Bork's future: municipal heat planning for climate -neutral heat supply!

Bork's future: municipal heat planning for climate -neutral heat supply!

The city of Borken invites its citizens to present the draft of municipal heat planning. The information event will take place on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at 7 p.m. in the event room twelve26 of the city archive, in Piepershagen 17, Borken. Representatives of the city administration, the emergency and the Greenventory specialist planning office will explain the results of the planning and offer the opportunity to ask questions.

The municipal heat planning is an important project that includes a comprehensive inventory and potential analysis. The overarching goal here is to make heat supply in Borken by 2045 climate -neutral. The city of Borken is legally obliged to carry out this planning. Mayor Mechtild Schulze Hessing emphasizes that the adoption of the planning on March 26, 2025 does not result in legal obligations for the citizens.

Important details about planning

A central statement by the mayor is that no binding expansion plans for hydrogen and heating networks are decided during the event. The planning will only contain recommendations for action, which must be checked in individual cases. The focus is on public properties and on heat consumers.

In addition, SWECO GmbH, a central player in the area of ​​municipal heat supply, supports this process. This company specializes in the creation of municipal heat plans and works with a multidisciplinary team that can record and analyze energy -related topics. Both the target and the current state of heat generation and supply are taken into account.

Efficient use of renewable energies

The SWECO service portfolio includes the planning of systems that enable needs-based provision of local and district heating. This also includes the planning of necessary heating networks that create connections to producers, energy storage and consumers. A special focus is on efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources. Experts from the team bring experience in areas such as regional development and urban planning and promote citizen participation through information events.

The recording, analysis and presentation of local conditions as well as requirements is one of the core competencies that are required for successful municipal heat planning. This data can be linked and visualized using GIS databases to enable more comprehensive and detailed plans.

For more information on municipal heat planning in Borken, please visit the city's website at borken.de/kommunale-waermeplanung .