Draft Law for Heat Planning and Decarbonization of Heat Networks
The subject of "municipal heat planning" is on the minds of many now, and we would also like to take up the topic in our current newsletter. To this end, we present what we consider to be the most im…
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Large-Scale Heat Pumps and Business Models for Municipal District Heating
For this month's issue of our newsletter we have picked two papers about the operation of a 35 MW heat pump and about the process to develop business models and ownership structures for the construct…
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Renewable Heat Sources for District Heating Networks
Not only since the district heating summit last month has it been clear that the expansion of district heating in Germany will play a decisive role in the heat transition. In addition to the continuo…
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New Reports on Digialization, DHC Market Outlook, Costs, and Municipal Heat Planning
For this issue of our heatbeat Research Newsletter, we noticed that in addition to the continuous output of great research papers, several interesting reports have been published last month. Thus, we…
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Automatic Fault Detection and Optimized Secondary Side Temperatures
Efficiency and reliability play a crucial role in district heating networks. A potential malfunction or fault in the system can lead to inefficient operation, energy losses and ultimately financial d…
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Decarbonization of District Heating Networks and Integration of Renewable Heat Sources
For this issue, we selected an overview of the potential for using lake-water in district heating and cooling, a study on the influence of building retrofits on the feasibility of district heating, a…
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Seasonal Storage for District Heating Networks
After our last issue, we received very positive feedback from a reader. We are happy to respond to his request for an issue on seasonal storage in district heating networks in our current newsletter.…
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Decarbonization and Faster Natural Gas Phase-Out for District Heating
For a case study on Denmark, Siddique et al. investigated the Impacts of earlier natural gas phase-out & heat-saving policies on district heating and the energy system. They come to the conclusion th…
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Demand Estimation and Optimization of Domestic Hot Water Supply in District Heating Networks
The article A methodology to estimate space heating and domestic hot water energy demand profile in residential buildings from low-resolution heat meter data by D. Leiria et al. presents a new method…
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