Caption

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, district heating pipeline in the Rüttenscheid district. The Osttrasse project crosses railway tracks above ground here. STEAG supplies around 190, 000 households in Essen with district heating. Two thirds of the energy comes from waste-to-energy plants, one third comes from the coal-fired power plant in Herne, Europe

Date

Aug 05, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rupert Oberhäuser

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BRK25C72_321

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49,5Mb (2,2Mb) / 15,5in x 12,4in / 4657 x 3718 (300dpi)

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