Seidel, C., Ostermann, L. & Clausen, J. (2025). An introduction to heat generation from river water. Berlin: Borderstep Institute.

In the last two years, interest in the use of heat from river water has grown in leaps and bounds. But how much heat can be extracted from the river on your own doorstep? What are the ecological consequences? Which locations are particularly suitable? Our guide attempts to answer these questions briefly and simply and thus aims to help integrate river water heat into municipal heat planning.