Urenco has broken ground for a waste heat recycling project at its Almelo site in the Netherlands site. An internal heat network using waste heat from the enrichment process will provide a contained, thermal energy distribution system. Hot water will be generated and then circulated via insulated pipework throughout multiple buildings on-site.
The initial phase of the project will see the construction of a heat grid and utility building. The remaining infrastructure to connect the network across the site will be completed later. The project will make it possible to significantly reduce natural gas consumption in Almelo and lower Scope 1 emissions by approximately 671 tonnes a year. The network is expected to be operational by 2029.
Urenco’s Senior Project Manager, Net Zero, Martijn Kolkman said: “With the launch of our internal heat network, we are turning the industrial residual heat from our processes into a powerful and clean source of energy for our site. By reusing what is already available, we will be able to heat our buildings using energy created ourselves in a way that is truly circular.”
Urenco, headquartered in the UK, operates enrichment facilities at Gronau in Germany, the Netherlands, at Capenhurst in the UK and at Eunice, New Mexico,the USA. Through our technology and the expertise of our people, the Urenco Group provides safe, cost effective and reliable services, operating within a framework of high environmental, social and governance standards, complementing international safeguards.
