This text from the ReUseHeat project defines a performance assessment procedure, and applies it to four solutions for urban excess heat recovery.
Making use of excess heat: Assessment methodology for urban excess heat recovery solutions
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Toolbox articles
District Heating and Cooling – A Key Element of Energy System Integration
This text describes Energy System Integration and the role of district heating and cooling in the new European Commission Strategy on Energy System Integration.
Database for interactive webtools and GIS maps
This database collects useful web applications and interactive maps from around the world to be used for the study of sustainable Energy Systems.
Utility-side optimisation: The art of delivering the right temperature at the right time
This article presents three methods for optimising the operation of a District Heating/District Cooling network, focusing on the utility side of the network.
Thermal Energy Storage
This article presents an overview of Thermal Energy Storage (TES), which can help balance energy demand and supply over time – and reduce CO2 emissions and costs.
Catching the sunlight: Solar heat for cities
The IEA publication Solar Heat for cities: The sustainable solution provides information about solar heating for cities and showcases nine solar district heating systems built in Europen cities.
How to plan and optimise production of district heat
This article describes different ways to optimise the production and supply of district heat and cooling, from smaller to larger optimisations.
Don’t waste the waste water: Clean energy from sewage
Sewage water can be used to recover waste heat for heating or cooling buildings, and the use of waste water has high energy potential.
Excess heat from datacentres: Let your Insta-selfies heat your home
This article describes strategies to improve energy efficiency in data centres – such as using waste heat for district heating systems.
Waste-to-Energy: Making use of useless waste
In this text you can learn about waste incineration and Waste-to-energy (WtE). It also describes the method’s role in recycling and its part in a circular economy.
The Green Deal: 15 links to learn more about Europe’s path to climate neutrality
The European Green Deal puts Europe on the path to climate neutrality by 2050. In this text, you will find links to more information about this crucial policy action plan.
Webinar: Financial instruments and success cases
This webinar provided a European perspective on financial investment, from EU’s Urban Agenda Energy Transition Partnership to success cases and transparent green bonds to minimize the risks.