Topology Optimization, Pump Control, and Fault Pattern Detection for District Heating
Published just a few days ago, Wack et al. describe an Economic topology optimization of District Heating Networks using a pipe penalization approach. This work builds on a previous paper by the same…
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New Business Models for District Heating Networks
For the successful transformation of existing district heating infrastructures to innovative district heating systems, it is not only the technical aspects that are crucial. It is also important that…
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Waste Heat for existing and new Buildings via Ultra-Low Temperature District Heating in Shamrockpark Herne
In issue 9/22 of the magazine EUROHEAT&POWER an article about the use of our heatbeat Digital Twin in the Shamrockpark in Herne has been published. We are happy to make this article also available to…
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Lower Supply Temperatures, Heat Pumps, 5GDHC and Resilient Cooling
In Reduction of supply temperature in existing district heating: A review of strategies and implementations, Guelpa et al. take a structured approach to the challenge of reducing supply temperatures …
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Overview of BEW Subsidies for Heat Pumps in District Heating
The new German federal funding scheme Bundesförderung für effiziente Wärmenetze (BEW) ("Federal funding for efficient district heating networks") has started September 15, 2022. We had already summar…
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Hydraulic Configurations for Implemented Low-Temperature District Heating Networks
In the 23rd issue of the heatbeat Research Newsletter we present an article by Sven Werner (Halmstadt University, Department of Energy and Construction Engineering). The article Network configuration…
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Examples for District Heating Transitions in Germany
Despite all good efforts in recent years, district heating in Germany is still very reliant on fossil fuels. The most recent statistics from 2020 show that natural gas accounts for around 44 % of the…
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Hydraulic Challenges in Ultra-Low Temperature District Heating Networks
In our July issue of the heatbeat Research Newsletter, we would like to present a research article that summarizes the hydraulic and thermal challenges of these networks and offers possible solutions…
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Machine Learning Applications in District Heating
In this issue of our newsletter, we want to have a deeper look into this topic to better understand the potential as well as the barriers for applying machine learning techniques to district heating.…
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