Three years ago, we predicted the global rise of the district energy sector. The key drivers at the time were energy efficiency savings of up to 70% and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. However, there were no policy initiatives at a global level to drive district energy, rather it was left to developers, local councils, cities, governments and countries to push their own agendas.

Fast forward to today and district energy has received a huge global boost by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in their new 2015 report: “District energy in Cities: unlocking the potential of energy efficiency and renewable energy”.