DIGITALISATION OF THE DANISH DISTRICT HEATING SECTOR
CASE CATALOGUE 2023
“80% OF OUR ASSETS ARE UNDERGROUND IN THE FORM OF PIPES. AND DATA ABOUT THEM MUST BE DOCUMENTED AND SHAREABLE. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY WE CAN SHARE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT OUR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WITH OUR EMPLOYEES.”
HENRIK JESSEN, OPERATOR, ØLGOD FJERNVARME
temperatures and cooling for individual households. This has made it easier to optimise the distribution system.
He also mentions the options of generating a ‘shut-down’ list. The list makes it easier to inform customers about any leakages in the distribution system, and he is pleased with the water-well inspection app that helps the company regis- ter, document and organise its inspections in one place. Finally, he is excited about the automatic pipeline register responses, which meet the new requirements for pipeline ownership registers.
“Our employees use the themes in WebGIS to find out where we need to take action. The geographic overview helps some employees. Seeing the information displayed as it is on the devices helps us gain a better overview,” explains Henrik Jessen.
Ølgod Fjernvarmeselskab a.m.b.a. Generating Value with Pipeline Data CASE 10
SCREENSHOT OF GIS DATA ON THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN ØLGOD
Challenge Besides administration and running Ølgod Fjernvarmeselsk- ab, located in the western part of Jutland, Denmark, em- ployees at the company also administer and run the water plant Ølgod Vandværk, as well as a number of smaller, local waterworks. The smaller waterworks also have their pipelines registered with Ølgod Fjernvarmeselskab. And, somewhat unusually, the smaller waterworks carry out their own pipeline work for both water distribution and district heating. This is why it was important to implement a comprehensive system for pipeline registration. Automation was needed in the event of pipeline leakages and to cut the costs of the pipeline register. A future proof system that could easily be accessed from various platforms was also necessary. Solution Forsyning|GIS - Softværket has made it possible for Ølgod Fjernvarmeselskab to register, share and exploit data on the company's most valuable asset: its underground distribution system. GIS software was hired to digitalise the distribution system, so data could easily be shared between employees and collaboration partners.
Ølgod Fjernvarmeselskab chose the desktop version, which had the most comprehensive selection of functions. Pipeline data from the company's previous system was transferred to the new system, and this made it possible for employees to enter information into the pipeline register themselves.
The company believes carrying out its own pipeline work increases the quality of documentation.
Results There is nothing new in digitally mapping a distribution sys- tem within the utilities sector. One of the major advantages of Forsyning|GIS is that the digitalised distribution system can be accessed from a mobile phone, tablet or computer via WebGIS. Operator Henrik Jessen says that this changes the way they work. Everyone is much more up-to-date, because they are looking at real-time values. In the past, employees would walk around with a paper card that might already be two days out of date at the time of printing. Having the distribution system in your pocket is not just useful when digging, says Henrik Jessen. Ølgod Fjernvarme- selskab also uses WebGIS to assess which customers need a service visit, as the tool provides information on return
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Company Solution Providers Employees Heat
1.685 Industrivej 9, 6870 Ølgod, Denmark otv@otv-olgod.dk +45 75 24 41 88
Ølgod Fjernvarmeselskab Softværket 7 48 GWh
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