- The pillars of evolution
- Heat recovery
- Heat storage
- Renewable energy
The pillars of evolution
Towards a more efficient and more sustainable energy future
A2A Heat and Services is investing in a comprehensive process of innovation in order to transform its district heating networks into an even more efficient system.
The aim is to ensure the better use of energy resources, optimizing the management of demand and reducing the impact on the environment.
Thanks to cutting-edge solutions and an integrated approach, the company intends to create networks able to meet future energy challenges and actively contribute to the energy transition.
Heat recovery
From heat waste to clean energy
Heat recovery is a sustainable and innovative solution for our district heating because it is based on creating strategic partnerships between A2A and local businesses, data centres and communities.
Thanks to collaboration between industrial production sectors and energy distribution networks, heat that would otherwise be dispersed becomes a resource, reducing CO2 emissions and giving new life to energy that is already available. This approach not only consolidates efforts to create circular economy models but also contributes to the creation of more resilient, more aware communities by transforming heat wastage into an opportunity for progress and sustainability. The main forms of heat recovery are:
Heat storage
Heat when it is needed, more efficiently
Heat storage units are systems able to store energy in the form of hot water when demand for heat is lower. In this way, we make the best possible use of the heat that we put back into the network to heat buildings when necessary, for example to meet higher demand in the morning.
The storage system is a precious ally in the decarbonization, energy transition and circular economy of an area because it makes it possible to:
The towns and cities of the future aim to become increasingly sustainable and heat storage units are one of the solutions able to help us achieve the transformation that our society is undergoing.
Our main storage units are at Milan’s Canavese district heating facility, at Brescia’s Nord and Lamarmora plants and at the Goltara site in Bergamo.
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Renewable energy
Development of geothermal energy
Of all renewable sources, we have chosen to invest in geothermal energy because it is a sustainable, constant and reliable solution for the production of heat and electricity.
Thanks to the natural heat present below the ground, we can guarantee uninterrupted, low-emission energy procurement while contributing to the energy transition of the towns and cities that we serve.
Our geothermal infrastructures, integrated into the district heating networks, enable us to reduce the use of fossil fuels and increase the overall efficiency of the system. We are convinced that geothermal energy constitutes a fundamental resource for a cleaner and more sustainable future.