This study is investigating how Swedish energy prices are influenced by the owner of the energy network – a private or a municipal company.
Ownership and district heating prices: The case of an unregulated natural monopoly
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Toolbox articles
A pioneering project for sustainable energy in Greece
Alexandroupolis, a seaside municipality in Greece’s northeast coast is going to have cost-effective geothermal energy and heating soon. As...
KeepWarm: Supporting modernisation of district heating systems in Central and Eastern Europe
The KeepWarm project, funded under H2020 Energy Efficiency, worked to accelerate investments to retrofit existing inefficient heat...
Blame it on the owner: ownership and energy performance of multi-dwelling buildings
This article shows differences in energy performance between tenant-owned and rental apartment buildings, and also investigates differences between private and municipal rental companies.
The impact of refrigeration technology on climate, economy and health
This article describes the refrigeration industry from an environmental point of view and argues for phasing out refrigerators with gases that contribute to global warming.
Stakeholder engagement in heat networks: A guide from the Carbon Trust
This report from the Carbon Trust provides advice on how to carry out stakeholder engagement in practice within heat networks.
Five steps to engaging with stakeholders in district energy projects
Five key lessons from the Carbon Trust, based on their experience supporting local authorities in developing district energy projects.
Friendly Sam – Tools for modelling and optimising energy systems
This text describes Friendly Sam, a toolbox developed to formulate optimisation-based models of energy systems.
Transition strategies for delivering low carbon district heat: 6 guides to put you on the right track
The HeatNet NWE project aims to introduce 4DHC (4th generation District Heating) in North West Europe. Here are six guides from the project.
Improving energy efficiency – A handbook on DH upgrading paves the way
This handbook from the Upgrade DH project describes technical and non-technical approaches for upgrading existing systems.
Get the funding right: Financial instruments for scaling up bankable solutions
This text provides an overview of ways to fund the scaling of demonstrator projects, including how to manage requirements from financers.
How to optimise district energy flexibility
This article is based on a webinar within the project Flexi-Sync and describes the approach taken in the project to optimise district energy flexibility.