Waste heat integration from different sources and pricing schemes
For the 48th issue of our heatbeat Research Newsletter, we take a deeper look into waste heat integration into district heating networks. Therefore, we present two recent research papers in the field.
2024/09/04
Newsletter
Control Strategies for 5th generation district heating and cooling networks
For the 47th issue of our heatbeat Research Newsletter, we take a closer look at the complex challenges of 5th generation district heating and cooling networks. We focus on an overview of the hydraul…
2024/08/07
Newsletter
District heating in European energy markets
For the 46th issue of our heatbeat Research Newsletter, we take a broader look at the European energy market with a focus on district heating. We present two new articles on this topic. The energy ma…
2024/07/03
Newsletter
Models for Optimization and Simulation of Thermal Pit Energy Storages
For the 45th issue of our heatbeat Research Newsletter, we are focussing on thermal seasonal storage for district heating networks. We present two new articles on this topic. Solar energy is particul…
2024/06/25
Blog
Kurz-ENP as a Preliminary Analysis for Intermunicipal Heat Planning
Recently, the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development, and Energy has started funding a new project format designed to help municipalities form meaningful alliances for muni…
2024/06/19
Blog
Strategic Partnership between heatbeat and ENERPIPE
Heatbeat engineering GmbH and ENERPIPE are pleased to announce their new strategic partnership. This collaboration aims to advance heatbeat’s innovative solutions in the planning and operational opti…
2024/06/05
Newsletter
Influence of substation behavior on network efficiency
In issue 44 of our heatbeat Research Newsletter we present 2 examples for how considering the substation behavior can help to improve the network operation as a whole.
2024/05/01
Newsletter
Advanced Controls for Buildings in District Heating Networks
We are presenting three new articles that show different ways of optimizing the operation of district heating networks and, in particular, the connected buildings.
2024/04/03
Newsletter
Solar Energy Utilization and Flexibility Potential of Heat Pumps
Whenever solar energy is considered as an option to be a heat source for district heating, a careful evaluation of whether to use solar thermal or PV in combination with a heat pump is necessary.
