Heating

From Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic Official Wiki

Heating is an optional feature and is only available when seasons are enabled in game settings.

Background

District heating (also known as heat networks or teleheating) is a system for distributing heat generated in a centralized location through a system of insulated pipes for residential and commercial heating requirements such as space heating and water heating. The heat is often obtained from a cogeneration plant burning fossil fuels or biomass, but heat-only boiler stations, geothermal heating, heat pumps and central solar heating are also used, as well as heat waste from factories and nuclear power electricity generation.

District heating plants can provide higher efficiencies and better pollution control than localized boilers. According to some research, district heating with combined heat and power (CHPDH) is the cheapest method of cutting carbon emissions, and has one of the lowest carbon footprints of all fossil generation plants.

Gameplay

Heating is a demanded utility, similar to Electricity. Without heating, workers' health will deteriorate, causing them to flee the republic or die. Heating is distributed to structures by heating plants and heat exchangers. Heat is only a necessity for some buildings, like apartments, stores, fire stations, schools, etc.

Heat Generation

Heat is generated in Heat Plants. Currently both heating plants are coal fired. The Big Heating Plant, just called Heating Plant, has 7 heating pipe output connections that can hook up big or small heating pipes, and has one conveyor input. The Small Heat Plant has 4 heating pipe output connections that can only hook up small heating pipes, and also has one conveyor input.

Heat Distribution

Heat is distributed to buildings directly from the heating plant or can be transported in pipes to pumping stations or heat exchangers. Heat pipes have a maximum distance of 1000m. Buildings that demand heat store a small amount of hot water, so any intermittency in heating generation will not immediately affect buildings.

Notes

  • The maximum temperature out of the heating plant is 90 degrees Celsius.
  • Temperature above 20 degrees Celsius in buildings is good, everything below will impact health and happiness of citizens.
  • The closer the building to the heat exchanger, the higher the temperature in a building.
  • Heat pipes above ground lose more heat to the environment during transport compared to underground heating pipes. Downside of underground heating pipes: takes longer to build and more expensive.
  • Keep the heating plant at about 700m away from the city edge you are not expanding to, because of pollution.

Buildings related to heat

Heating plant

Name Cost Workers Production Consumption Pollution Energy Wattage Storage Structure Notes
Heating Plant.jpg
heating plant
See below Workers.png 30 Heat 210 GJ Heat Coal 8.4t Coal
Water 0.60m3/day Water
26.5 tons/year 63 MWh 1064 kW Coal 80t Coal
1050m3 Heat water tank
Access 1x road access
7x heating pipes
L/U 3
Small Heating Plant.jpg
Small heating plant
See below Workers.png 7 Heat 42 GJ Heat Coal 2.1t Coal
Water 0.14m3/day Water
7 tons/year 12 MWh 213 kW Coal 45t Coal
210m3 Heat water tank
Access 1x road access
4x heating pipes
L/U 2
Tool incinerator heat.png[1]
Incinerator - heating plant
See below Workers.png 15 Heat 135GJ Heat Mixed waste 45t Mixed waste
Water 0.30m3/day Water
38.20 tons/year 40 MWh 682 MWh Mixed waste 45t Mixed waste (Import)
Mixed waste 39t Mixed waste (Export)
Access 3x footpath access
1x road access
3x factory connection
By burning Mixed waste[1], the Incinerator power plant produces warm water to distribute to the nearby city. Only available when Waste management[1] is selected in game settings.
L/U 3

Heating pumping station

Name Cost Workers Production Consumption Pollution Energy Wattage Storage Structure Notes
Heating Pumping Station.jpg
Heating pumping station
Workdays 134 Workdays, Concrete 3.0t Concrete,

Gravel 2.3t Gravel, Asphalt 1.8t Asphalt,
Bricks 4.6t Bricks, Boards 1.5t Boards,
Steel 2.2t Steel,
Mechanical components 0.33t Mechanical components

None None 24 MWh 400 kW 300m3 Heat water tank Access 1x road access
4x heating pipes
L/U None
Small Heating Pumping Station.jpg
Small heating Pumping Station
Workdays 91 Workdays, Concrete 1.7t Concrete,

Gravel 1.3t Gravel, Asphalt 1.0t Asphalt,
Bricks 3.4t Bricks, Boards 1.1t Boards,
Steel 1.5t Steel,
Mechanical components 0.22t Mechanical components

None None 11 MWh 199 kW 100m3 Heat water tank Access 1x road access
3x heating pipes
L/U None

Heat exchanger

Name Cost Workers Production Consumption Pollution Energy Wattage Storage Structure Notes
Heat Exchanger.jpg
Heat exchanger
Workdays 726 Workdays, Concrete 10t Concrete,

Gravel 8.2t Gravel, Asphalt 6.6t Asphalt,
Bricks 34t Bricks, Boards 11t Boards,
Steel 11t Steel,
Mechanical components 1.5t Mechanical components

None None 18 MWh 300 kW 300m3 Heat water tank Access 1x road access
1x heating pipe
L/U None
HeatingEndstationBigFootpath.png
Heat exchanger[2]
Workdays 726 Workdays, Concrete 10t Concrete,

Gravel 8.2t Gravel, Asphalt 6.6t Asphalt,
Bricks 34t Bricks, Boards 11t Boards,
Steel 11t Steel,
Mechanical components 1.5t Mechanical components

None None 18 MWh 300 kW 300m3 Heat water tank Access 1x footpath access
1x heating pipe
L/U None
Small Heat Exchanger.jpg
Small heat exchanger
Workdays 340 Workdays, Concrete 6.9t Concrete,

Gravel 5.3t Gravel, Asphalt 4.2t Asphalt,
Bricks 15t Bricks, Boards 5.1t Boards,
Steel 4.7t Steel,
Mechanical components 0.59t Mechanical components

None None 6.0 MWh 99 kW 100m3 Heat water tank Access 1x road access
1x heating pipe
L/U None
HeatingEndstationSmallFootpath.png
Small heat exchanger[2]
Workdays 340 Workdays, Concrete 6.9t Concrete,

Gravel 5.3t Gravel, Asphalt 4.2t Asphalt,
Bricks 15t Bricks, Boards 5.1t Boards,
Steel 4.7t Steel,
Mechanical components 0.59t Mechanical components

None None 6.0 MWh 99 kW 100m3 Heat water tank Access 1x footpath access
1x heating pipe
L/U None


Heating pipe

Name Cost Throughput Notes
Tool heating pipe small.png
Heating pipe small
Workdays Workdays, Steel Steel,

Mechanical components Mechanical components
Usage depends on length and depth.

100m³
Tool heating pipe big.png
Heating pipe big
Workdays Workdays, Steel Steel,

Mechanical components Mechanical components
Usage depends on length and depth.

300m³
Tool heating pipe small underground.png
Heating pipe underground small
Workdays Workdays, Concrete Concrete,

Gravel Gravel, Steel Steel,
Boards Boards,Mechanical components Mechanical components
Usage depends on length and depth.

100m³
Tool heating pipe big underground.png
Heating pipe underground big
Workdays Workdays, Concrete Concrete,

Gravel Gravel, Steel Steel,
Boards Boards,Mechanical components Mechanical components
Usage depends on length and depth.

300m³

Construction

Heating plant
Requirements
Workdays 1949 Workdays
Asphalt 36t Asphalt
Bricks 25t Bricks
Boards 8.5t Boards
Gravel 45t Gravel
Steel 75t Steel
Small heating plant
Requirements
Asphalt 11t Asphalt
Bricks 32t Bricks
Boards 10t Boards
Gravel 14t Gravel
Steel 20t Steel
Incinerator - heating plant
Requirements
Workdays 1653 Workdays
Asphalt 29t Asphalt
Gravel 36t Gravel
Steel 77t Steel

Gallery


  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Available from Workers & resources: Soviet Republic patch 0.8.9
  2. 2.0 2.1 Available from Workers & resources: Soviet Republic patch 0.9.0