Serbia: Heat Pumps on Sava River to Provide Heating in Belgrade Apartments

Belgrade is an exceptional place where heat can be produced using ecologically advanced heat pumps which would provide heating for Belgrade citizens, officials said during a conference on heating and cooling held in Brussels, reports Tanjug.

Belgrade stretches across two rivers and it gives it a benefit compared to many other cities to become both a national and a regional leader in the use of renewable energy sources for remote heating, the officials stated during the conference.

Using the heat from the Sava River, the pumps can produce 3-3.5 heat energy units from one single unit of electricity, which is a more affordable solution than imported gas, Dave Pearson of Star Renewable Energy company said during his presentation at the energy conference in Brussels.

According to a release the company filed to Tanjug, Pearson presented the technical characteristics of the future project which would make it possible for Belgrade citizens to have a more stable heat source that does not depend on fuel imports and the global geopolitical situation.

The project will contribute to the realisation of Serbia's mandatory goals in terms of renewable energy by the year of 2020 and Serbia's EU accession.

(balkans.com)