Primeo Energie signs contract for Aesch heating network
Primeo Energie hat die Verträge für den Bau und Betrieb des neuen Wärmeverbunds in Aesch unterzeichnet. Dort entsteht eine neue Holzheizzentrale. Baubeginn ist im Frühjahr, mit dem Ziel der Fertigstellung 2025.
According to a press release, the energy supplier Primeo Energie from Münchenstein signed the contracts necessary for the construction and operation of the new heating network with the municipality of Aesch on Friday, 9 February. Aesch and Primeo Energie support the federal government’s Energy Strategy 2050 and have the common goal of decarbonising heating energy, the press release continues. The future heating network in Aesch with its new wood-fired heating centre is one measure to achieve this.
“We are delighted to have taken another important step towards decarbonising our heat supply in the region and in the municipality of Aesch in particular by signing this contract,” said Cédric Christmann, CEO of Primeo Energie.
The future heating network will be fed by the new heating centre in Aesch. The wood chips will come from the municipality’s own forest district and the region. The short transport route should result in low CO2 emissions.
According to the press release, construction of the centre is scheduled to start in spring. It should be completed by autumn 2025. Work on the new heating pipes has already begun. According to Primeo, the first heat deliveries are expected from autumn 2025.
In a first step, the new heating network will supply new buildings in the north of Aesch. It is then planned to extend the network to the rest of the municipality in several stages. Existing heating networks will then be connected to the new district heating network.