More and more residents of The Hague are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to sustainable heating. In a new project by the municipality, residents are given the opportunity to get started with investigating a mini-heating network in their neighborhood. This initiative offers a sustainable solution for heating homes and has the potential to be an example for other cities in the Netherlands.
In total, there are already 28 groups of residents who want to see together whether they can heat their homes with a sustainable and local heating system. – energy from the ground, generated with a heat pump. The municipality helps with knowledge and money: an amount of €50,000 has been made available per study.
“The great thing about this project is that the residents themselves are in charge,” says alderman Arjen Kapteijns (Energy Transition). “They know their neighborhood best. We ensure that they have the resources to properly investigate their plans. In this way, we accelerate the transition to sustainable heating together.”
The participating groups are diverse: from porch houses to terraced houses and a large apartment complex on Van Alkemadelaan. One of the participants, André Harder, is enthusiastic: “I look forward to getting sustainable heat from the ground. We are exploring whether that will work for our group of 20 houses on Laan van Meerdervoort.”
While the municipality is working on large heating networks in other places, this project shows that small-scale solutions can also play an important role in the energy transition. The Hague is leading the way nationally.
Want to know more?
Send an email to: actielijnwarmtenetten@denhaag.nl for the attention of the Energy Transition department of the Municipality of The Hague.
Text: Gemeente Den Haag, translated by The Hague Online
Photo provided by Gemeente Den Haag: Aerial photo of the tree and flower district – Segbroek district