Combined heat and power generationDistrict heating from combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants

District heat is a product that is predominantly generated in larger power plants through cogeneration, i.e. combined heat and power (electricity) generation. And this is how it works: the district heating is transferred by means of hot water that is transported through a pipe system to homes and factories. The heat is transferred to the buildings via the house transfer stations. The cooled off water is then returned from the respective buildings to the network. District heating is supplied to factories as process steam – under high pressure and at a temperature of several hundred degrees Celsius.