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Podcast recommendation: Utility 4.0 with Peter as guest

In the latest episode of the podcast "Utility 4.0 The future of energy" Peter got the chance to talk to Timo Eggers about district heating networks, the heatbeat Digital Twin and heat pumps.

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Waste Heat Utilization and Institutional Inertia in District Heating

This is the 36th issue of our heatbeat Research Newsletter, in which we give an update on recently published research on the topics of district heating, district cooling, and district energy systems.…

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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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