Rhein Lahn Living

The energy supply of the neighbourhood is to be largely provided by environmental heat sources, which offer great potential due to the location on the Rhine. For this purpose, the thermal use of river water or groundwater is planned. Water is to be extracted via discharge structures or wells near the banks (bank infiltrate wells) and used for environmentally friendly heating and cooling. Heat pumps are used for this purpose, which extract energy from the water or the outside air and
from the water or the outside air and provide the desired heating temperatures. Passive cooling can also be used to achieve particularly energy-saving cooling without refrigeration machines. Together with the photovoltaic systems on the roofs, which generate green electricity for the heat pumps, this innovative energy concept achieves CO2 savings of 72% compared to conventional supply solutions.