Football field of football club SV Donk

Sport facility type

• Outdoor courts of artificial or natural grass

Is the facility part of the sports complex?

No

Description

It is a football complex. With 3 artificial football fields. One of them has the innovation whereas the natural warming of the field, heads up the piping that has been laid in the field, with in return gives a clean source of energy.

Size

• Indoor Space: 0 m²
• Outdoor Space: 38 500 m²

Other relevant information

Sustainability pillars of the innovation'

• Energy

Subcategories

• Heating and cooling systems: Solutions to optimize the use of heat or cold for space conditioning or water vessels.
• Specific Technologies: Solutions such as waste heat recovery, thermal or electrical energy storage, and more.

Innovation description

The heat recovery system, which has been installed under the recently renovated artificial grass field of SV DONK, is according to the municipality 'a world first'. This unique system, which works like reverse floor heating, will help the club to save considerably on energy costs by extracting heat from the artificial grass, especially on warm days. With an expected reduction of 80% in gas consumption, SV DONK is taking a big step towards a sustainable future.

Aendless Energy is an intensive collaboration that was established specifically for this innovation to ensure that the energy that is generated is used as a heat source in the right way. Within this collaboration, Aendless and Antea Sport join forces: Antea Sport as a specialist in building high-quality sports fields and generating heat from the field and Aendless as a specialist in transporting this energy to the end users. Thanks to this intensive collaboration, Aendless and Antea Sport ensure that the dual function of the sports field is optimally utilized.

The investment was 300 000 EUR, but this is only applicable in OUR situation. Every building has is owns pro’s and cons. Every building is unique and remember: we only did a quarter of a field because that was enough for the entire sports accommodation. The improvement was not made considering ROI as a factor.

Facility visits vary from 25 000 to 35 000 per year.

Innovation Type

Technical innovation

Approximate cost of investment in innovation (in €, excluding VAT)

300 000 €

Aid or subsidy to encourage the implementation of the innovation

Yes, BOSA and ISDE+

Years for the return on investment (ROI)

None

Pros of the Innovation

1) Heating through natural resource (sun)
2) No more use of gas as resource
3) In combination with solarpanels, it could be an energy equal innovation.

Cons of the Innovation

1. Still an innovation, so not all data is here
2. Best practice with a fairly new building with good isolation
3. Quite an investment beforehand.

Facility Indicators

Other Indicators

• Improvements to building insulation
• LED lights
• Solar panels

Interest in a specific need that can be addressed by a company offering an innovative sustainability solution.