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The global market for heating and cooling networks is growing, with European countries such as Russia and China leading the way in network development. Nearly 6,000 district heating networks existed in Europe, representing 11-12% of energy needs.
In France, the main market players are ENGIE and EDF, who dominate through subsidiaries, as well as smaller, dynamic players such as Coriance and Idex.
Energy deliveries via networks are expected to rise between 2012 and 2028, and French households are increasingly interested in renewable energy heating networks.
The French government is focusing on improving these networks.
Heat and cold networks in France: a pillar of urban energy transition
Networks are price-competitive with other heating solutions, and contribute to the sustainable development of cities.
These systems enable a shift towards sustainable energy solutions, taking advantage of local energy resources that are difficult to harness using traditional methods.
Demand for district heating systems in the residential sector represents a significant proportion of energy deliveries, with homes accounting for over half and the tertiary sector for almost a third of total distribution.
Cooling networks are less widespread.
Heating and cooling networks are concentrated in the Paris region.
In addition, the French market is committed to the adoption of renewable and recovered energies, which today account for around 59% of the energy mix for heating networks.
Players in the French district heating and cooling market
- Engie with its subsidiaries Cofely and Climespace
- EDF and its subsidiary Dalkia, which manages a considerable number of networks across France
- Idex and Coriance, smaller, recognized companies
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1.1 Definition and scope of the study
A heat network is a set of one or more power plants (heat) that distribute of heat in a city or housing estate through the use of underground pipes most often installed under roads. Then, some delivery stations deliver heat to buildings connected to the network (individuals, companies or communities).
It is therefore a centralised heat distribution system that makes it possible to exploit all local energy resources. The setting up of heating networks also gives the possibility of using on a large scale local energies that cannot be used by other methods of heating (industrial waste heat or heat from waste incineration, geothermal energy on aquifers, heat from cogeneration plants, etc.).
Less common, the cold networks have a similar operation, but in reverse They collect the heat in the buildings they serve and discharge it to a central cooling plant.
In Europe, northern and eastern countries tend to make greater use of these heating and cooling network systems, with penetration rates often exceeding 50% compared to 5% in France for heating networks For their part, cooling networks only represent a small part of the cooling market, whereas they are particularly developed in countries such as Japan or the Middle East
However, the French market has been growing for the last ten years . The growth in the number of networks and the quantity of energy delivered should be very significant in the coming decades if we believe the objectives set by the government, which sees it as a way to decarbonise the heating and cooling of buildings. In fact, in heating networks, the share of renewable and recovered energy used has increased from about 31% in 2009 to almost 59% in 2019.
ENGIE and EDF dominates the market through their subsidiaries, but smaller dynamic players are also present on the market - such as Coriance and Idex
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- Taux de pénétration des réseaux de chaleur dans quelques pays européens
- Production et distribution de vapeur et d'air conditionné (marché intérieur et export)
- Répartition des livraisons de réseaux de chaleur en 2019
- Répartition des 6 800 emplois directs dans les réseaux de chaleur et de froid
- Bouquet énergétique des réseaux de chaleur (énergie entrante)
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Veolia's plan for growth in energy - 13/01/2024
- The group already generates a quarter of its sales (just over 10 billion out of almost 43 billion euros in 2022) from the operation of heating networks, the recovery of energy from waste and wastewater, and energy-related services.
- The Group, which has positioned itself in the field of "decarbonizing local energy", estimates that it will be worth 500 billion euros in Europe by 2030
- Services related to energy efficiency in buildings and industry could represent a market worth 200 billion euros by 2030
- Green energy supply and heating/cooling networks could be worth 150 billion euros by 2030.
- The operation of heating networks is Veolia's main energy business (revenues of 5.9 billion euros in 2022),
- Veolia operates more than 500 networks.
Decarbonization: Idex goes on the offensive - 18/12/2023
- Idex currently boasts sales of 2.3 billion euros, with EBITDA of around 150 million euros.
- Idex aims to double its EBITDA within five years.
- A competitor, Coriance, number four in the French heating networks market with sales of 350 million euros, also claims to have the ambition to double in size by 2030.
- According to Benjamin Fremaux, President of the Idex Group, the heating network market now receives around a dozen bids a year, compared with two or three a few years ago.
- Idex already has 18,000 buildings in its portfolio.
Veolia to sell its engineering subsidiary SADE - 27/11/2023
- SADE's annual sales are expected to reach around 1.1 billion euros in 2022.
- SADE employs around 6900 people.
Construction: Firalp and Plattard to build second recycling platform - 18/10/2023
- Target processing capacity: 150,000 tonnes per year
- Number of Plattard employees: 615
- Plattard sales: 263 million euros
- Number of Firalp employees: 3,000
- Firalp sales: 450 million euros
Veolia aims to triple recycled water production worldwide - 03/07/2023
- Veolia is committed to tripling its production of recycled water by 2030, bringing it to 3 billion m3 in the long term.
- The group produced 1 billion m3 of recycled water last year, equivalent to the annual consumption of 18 million people.
- Veolia has 250 water recycling sites in 18 countries.
- Worldwide water recycling is estimated at just 11%.
- Wastewater reuse rates reach 89% in Israel, 40% in Singapore, 15% in Spain and less than 1% in France.
- The potential for wastewater reuse in France is 1.6 billion m3.
- Veolia acquired additional expertise in membrane filtration through its takeover bid for the Suez group.
Veolia: "The merger with Suez is a real success" | Veolia and Suez: A success! - 18/06/2023
- 40,000 new employees.
- Employee shareholding rate: 42%.
- Employees holding 6.5% of group capital.
- Additional sales from the acquisition: approximately 10 billion euros.
- Total sales of the new Veolia in 2022: 43 billion euros.
- Group present in the top 3 of their businesses: France, Spain, Australia, United States, Chile, etc.
- Global market for ecological transformation: 2,550 billion euros.
- Veolia's organic growth in 2022, excluding the Suez takeover: 15%.
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