Efficient use of waste heat is the main goal of the two largest projects carried out within Veolia, an international group operating in the water and sewage, energy and waste management sectors. Thanks to this initiative, houses located near the Volkswagen Poznan Foundry and the whole Silesian Town are heated in an ecological way.
The use of heat generated during the production process is an important element in the creation of a closed-loop economy. In Veolia’s opinion, its creation is the only possible direction of sustainable development in the world. Therefore, the company creates and implements solutions aimed at improving access to resources, while at the same time ensuring their protection and renewal.
The foundry in Poznan
An example of sensible use of resources can be the cooperation of the Volkswagen Poznan foundry, the largest cylinder head foundry in Europe, with Veolia Energia Poznan. As part of the project, an installation has been launched to recover heat from technological processes, which instead of reaching the atmosphere are transferred to 30 buildings located nearby.
This is one of the first cases of heat recovery from industrial processes for municipal heating purposes in Central and Eastern Europe.
The innovative concept of this project allows the heat emitted by the compressors at the plant to be fed directly into the municipal network through the Veolia node.
