New Heat Network in Flanders

ECLUSE steam network in Waasland Port, Flanders, will save 100.000 tons of CO₂ annually.

The first pipe of the industrial stream network Ecluse has been laid in Waasland Port, Flanders. From 2018 onwards it will transport steam from the Waste-to-Energy installations of waste processing company Indaver and its joint-venture SLECO to six local customers. The steam will travel through a five-kilometer network of pipes, most of them underground. As a result, the six customers will no longer have to use their own in-house gas boilers. The incineration installations will produce steam with a maximum capacity of around 250MW every year.

Thanks to the direct re-use of this steam, it will produce an annual reduction in CO₂ of 100,000 tons, comparable to the annual CO₂ savings from 50 2.3MW wind turbines. In addition, the network has been designed so that it can grow over time, and cater for a CO₂ reduction equivalent to the installation of 100 wind turbines.

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