Areas are getting warmer in Skorup, in southern Scania

Recently, district heating has grown significantly in Skorup in southern Scania. A new school, a newly built apartment building and a pre-school are some of the properties that have recently received district heating. At the same time that preparations are underway to connect new customers to district heating, more people are increasingly interested in connecting to climate-friendly heating.

Solör Bioenergy Group is a leading renewable energy company based on wood fuels with 600,000 daily users. The company has 271 sites in Sweden and Norway in particular, where heating, steam and electricity are produced and distributed to homes, businesses, public companies and industries. Work also includes energy recovery from impregnated wood and biofuel production, as well as operation and maintenance of VA municipal and private facilities. By making use of the forest’s resources, Solör wants to pave the way for a sustainable society with low carbon dioxide emissions.

More new contacts in the past year
The biggest connection made recently is Rydsgårdsskolan, which is located in Rydsgård, just outside the town of Skurup. The approximately 6,000 square meter property where 420 students reside each day of the week requires a reliable and robust heat source. The construction of the school started in 2021 and in January 2022 the heating of the building was turned on. By then, the district heating mains had been buried to be able to supply the entire building, which opened in August. The total energy consumption is estimated at about 250 MWh annually.

During the fall of last year, a multi-family house and villa were also connected to the district heating network in Rydsgård, with the apartment building estimated to use around 150 megawatt-hours of district heating per year.

In the Västeräng district in the center of Skurup, a brand new preschool opened after the summer. The preschool receives district heating from Solör and has an expected energy consumption of about 200 MWh per year. Here too, a new district heating line was laid to connect the nursery.

– It’s great to be able to expand into district heating and provide climate friendly heating to more people. Our facility is well-equipped to be able to increase energy production even further and continue to provide district heating with high quality, says Johan Henrikson, Sales and Marketing Director of Solör Bioenergi.

Skurup’s district heating is produced at a district heating plant located some distance outside the city. The facility primarily uses wood chips as fuel, which comes from local suppliers. The company was acquired by Solör Bioenergi in September 2022.

High demand for district heating
During the spring, a move to a new seniors’ home takes place in the center of Skorup. Then about 70 dwellings will receive heat from Solör, with total heat demand expected to reach 160 MWh per year. The groundworks were completed last year when the building heating was also connected, so the district heating was run for a while but to a lesser extent.

District heating development is expected to continue in Skorup Municipality. Among other things, there are plans for several new multi-family homes and several terraced homes in Rydsgård where lines are being prepared to be able to be connected to district heating.

– The demand for district heating is high and the district heating network is constantly expanding. The interest we’ve seen is growing in recent times and we look forward to continuing to provide Skurup with high quality district heating,” says Johan Henriksson.