Asper Dorothea completes first investments in Dutch sustainable heat networks – ASPER

We are pleased to announce that the Asper Dorothea co-investment Partnership has successfully completed its first investments in the Dutch district heating sector. Since the start of 2021, the Partnership has made commitments for c€100m, or 40% of its total size, backing sustainable heating networks in two medium-size municipalities in the Netherlands.

After these investments, both networks are expected to further expand organically over the next years as new customers are connected and additional energy sources are added to supply them. Initial phases of heat networks require a flexible heat source and these networks are currently fuelled by sustainable biomass. This includes for example waste biomass from parks, garden maintenance or similar sources which are particularly efficient for heat production and have no meaningful alternative use. Once the initial backbone of a network is built, additional (...)

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