Last oil boiler serving public buildings decommissioned in favour of ocean thermal energy, the Principality’s “blue gold”

As part of the Prince’s Government’s energy transition policy, the Public Buildings Maintenance Office, in partnership with SeaWergie, recently decommissioned its last fossil fuel-powered heating system, the oil boilers at the Administrative Centre located at 8 Rue Louis Notari.

From the third quarter of 2021, the Administrative Centre will have a new source of heating: ocean thermal energy. A renewable energy source with great potential which is already being put to good use in Monaco, ocean thermal energy involves recovering the heat energy of the sea to heat and cool buildings, or to produce hot water.

The Centre will be equipped with two heat pumps linked to the La Condamine ocean thermal energy loop, cutting the CO₂ emissions for this site alone by nearly 6 tonnes per year!

The Principality was one of the first countries to develop the use of this type of renewable energy. Monaco’s expertise in heat pumps dates back to the 1960s. It installed its first seawater heat pump at the Rainier III Outdoor Swimming Stadium in 1963 to heat the water for the pool.

There are now more than 80 seawater heat pumps throughout Monaco. Among the most iconic are those at Grimaldi Forum, the Oceanographic Museum, the Rainier III Auditorium and SBM’s hotels and restaurants.

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