Business Area Heat

Operating segment Heat comprises Vattenfall’s heating and condensing businesses, including waste-to-energy plants.

Interior of heating plant in Uppsala, Sweden.

We are one of Europe’s most experienced producers and distributors of district heating to growing metropolitan areas in north-western Europe including Amsterdam, Uppsala, and Bristol. We are pioneering district heating solutions in other UK cities as well. Our district heating supply still relies on the operation of some large, combined heat and power plants (CHPPs), but with the sustainability targets of Vattenfall, we have widened our portfolio to include technologies like e-boilers, third-party excess heat infeed (TPI), and thermal waste utilisation.

We are increasing the share of flexible energy solutions such as power-to-heat, utilisation of surplus renewable energies and storage options. We are supplying heat to both B2B and B2C customers, including large private and publicly owned property companies and households. 

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