{"id":66593,"date":"2024-09-27T10:19:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T10:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bkp-berolina.de\/mainova-carbon-fuer-den-frankfurter-untergrund\/"},"modified":"2024-09-27T10:33:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T10:33:59","slug":"mainova-carbon-for-the-frankfurt-underground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bkp-berolina.de\/en\/mainova-carbon-for-the-frankfurt-underground\/","title":{"rendered":"Mainova: Carbon for the Frankfurt underground"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The hustle and bustle of Frankfurt’s Bahnhofsviertel (railway station district) can sometimes get intense. At Untermainkai, just before the district reaches its natural boundary at the River Main, there is an unnoticed hot underground vein running through the city. This is the condensate pipe of a steam heating system operated by the network provider Mainova AG<\/a>, which runs parallel to the river. This pipe has been in operation for over 40 years and was recently renovated using trenchless methods in two sections. The pilot installations of Seal\u00ae<\/a>, the world’s first trenchless rehabilitation method for district heating pipes, could be pioneering and contribute to Mainova’s announced \u2018Frankfurt heat transition\u2019. PPR Deutschland GmbH<\/a> and KURT Kanal- und Rohrtechnik GmbH<\/a> facilitated the installation of the carbon fiber hose liners.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mainova plans to expand the city’s district heating network by 2040. The current 310-kilometer network is expected to extend by up to 450 kilometers. However, the network operator is not only focused on building new pipelines and upgrading power plants; maintaining the integrity of existing pipelines is equally crucial. For this reason, Mainova is showing great interest in CarboSeal\u00ae<\/a>. Compared to the traditional open trench construction method, the liner, manufactured in Velten near Berlin, allows for shorter construction times, rapid recommissioning, minimal space requirements, and no disruption to crossing infrastructures.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space]