This text summarizes 10 case studies on low temperature district heating (LTDH) systems and presents the resulting measured data.
Case studies of Low Temperature District Heating systems
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High Temperature District Cooling technology
High temperature district cooling (HTDC) refers to district cooling systems operating at higher temperature levels than traditional systems. Using higher temperatures has many potential benefits in terms of reduced energy use, reduced emissions and reduced costs.
Framing the possibilities: EU legislative framework for District Heating
District heating will have a key role in the decarbonisation ambition for the EU. At the same time, the DHC systems are governed by numerous laws and policies, at EU, national and local levels.
Bankability of urban excess heat recovery investments
We summarize some key points from RINA’s analysis of the bankability of urban excess heat recovery investments (from the H2020 Reuseheat project).
Webinar: Low temperature district heating
Low temperature district heating can prove to be an important part in also keeping the globe’s temperature low. This webinar presents some of the opportunities and challenges cities may encounter in their endeavour towards a sustainable and efficient low temperature district heating systems.
Forerunner groups helping cities implement solutions
Cities face many difficulties in their ambition to cut carbon emissions through the optimisation of heating and cooling solutions. The…
Connecting municipalities
Interconnecting cities district heating grids can achieve more efficient production units, better economics and more resilience.
Distribution Technologies for LTDH/HTDC
This article presents different aspects of distribution-side technologies for LTDH and HTDC.
Utility-side storage
There are big advantages with short term thermal storage (TES) to cut daily peaks in the heat load in DH/DC systems.
Strategies for decreasing peak loads and energy use
This article describes the main techniques adopted for decreasing peak loads and manage the demand side of a DH or DC system.
Geothermal heat – remnants of the Big Bang
Ground source heat pumps (GSHP) and deeper geothermal heat can provide temperatures high enough for conventional DH.
Biomass for the masses
Biofuel CHP plants have the potential to be used as a renewable peak plant, during times of low supply or high demand.