Construction works started in the second half of November 2012 and were following a very tight schedule that led to finish the construction phase by June 2014 with the district heating plant.put in operation.…
Three blocks of flats were selected for retrofitting where the applied external wall insulation technologies demonstrate the standard insulation systems often used in the country and which are in accordance with the dwellers’ decision.. Further elements of retrofitting included insulated doors and windows at the common areas; fully renewed rising pipes and the use of thermostats in the apartments.…
In 2012 two new multi-storey houses were connected to the city’s existing geothermal heating network. In order to carry out the realization of this new junction a new pipeline and measurement system was developed. The newly installed capacity of this latest extension of the district heating system is 300 kW and 275 kW for heating and DHW purposes respectively.…
Two public buildings were subjects of retrofitting. The Mora Cultural Centre, Elementary School and Dormitory used to spend 82% of its annual budget on heating (natural gas) due to extremely poor qualities of the external walls and windows. Similar figures applied to the Kindergarten and Day-care Centre Complex, too.…
Within the framework of the CONCERTO element a heat-pump centre was planned to provide heating for the New Town Center and the future Thermal Residential Park. The public procurement has been completed and the contractor was selected early on in 2013 which was followed by the installation of the hardware.…
A set of CHP gas turbines were installed to utilize the methane content of the thermal water, which is produced at the city’s wells. Excess energy derived from the combustion of this methane is mainly usen on the spot to cover for the local infrastrucutres energy needs (such as pumps, separator etc). One of these CHP engines at the Hunyadi-liget grove had been installed and function tested during the course of 2012. The other one at the Szent Erzsébet Thermal Spa was commissioned in 2013, slightly behind schedule due to a required modification of the initial technical plans. All testing and commissioning were performed during 2013.…
