Vicinity Energy, a national decarbonization leader with the most extensive portfolio of district energy systems, launches eSteam™, a new innovation designed to rapidly decarbonize the highest source of emissions in major cities, commercial buildings. The company is the first in the U.S. to electrify its operations, offering renewable thermal energy by installing electric boilers, industrial-scale heat pumps, and thermal storage at its central facilities starting in Boston and Cambridge, with its other districts to follow.
New innovation to provide renewable thermal energy to commercial building owners, decarbonizing urban communities quickly and cost-effectively
The company is the first in the U.S. to electrify its operations, offering renewable thermal energy by installing electric boilers, industrial-scale heat pumps, and thermal storage at its central facilities starting in Boston and Cambridge, with its other districts to follow.
By electrifying its operations and offering renewable thermal, eSteam™’s benefits include:
The ability to leverage district energy with guaranteed carbon-free emissions:
-Total flexibility in the amount selected and the renewable electricity source used to produce eSteam™
-An affordable, cost-effective energy option to achieve sustainability targets
-Carbon-neutral energy without substantial capital investments or ongoing, in-building
maintenance of equipment
-Additional potential points for LEED® and ENERGY STAR® certifications
-Continued reliability and resiliency from the district energy system