Decarbonisation plan for the heating sector
Neubiberg on the way to a greenhouse gas-neutral supply
Summarised results of the partial energy use plan drawn up by bifa Umweltinstitut in September 2024.
The municipality of Neubiberg has committed to achieving climate-neutral administration by 2030 and is aiming for overall climate neutrality by 2040 at the latest. Heat supply is a key area of action in this regard. The bifa environmental institute prepared a study for the municipality as a basis for targeted decisions.
bifa recorded the situation of the heat supply and heating infrastructure in detail
A community-wide heat register was calculated from building-specific heat demand classifications. Energy and CO2 balances were drawn up. With natural gas and heating oil accounting for 84% of heating requirements, private households are responsible for more than half of all heat-related greenhouse gas emissions.
Saving energy is a key lever for reducing greenhouse gases
It is recommended to proceed ambitiously in each individual case wherever possible. Nevertheless, even with intensive refurbishment, there will still be a need for heating and hot water, which must then be covered by renewable energy sources.
The regenerative heat potentials have been determined. The local conditions offer hydrogeological potential in particular: a temperature of around 110 °C can be expected for deep water from the Upper Jurassic Malm at a depth of 2,800 metres.
A climate protection scenario was developed as a target image for development. Measures were formulated in the areas of heating networks (see illustration), refurbishment and climate-neutral municipal administration. The bifa results were presented to the environmental committee and the municipal council and discussed in detail. The municipality implemented the first measures within the project period.
The study was funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy as part of the funding programme for energy concepts and municipal energy use plans via Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Project Management Agency Bavaria.