BARRIERS TO DISTRICT HEATING DEVELOPMENT IN SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
But for district heating and export to succeed,
there are several barriers to overcome in Sweden as well as in the other countries. It should be
emphasised that this paper focuses barriers and does not give the full picture of the conditions
for district heating, which also includes many possibilities.
barriers IN WELL-developed Dh countries
In many countries with well-developed district-heating industry, such as Sweden, much DH
competence resides in municipally owned energy companies. They have system knowledge,
which could be applicable in other countries. District-heating companies owned by Swedish
municipalities must, for judicial reasons, limit their business abroad to sales of services, and to a
very limited extent goods. For municipal district heating companies, domestic judicial
restrictions are the first barriers to overcome before operations in other countries can commence.
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