Sustainable energy supply for Frick
IWB has put the Frick heating network into operation. The demand for sustainably produced heat is high. Extensions are already being planned.
The Basel-based energy supplier IWB has announced the commissioning of the Frick heating network. In addition to the new heating centre with two wood-fired boilers and two heat storage tanks, a 2.1-kilometre-long heating network has also been put into operation, according to a press release. The expansion of the final sections in the first construction phase is to begin on 4 March.
This will supply private households and businesses in some neighbourhoods of Frick with renewable district heating. The wood-fired boilers will be fuelled with regional wood chips from the Thiersteinberg forestry operation.
Due to the high demand, IWB is already examining the expansion of the supply area in the Ob em Dorf and Chilmet districts. Both the current and future constructions are associated with a number of traffic restrictions, which will be adapted by the municipality and canton as required. IWB invites you to an open day on the site of the heating centre on 5 April 2025.