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Decarbonising Industry with District Heating: ALLICE engaged in the INTREPIDH European Project!
On 30|10|2025
Published on 30|10|2025
True to its commitment to facilitate industrial decarbonisation across Europe, ALLICE is taking part in the INTREPIDH (Interregional Examples of the Process Industry and District Heating) European project. Running for 19 months with a budget of €150k, INTREPIDH aims to collect, develop, and share knowledge to support the decarbonisation of industrial heat through district heating.
The project brings together a consortium of 8 organisations from France, Denmark, and Germany, coordinated by the Danish Board of District Heating (DBDH). Among its members are key players in the energy transition, including Deutsche Energie-Agentur (dena), NRW.Energy4Climate, Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock, SDEWES Centre, and Axelera.
The project brings together a consortium of 8 organisations from France, Denmark, and Germany, coordinated by the Danish Board of District Heating (DBDH). Among its members are key players in the energy transition, including Deutsche Energie-Agentur (dena), NRW.Energy4Climate, Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock, SDEWES Centre, and Axelera.
Webinars and publications: discover the latest major project developments!
INTREPIDH: A European Project at the Crossroads of Industrial Decarbonisation and District Heating
The INTREPIDH project aims to improve knowledge about industrial processes based on district heating, as potential for this is huge in Europe
The work carried out within this project tends to show that the energy transitions of these two sectors go hand in hand, with many mutual benefits: industry secures affordable and carbon-neutral heat, district heating utilities expand and strengthen their networks, and municipalities benefit from more efficient and more resilient energy systems
This innovative approach offers enormous potential, along with various solutions and challenges. Specifically, INTREPIDH aims to highlight these by collecting and sharing practical experiences from multiple case studies, actively supporting the decarbonisation of industry through district heating networks across Europe.
Note: Industrial heat is often confused with waste heat.
Industrial heat refers to the energy required to power industrial processes. Today, it is mainly produced from fossil fuels, but in the future, it could come mostly from low-carbon sources, such as energy generated through district heating systems. This is the approach that INTREPIDH aims to study.
Latest INTREPIDH Publications and News
A Best Practices Catalogue Featuring 12 Cases from 5 European Countries
The project consortium has recently published a catalogue of best practices, highlighting the potential of district heating networks to supply between 32 % and 48 % of Europe’s heat demand by 2050.
The guide includes detailed project sheets covering twelve cases of industrial use of district heating in five European countries: Norway, Denmark, Sweden, France and Croatia. Four French case studies are featured in Strasbourg, Pierrelate, Angers and Grenoble.
A Webinar Series to explore the Topic from Every Angle
The use of district heating offers significant benefits for decarbonising industrial processes. Through a series of webinars, INTREPIDH aims to showcase these benefits and identify concrete pathways for deployment across Europe.
The first webinar will take place in November 2025 and will explain what industrial heat from district heating is, examine its development potential in Europe, and analyse some case studies presented in the Best Practices Catalogue. Webinars will be held monthly from November to June 2025-2026, except in December and during the summer period.
