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Developing cross-border heat plans and regulations
31 Mar 2026 -
Exploring opportunities for new heating networks
31 Mar 2027 -
Testing tools and drawing up an investment plan
30 Sep 2027 -
Collaborating and scaling up
31 Mar 2028
CROSS_HEAT is a research project in the Netherlands, Germany, and
Belgium. The goal is to heat homes and businesses in the region with a
district heating network.
At the moment, we still use a lot of gas and oil to heat buildings. This is bad for the climate and makes us dependent on other countries.
Therefore, the project explores the potential use of waste heat from
factories and geothermal energy from the ground. Aff ordability is an
important focus, so the transition remains feasible for residents and
businesses. The project also examines how to better align regulations in the three countries to make cross-border cooperation easier.
Residents and businesses can share their views on whether they want to
connect to a district heating network and what matters most to them, such
as costs, technology, and planning.
All results will be shared so that more regions can switch to clean and
aff ordable heating through district heating in the future.
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Our partners
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Municipality of Kerkrade
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Municipality of Landgraaf
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City administration Herzogenrath
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City Region of Parkstad Limburg
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City Region of Aachen
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Institute for Transnational and Euregional Cross-border Cooperation and Mobility (ITEM)
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Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geothermal Systems
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Regional agency for energy and climate protection
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Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO)
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Cluster of Technology of Wallonia Energy, Environment and sustainable Development (TWEED)
Our co-financers
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Ministry of Economic Affairs
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Land NRW
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Province of Limburg (NL)
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Wallonia region
