a dream for many to use solar energy for heating and hot tap water. So far, the only problem has been that it is expensive to install devices to catch solar energy. At individual buildings it is normally very expensive and therefore not yet a sustainable solution.

At www.energymap.dk you can visit many interesting energy cases on a virtual tour. You are welcome to visit our profile http://www.energymap.dk/Profiles/Ramboll to study our urban energy solutions, cases and projects. Once you have decided what you would like to study in detail, you may consider to come to Denmark and see it real. See also www.dbdh.dk  www.euroheat.org and www.districtenergy.org for more

 It is a political priority that our new buildings and our new city districts shall be sustainable. But how do we find the most sustainable energy solutions? We have an approach and an answer.

Mother Earth is running short of fossil fuels, and climate change is a threat to human civilisation. At the same time the population grows, and people move to the cities. This is a challenge, but also an opportunity.

The Danish Government presented its “Energy Strategy 2050”, February 2011. The plan describes how Denmark can be independent from coal, oil and gas by 2050. The strategy contains a first phase of initiatives that will reduce the use of fossil fuels by 33 percent in 2020, compared with 2009. “Denmark is the first country to