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View article: Evaluating the Potential for Solar District Heating with Pit Thermal Energy Storage in Sweden
Evaluating the Potential for Solar District Heating with Pit Thermal Energy Storage in Sweden Open
Sweden was among the first countries to install solar thermal plants for district heating (DH) as early as in 1970s. However, in recent years, the focus on solar DH installations has shifted primarily to Denmark and Germany, with only one …
View article: District heating potential in the EU-27: Evaluating the impacts of heat demand reduction and market share growth
District heating potential in the EU-27: Evaluating the impacts of heat demand reduction and market share growth Open
This paper presents a novel approach to modeling the gradual reduction in heat demand and the evolving expansion of district heating (DH) grids for assessing the DH potential in EU member states (MS). It introduces new methodological eleme…
View article: Understanding effective width for district heating
Understanding effective width for district heating Open
District heating is one of the technologies that can contribute to the decarbonisation of the European heat sector. Nonetheless, these infrastructures only deliver about a tenth of the heat demands in the continent. Therefore, it is essent…
View article: Policy brief: Spatial Analyses of Energy Efficiency Potentials and Development of GIS Visualization Platform
Policy brief: Spatial Analyses of Energy Efficiency Potentials and Development of GIS Visualization Platform Open
This policy brief presents key messages, findings and recommendations from the spatial analysis.
View article: Policy brief: Assessment of the Role and Costs of Energy Grids
Policy brief: Assessment of the Role and Costs of Energy Grids Open
This policy brief presents key messages, findings and recommendations for the energy grids.
View article: Report on the amounts of urban waste heat accessible in the EU28
Report on the amounts of urban waste heat accessible in the EU28 Open
This report presents the updated and final results from the work performed in Task 1.2 of the ReUseHeat project to assess the accessible EU28 urban waste heat recovery potential from seven unconventional waste heat sources: data centres, m…
View article: Spatial models and spatial analytics results
Spatial models and spatial analytics results Open
The present report accounts for the spatial models of energy efficiency and the geospatial analysis carried out to quantify and locate energy efficiency potentials across sectors. In the building sector, future heat demands on national sca…
View article: Geographic layers that illustrate future energy efficiency potentials
Geographic layers that illustrate future energy efficiency potentials Open
The Pan-European Thermal Atlas Peta is an online visualization tool for spatial data. Version 5.1 was launched in 2020 with a first set of layers for the EU27+UK, which related to energy demands in the base year and first, intermediate pro…
View article: Further investigations on the Effective Width for district heating systems
Further investigations on the Effective Width for district heating systems Open
District Heating is a cornerstone for the decarbonisation of the heating and cooling sector in Europe. Nonetheless, this technology is currently absent in a majority of the continent’s urban areas, and hence the need for appropriate method…
View article: District heating atlas - Analysis of the German district heating sector
District heating atlas - Analysis of the German district heating sector Open
This paper presents the preliminary results of the District Heating Atlas, an online tool to collect and visualize key metrics of district heating systems in Germany. Since the scarce available public information on district heating system…
View article: Potential Diffusion of Renewables-Based DH Assessment through Clustering and Mapping: A Case Study in Milano
Potential Diffusion of Renewables-Based DH Assessment through Clustering and Mapping: A Case Study in Milano Open
This work aims at developing a methodology for the assessment of district heating (DH) potential through the mapping of energy demand and waste heat sources. The presented method is then applied to the Metropolitan City of Milano as a case…
View article: Decarbonizing District Heating in EU-27 + UK: How Much Excess Heat Is Available from Industrial Sites?
Decarbonizing District Heating in EU-27 + UK: How Much Excess Heat Is Available from Industrial Sites? Open
Energy-intensive industries across the EU-28 release unused heat into the environment. This excess heat can be utilized for district heating systems. However, this is the exception today, and the potential contribution to the decarbonizati…
View article: A validated method to assess the network length and the heat distribution costs of potential district heating systems in Italy
A validated method to assess the network length and the heat distribution costs of potential district heating systems in Italy Open
The evaluation of the district heating network investment costs requires knowledge of its topology. However, when assessing district heating potential, the topology is not known a priori and a simulation is required. One method for the gen…
View article: Documentation and dataset from the analysis and mapping of cities with similar topography and demography and the relation to energy efficient transport and mobility
Documentation and dataset from the analysis and mapping of cities with similar topography and demography and the relation to energy efficient transport and mobility Open
This report documents a dataset that describes urban areas in Europe by similar basic topography and demography. Intra-urban distances and distances to urban areas with a hierarchical order have been calculated, and population geography an…
View article: ReUseHeat project - Accessible urban waste heat (Revised version)
ReUseHeat project - Accessible urban waste heat (Revised version) Open
This report presents the revised work performed in Task T1.2 of the ReUseHeat project to assess the accessible EU28 urban excess heat recovery potential from seven unconventional excess heat sources: data centres, metro stations, food prod…
View article: Heat Roadmap Europe: Heat distribution costs
Heat Roadmap Europe: Heat distribution costs Open
This analysis elaborates further the concept of physical and economic suitability for district heating in EU28 by an aggregation regarding key dimensions such as land areas, populations, heat demands, and investment volumes. This aggregati…
View article: Heat Roadmap Romania: Quantifying the Impact of Low-Carbon Heating and Cooling Roadmaps
Heat Roadmap Romania: Quantifying the Impact of Low-Carbon Heating and Cooling Roadmaps Open
The aim of Heat Roadmap Europe 4 (HRE4) is to create the scientific evidence required to support the decarbonisation of the heating and cooling sector in Europe and to redesign this sector by combining the knowledge of local heating market…
View article: Heat Roadmap Italy: Quantifying the Impact of Low-Carbon Heating and Cooling Roadmaps
Heat Roadmap Italy: Quantifying the Impact of Low-Carbon Heating and Cooling Roadmaps Open
The aim of Heat Roadmap Europe 4 (HRE4) is to create the scientific evidence required to support the decarbonisation of the heating and cooling sector in Europe and to redesign this sector by combining the knowledge of local heating market…
View article: Heat Roadmap Germany: Quantifying the Impact of Low-Carbon Heating and Cooling Roadmaps
Heat Roadmap Germany: Quantifying the Impact of Low-Carbon Heating and Cooling Roadmaps Open
The aim of Heat Roadmap Europe 4 (HRE4) is to create the scientific evidence required to support the decarbonisation of the heating and cooling sector in Europe and to redesign this sector by combining the knowledge of local heating market…
View article: Heat Roadmap Austria: Quantifying the Impact of Low-Carbon Heating and Cooling Roadmaps
Heat Roadmap Austria: Quantifying the Impact of Low-Carbon Heating and Cooling Roadmaps Open
The aim of Heat Roadmap Europe 4 (HRE4) is to create the scientific evidence required to support the decarbonisation of the heating and cooling sector in Europe and to redesign this sector by combining the knowledge of local heating market…
View article: Heat Roadmap Czech Republic: Quantifying the Impact of Low-Carbon Heating and Cooling Roadmaps
Heat Roadmap Czech Republic: Quantifying the Impact of Low-Carbon Heating and Cooling Roadmaps Open
The aim of Heat Roadmap Europe 4 (HRE4) is to create the scientific evidence required to support the decarbonisation of the heating and cooling sector in Europe and to redesign this sector by combining the knowledge of local heating market…
View article: Heat Roadmap France: Quantifying the Impact of Low-Carbon Heating and Cooling Roadmaps
Heat Roadmap France: Quantifying the Impact of Low-Carbon Heating and Cooling Roadmaps Open
The aim of Heat Roadmap Europe 4 (HRE4) is to create the scientific evidence required to support the decarbonisation of the heating and cooling sector in Europe and to redesign this sector by combining the knowledge of local heating market…
View article: Heat Roadmap Sweden : Quantifying the Impact of Low-Carbon Heating and Cooling Roadmaps
Heat Roadmap Sweden : Quantifying the Impact of Low-Carbon Heating and Cooling Roadmaps Open
The aim of Heat Roadmap Europe 4 (HRE4) is to create the scientific evidence required to support the decarbonisation of the heating and cooling sector in Europe and to redesign this sector by combining the knowledge of local heating market…
View article: Heat Roadmap Poland: Quantifying the Impact of Low-Carbon Heating and Cooling Roadmaps
Heat Roadmap Poland: Quantifying the Impact of Low-Carbon Heating and Cooling Roadmaps Open
The aim of Heat Roadmap Europe 4 (HRE4) is to create the scientific evidence required to support the decarbonisation of the heating and cooling sector in Europe and to redesign this sector by combining the knowledge of local heating market…
View article: Heat Roadmap Europe 4: Quantifying the Impact of Low-Carbon Heating and Cooling Roadmaps
Heat Roadmap Europe 4: Quantifying the Impact of Low-Carbon Heating and Cooling Roadmaps Open
The aim of Heat Roadmap Europe (HRE) is to create the scientific evidence required to effectively support the decarbonisation of the heating and cooling sector in Europe and democratise the debate about the sector. This HRE project is the …