From the first question
to the running plant
WHERE WE STEP IN
Whatever stage your network is at – exploring, designing, or building – we work the same engineering discipline through to the end.
Source assessment
and demand modelling.
Multi-source scenarios
with cost and emissions.
Inputs to pre-engineering
and decision-making.
Feasibility & system planning
Before anything gets built, the question has to be answered: is it feasible?
Demand, sources, costs, emissions, risks. A feasibility study brings all of it together in one document that decides whether the project goes forward.
We work alongside engineering consultants and utility teams, bringing the practical know-how of building the kind of systems being assessed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you do heat pump integration district heating?
Yes. Heat pump integration is a core capability of aalborg hc systems. Systems are designed to match existing temperature levels and network conditions. The result is a fully integrated, low-temperature heating system.
Do you handle thermal storage integration too?
Yes. Thermal energy storage (TES and PTES) is integrated as part of the overall system design. Storage is sized and configured to support system flexibility and efficiency. It is not added separately, but designed as a core system component.
Who owns interfaces during commissioning?
aalborg hc systems takes full responsibility for system interfaces. All suppliers and components are coordinated during commissioning. This ensures the system performs as one integrated solution.
How do you reduce risk in brownfield tie‑ins?
Risk is reduced through detailed planning of tie-in points, phasing, and system operation. Temporary solutions and sequencing are defined in advance. This ensures stable operation during integration into existing systems.
Specs and interface
list for procurement.
Controls concept
and operating modes
Designed around your
temperatures and constraints
and constraints
Tender‑ready system design
Every system needs to be designed before it can be built. We do that work.
Architecture, equipment selection, controls philosophy, hydraulic interfaces, documentation. To whatever depth the project needs: conceptual design for early-stage decisions, tender-ready for procurement, FEED for the projects moving to construction. Vendor-neutral specification throughout.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do you include in district heating engineering deliverables?
aalborg hc systems delivers complete system engineering for district heating projects. This includes
- system layout
- hydraulic design
- integration of heat pumps and storage
- defined technical interfaces.
All deliverables are structured to support procurement and execution.
Is this system integration design ready for tender?
Yes. Designs are developed to be directly usable in tender processes.
They include clear specifications, defined interfaces, and performance requirements.
This allows projects to move from design to procurement without redesign.
Do you design for brownfield tie‑ins?
Yes. Integration into existing systems is a core part of the design.
aalborg hc systems defines tie-in points, phasing, and operational strategies.
This ensures safe and controlled integration into live district heating networks.
Can you stay through EPC and commissioning?
Yes. aalborg hc systems supports projects through EPC and commissioning.
This ensures continuity from system design to final performance validation.
The system is delivered and verified as one coordinated solution.
One contract.
Clear interfaces.
Tie-ins, controls
and commissioning.
Operator handover,
documentation and training.
Turnkey EPC delivery
Once the design is locked, the project moves from paper to plant.
Engineering, procurement, and construction, delivered under a single contract. We manage the equipment suppliers, the site work, the schedule, the tie-ins, and the commissioning. One signature on your side, one team on ours.
The output is a plant tested, documented, and running on your network.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is included in an EPC district heating scope?
aalborg hc systems delivers fully integrated district heating systems on an EPC basis. This includes system design, multi-OEM procurement, construction, and commissioning. The focus is on one coordinated system – not separate components.
Can you deliver a turnkey district heating plant in an operating site?
Yes, at aalborg hc systems projects are executed within operating systems with minimal disruption. Integration is planned in phases, including tie-ins and temporary operation strategies.
This ensures a controlled transition without interrupting heat supply.
Are you an EPC contractor for heat pump and storage too?
Yes. Large-scale heat pumps and thermal energy storage (TES/PTES) are both core capabilities at Aalborg hc systems. Most projects deliver one or the other, though we have integrated both in the same network where the design calls for it.
How do you manage interfaces (multi‑OEM)?
aalborg hc systems defines and manages all technical interfaces across suppliers. Clear specifications ensure compatibility in hydraulics, controls, and temperature levels.
Multi-OEM integration is built into the system design from the start.
Tie-ins plannedaround
outages and redundancy.
Control system integration
tuned in real operation.
Performance checked
after go-live.
Efficient network integration
The hardest engineering is often not the new system, but connecting it to the one already running.
We integrate new components, heat pumps, storage, additional sources, into operating district heating networks. Hydraulic interfaces designed around existing assets. Control integration tuned in real operation. Commissioning phased so heat supply is never interrupted.
The output is a network that works the way it always did, with more capability than it had before.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you do heat pump integration district heating?
Yes. Heat pump integration is a core capability of aalborg hc systems. Systems are designed to match existing temperature levels and network conditions. The result is a fully integrated, low-temperature heating system.
Do you handle thermal storage integration too?
Yes. Thermal energy storage (TES and PTES) is integrated as part of the overall system design. Storage is sized and configured to support system flexibility and efficiency. It is not added separately, but designed as a core system component.
Who owns interfaces during commissioning?
aalborg hc systems takes full responsibility for system interfaces. All suppliers and components are coordinated during commissioning. This ensures the system performs as one integrated solution.
How do you reduce risk in brownfield tie‑ins?
Risk is reduced through detailed planning of tie-in points, phasing, and system operation. Temporary solutions and sequencing are defined in advance. This ensures stable operation during integration into existing systems.
Part of the Alois Müller Group.
More engineering depth,
more delivery capacity.
One accountable team,
backed by a bigger one.
The strength of the Alois Müller group, behind every project
aalborg hc systems is part of the Germany-based Alois Müller Group. That means your project draws on more than one brand’s worth of expertise — without adding a single extra contact.
In practice, that’s more engineering depth, more procurement and construction capacity, and more capacity to scale when a project grows in size or complexity.
You don’t manage that complexity — we do. Depending on where your project sits, we pull in the group’s engineering, procurement, or construction strength as needed, coordinated behind one contract and one point of contact.
The result: fewer risks from stretched resources or narrow expertise, and a project backed by a team large enough to deliver at scale, without losing the accountability of working with one company.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does being part of the Alois Müller Group actually get me as a customer?
The Alois Müller Group is a German, family-owned energy and building-technology group, founded in 1973 and built around the principle “Energy in Focus”.
Today it operates from 13 locations across Germany with around 1,100 employees, covering the full range from heating, ventilation, sanitary and electrical systems to industrial plant engineering, including its own modular energy-centre production and a CO₂-neutral manufacturing site in Ungerhausen, Bavaria.
For aalborg hc systems, that means access to:
- a financially strong, long-term-oriented parent with no external investor
pressure - established EPC and plant-engineering capacity that can be scaled into larger projects
- manufacturing capabilities for modular and containerised energy systems
- a network already serving utilities, municipalities and industrial clients across Germany
Does that mean my project is bigger or more complicated to manage?
No. The added capacity works behind the scenes. You keep one point of contact and one contract — the group’s resources are coordinated on our side, not yours.
When does the group strength actually get used on a project?
Whenever it adds value: for example, drawing in additional engineering capacity for a large or technically demanding project, or additional procurement and construction capacity when timelines are tight. It’s used as needed, not by default.
Can I still just work with one brand, with none of this?
Yes. Both aalborg hc systems and Alois Müller deliver complete EPC projects independently. The group strength is there when it helps, not a requirement.
