HOT AND COOL TOPICS ON DISTRICT HEATING AND COOLING
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Welcome to DBDHs district heating podcasts
The DBDH district heating podcast series brings industry experts together to discuss key developments and emerging trends in district heating. Our goal is to share knowledge, spark inspiration, and perhaps even challenge perspectives — all to provide valuable insights. Each expert also offers a unique recommendation for listeners.
Join us as various district energy professionals host engaging discussions on the latest in district heating.
Be Brave; Buy Big, Robust, and Agile!
In this DBDH podcast episode, we explore how Sønder Felding, a small Danish town, has transformed its local district heating system into a cutting-edge model of electrification, flexibility, and ultra-low-cost heat. Manager Tony Dam Jensen and Fenagy’s Ebbe Nørgaard share how large heat pumps, thermal storage, and smart market participation are unlocking new opportunities – not just for heating companies but for entire electricity grids.
Exploring Aquathermal Energy with WaterWarmth
In this WaterWarmth podcast, host Lesya Logvynenko is joined by Lenn Coussement from Extraqt and Lars Zwaaneveldt, a Dutch policymaker, will uncover the potential of aquathermal systems. From technical feasibility to policy roadblocks, they explore whether this emerging solution can scale up – or if it will remain a niche experiment in Europe’s energy mix.
District Heating Burnaby, Metro Vancouver
Kerstin Sernhed, a researcher at Lund University and guest host, has invited James Lota, General Manager of Land and Facilities, and Kameliye Hristova, an architect overseeing city development—both from Burnaby Municipality—to discuss how the municipality can drive the growth of district energy in Burnaby, Metro Vancouver.
Mega Heat Pumps
Morten Jordt Duedahl has invited Raymond Decorvet from MAN Energy Solutions and Claus A. Nielsen from Esbjerg DH company, DIN Forsyning, to discuss large heat pumps and how to include them in the heat portfolio for a large DH company in Denmark.
Heat Planning is Key to Green and fair Heat
Morten Jordt Duedahl has invited Steen Christiansen, mayor of Albertslund – a municipality on the outskirts of Copenhagen and Volker Kienzlen, managing director of the Klima und Energie Agentur, Baden Württemberg to discuss heat planning and why it is so important..
Hydrogen is hot – very hot!
Morten Jordt Duedahl is back with two top experts, Jørgen Nielsen, chairman of DBDH and managing director of TVIS, and Oddgeir Gudmundsson, who has looked deep into many aspects of district heating and has made new ways to compare DH and hydrogen. He is the scientist in this podcast.
Diversity and gender in the heat network sector
In this podcast episode, Charlotte Owen takes over from your usual host, Morten Jordt Duedahl, to talk about the important topic of gender diversity in the heat networks industry. She is joined by Rachael Mills of SE2 and founder of the District Heating Divas, and Kamma Eilschou Holm, Director of CTR, a heat network transmission company in Copenhagen.
Drone Systems: Checking your pipes from the air
District heating networks are some rather expensive infrastructures and should last as long as possible. For this interview, Morten Jordt Duedahl has invited two specialists in surveying DH networks to discuss how best to maintain and secure their networks.
Conversion from gas – We are all in the same boat!
Morten Jordt Duedahl has invited Jens Andersen, managing director of Naestved District Heating, and Jesper Moeller-Larsen, managing director of the DH company in Aalborg. Both are working on converting more of their cities from gas to district heating every day in Denmark.
Planning is Key for Greener District Heating
Morten Jordt Duedahl has invited Hrvoje Klobucar from the Croatian city Karlovac and Johan Sølvhøj Heinesen from Egedal DH Company north of Copenhagen in Denmark to discuss ways to Greener District Heating.
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