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How to utilize district heating for cooling in a smart way

How to utilize district heating for cooling in a smart way

Energy providers and property owners can both benefit from an innovative cooling concept based on the utilization of the flexibility in district heating systems, and in particular by harvesting excess heat from a cooling process. A Berlin demo case is presented from the Flexi-Sync project.

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Heat pumps in district heating systems

Heat pumps in district heating systems

The combination of district heating and heat pumps are foreseen to have a key role in the future district heating systems. This article looks at the integration of large-scale heat pumps in district heating, which can help balancing the power grid when the production of electricity from intermittent renewable energy sources fluctuates.

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Thermal Energy Storage

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.

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Utility-side storage

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.

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