Guidelines

In this section you will find guidelines developed by the National District Energy Office for different audiences: end users, municipalities, real estate developers, etc.; on technical and regulatory issues (in Spanish).

Tools

 

Heat Maps

Heat maps visually represent the density of a city’s energy demand using a spectrum of colors, enabling the identification of areas with higher demand. Moreover, these maps illustrate the thermal energy supply from waste heat generated by various industries.

If you’re interested in exploring potential project implementations in your city, we encourage you to explore the Heat Maps developed as part of the Energy Efficiency Public Good initiative titled “Development of tools for the promotion of the market for the sale of thermal energy through district energy networks” by EBP Chile. This initiative was  financed by CORFO, with technical collaboration from the Ministry of Energy, and support from the Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, the German cooperation GIZ, and AgenciaSE.

 

These maps were created using data available as of June 2019 and cover the cities of Rancagua, Talca, Chillán, Concepción, Temuco, Valdivia, Osorno, Puerto Montt, Coyhaique, Punta Arenas, and Puerto Williams.

 

Additionally, you can review the methodology used for preparing heat maps in Chile:

Rapid Assessment of District Heating Potential

The aim of this tool is to conduct a Rapid Assessment (RA) of the technical, economic, and environmental potential of a particular district heating project in Chile. If the assessment indicates feasibility, it can progress to a more detailed analysis, including a city-wide assessment and/or a prefeasibility study for the identified project. In this section, you will find the User Manual and the RA Tool.

Studies

In this section you will find studies with different levels of depth on district energy for cities in Chile. These studies have been developed by national and international actors.

Master Plans

Temuco District Heating Master Plan (2020)

This study was carried out by Aiguasol, for the global District Energy Initiative in Cities of UNEP (in Spanish).

Engineering Studies

Diagnosis of interior facilities of district energy project buildings in Recoleta and Independencia (2024)

Diagnosis and evaluation of air conditioning, heating and hot water installations in the 13 buildings of the Recoleta and Independencia district energy project, for the economic evaluation of conditioning the buildings to connect to the project (in Spanish)

Basic Engineering for District Energy System in Recoleta and Independencia (2023)

Technical and economic evaluation of the implementation of the district energy project that will supply heating, domestic hot water and cooling to 13 public and private buildings of health, university and municipal services in the communes of Recoleta and Independencia, Metropolitan Region (in Spanish).

Basic Engineering for District Energy System in Talca (2023)

Technical and economic evaluation of the implementation of the district energy project that will supply heating, domestic hot water and cooling to apartments and a hospital in the city of Talca, Maule Region (in Spanish).

Evaluation of a District Heating Project for the city of Cochrane (2020)

This study aims to carry out a prefeasibility analysis for the implementation of a district heating project in the city of Cochrane.

Rapid Assessments

Rapid Assessment on District Energy – city of Santiago and Coyhaique (Chile)

This study was carried out by Aiguasol, for the global District Energy Initiative in Cities of UNEP.

Evaluation of a District Heating Project for the entire city of Temuco

Technical, economic and socio-environmental evaluation of the implementation of a district heating project that supplies the entire population of the city of Temuco (in Spanish).

Evaluation of a District Heating Project for the entire city of Coyhaique (2019)

Technical, economic and socio-environmental evaluation of the implementation of a district heating project that supplies the entire population of the city of Coyhaique (in Spanish).

Evaluation of a District Heating Project for the entire city of Puerto Williams (2019)

Technical, economic and socio-environmental evaluation of the implementation of a district heating project that supplies the entire population of the city of Puerto Williams (in Spanish).

Others

Study for social evaluation of district energy projects

Study with a theoretical and practical framework regarding the characteristics, costs and benefits of a district energy project in Chile and the world, which allows for the analysis of the entry of this type of project into the National Public Investment System (in Spanish).

Legal Advisory for the Execution of District Energy Projects (2019)

Advice, from a normative – regulatory point of view, for the development of district energy projects in Chile, with emphasis on the projects of the communes of Temuco, Coyhaique and Puerto Williams (in Spanish).

Heat Roadmap Chile

Roadmap for sustainable heating in Chile to 2050. Prepared by Aalborg University, Denmark, in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy for the UNEP global District Energy Initiative in Cities. You can also find a summary (in Spanish).

District Heating for Germán Becker Stadium and Park (2020)

This study presents an energy diagnosis and technical and economic evaluation of alternatives for the execution of the district energy project in the Germán Becker Stadium and Park area in Temuco (in Spanish).

District Energy Manual

We invite you to download the District Energy Project Development Manual, developed within the framework of the Public Good of Energy Efficiency called: “Development of tools for the promotion of the market for the sale of thermal energy through district energy networks” by EBP Chile, financed by CORFO, with the technical collaboration of the Ministry of Energy, and the support of the Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, the German cooperation GIZ and the Energy Sustainability Agency. The document delves into the basic concepts, benefits, practical examples, technologies, associated regulations, business models and the steps for the implementation of a district energy project. Use simple language so that it can be understood by the community in general, public services, the private sector or project developers (in Spanish).

Seminars and webinars

In this section you will find events, videos, and news about district energy content (in Spanish).
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