BARCELONA Català Search TO GO CONTACT veolia.com About us Our network Our services Half Home | Average | Actuality | Gran Vía 2 in Barcelona, the first great [...] Gran Vía 2 in Barcelona, the first large shopping center in Spain to be connected to an urban heat and cold network with renewables Back to the list The mayor of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, accompanied by the person in charge of the Gran Via 2 shopping center and the manager of the urban heat and cold network Ecoenergies Barcelona, this morning inaugurated the connection of the first large shopping center in Spain to an urban network of hot and cold. The network of Ecoenergies Barcelona, a subsidiary of Dalkia, its main shareholder, allows connected buildings to have heating, air conditioning and domestic hot water in an environmentally friendly way. The main objective of connecting the shopping center to the Ecoenergies urban network is to reduce CO 2 emissions , as well as to create economic savings. With this connection, the shopping center will reduce its CO 2 emissions by 1,058 tons / year, as certified by the supporting document delivered during the event. The facilities have an installed power of 3,000 Kw to condition all the establishments in the shopping center, which will contribute to environmental sustainability thanks to the reductions in CO 2 emissions and savings in electricity consumption. The main objectives of the Ecoenergies Barcelona urban network are energy efficiency, the use of local renewable energy sources and the preservation of the environment, as well as positioning the cities of Barcelona and L'Hospitalet de Llobregat as leaders in environmental solutions. The network allows connected buildings to have heating, air conditioning and domestic hot water in an environmentally friendly way. Dalkia won in 2009 the international tender organized by Tersa for the design, construction, management and maintenance for 30 years of the heating and cooling network in Barcelona and L'Hospitalet. Ecoenergies Barcelona is the company responsible for the project. You benefit from a unique "know-how" thanks to the experience of the Dalkia group in the construction and operation of heating and cooling networks all over the world. The project includes the operation of three power plants (2 already in operation: one in Barcelona and the other in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat) integrated into the urban environment that, through a network of pipes, supply thermal energy to residential, industrial and of the tertiary sector (shopping centers, hospitals, offices, sports centers, schools, etc.) in an area of 15,000,000 m 2 . With the main commitment to preserving the environment, the network represents a reduction in CO 2 emissions as well as a substantial improvement in energy efficiency by 3.7 times more than individual production solutions (example: wall boiler). Present Publications Video library and photo library Environmental awareness and dissemination Visit the central Frequent questions Share Contact Web map Legal warning Credits Accessibility Glossary © 2011 Ecoenergies Barcelona