Modern heat for Hohentübingen Castle
Customer
Trommler Rohrleitungsbau GmbH
Country
Duitsland
Application
Local & district heating
Construction period
Herbst 2023 - Herbst 2024
Product solutions
- Preinsulated pipes and fittings DN 32 to DN 200
- Double insulation thickness
- Leak detection with Brandes system
What were the biggest challenges?
- Routing through narrow alleys
- Steep slope up to the castle
- Bats in the castle cellar
- Inclusion of built heritage conservation, nature conservation, health and safety at work and species protection
The work began in the autumn of 2023 - both at the top in the castle and at the bottom in the old city centre.
Bilder Fernwärmeleitung zum Schloss Hohentübingen, Credit: Stadtwerke Tübingen
The pipe was routed through the thick castle walls into a cellar under the knights’ hall. As a bat colony was in residence, which may not be disturbed, working was only possible during the period in which the animals moved to their winter quarters.
Bilder Fernwärmeleitung zum Schloss Hohentübingen, Credit: Stadtwerke Tübingen
Ultimately, all challenges were overcome and the plant was commissioned as planned. It will save around 200 tonnes of CO₂ annually in the future.
Together with our partners, we are making the energy transition possible.
Further information on the project can be found on the Blog of Stadtwerke Tübingen.
Bild Schloss: MUT|Nils Dittbrenner
On 5 November 2024, the new district heat station in Hohentübingen Castle was officially opened. Achieving this was not a very easy project for the persons responsible, even though the length does not suggest any problems.
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