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Transforming district energy
Three technologies to electrify district energy in the U.S.
Vicinity’s industrial-scale heat pumps will efficiently utilize water from adjacent rivers as a source of energy to produce eSteam™.
Vicinity will use renewable electricity to power the industrial-scale electric boilers to produce eSteam™.
Vicinity will use thermal storage to produce eSteam™ from stored, off-peak renewable electricity.
Renewables to results
How does eSteam™ work?
Vicinity will use a combination of heat pumps, electric boilers, and thermal storage technologies to create carbon-free eSteam™.
Procure
Vicinity will procure electricity from renewable, carbon-free energy sources and import the power through a co-located electric substation.
Produce
Powered by renewable electricity, electric boilers and industrial-scale heat pumps will transform water into eSteam™.
Optimize
Thermal storage provides on-demand eSteam™ production from stored, off-peak renewable electricity.
Distribute
Carbon-free eSteam™ will be distributed to customers through underground piping infrastructure.
Biogenic fuels
A truly circular solution, Vicinity is using the waste cooking oil discarded by the local food service industry to generate steam to heat and cool businesses and institutions in the very same community.
Critical electrification progress
Vicinity’s teams work in collaboration with our local government officials to ensure that our electrification upgrades are in line with the goals of the cities and states we operate in.
District energy's fuel source evolution
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