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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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Transformation of Heating Networks - Integration of Renewable Energy in 4th Generation District Heating Networks

The share of renewable energies in German district heating networks is about 13 % and must be increased rapidly in the next years. In past newsletters, we have already presented some research on this…

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District Heating Research Trends 2022

Like last year, we chose our April newsletter to bring you a special issue with our District Heating Research Trends: an analysis of all scientific district heating research papers published last yea…

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Integration of Heat Pumps in District Heating networks

The substitution of fossil fuels in the heat supply is an essential goal in the energy and heat transition in Germany. The integration of electric heat pumps plays a decisive role in this. This role …

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Overview of Innovation in District Heating

The drive for innovation in the district heating sector is not only at the heart of our work at heatbeat, but also a fundamental motivation for our newsletter, in which we aim to support the dissemin…

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Overview of a German Federal Funding for Efficient District Heating Networks

At the beginning of the new year, we would like to make an exception and not present a scientific paper. In this issue of our newsletter, we instead focus on the draft "Bundesförderung für effiziente…

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Optimal Temperature Control for 5th Generation DHC

While it's clear that low network temperatures are the key to efficient 5th Generation District Heating and Cooling networks, it's less clear at which exact temperatures a given network will achieve …

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Clustering Energy Systems for District Heating in Germany

One key to increase the share of renewable energies in the heating sector is district heating. The focus is on both new efficient district heating networks and the transformation of existing ones. Di…

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Best-Practice Buildings for Low District Heating Return Temperatures

Low return temperatures are a key objective to enable an efficient operation of district heating networks and especially for the transition towards 4th Generation District Heating (4GDH). On the one …

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