Integrating renewable and waste heat and cold sources into district heating and cooling systems
Case studies analysis, replicable key success factors and potential policy implications
External study performed by Tilia for the Joint Research Centre
Based on a holistic case studies analysis of 8 efficient district heating and cooling (DHC) systems in different EU Member States (Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania and Spain), the study investigates the design and operation of DHC systems mainly supplied by renewable energy sources and (excess) waste heat and cold sources, aiming at identifying the key success factors enabling the integration of those sources, and drivers and conditions for their replicability in other cities and communities. Finally, it suggests some potential policy guidelines to support the integration of local and low-carbon energy sources through DHC. Through the analysis of concrete operational examples, the study contributes to increasing awareness on the role and features of efficient DHC systems, which have proved to be powerful levers for deep decarbonisation, providing an evolutive backbone to balanced energy transitions.
GALINDO FERNANDEZ Marina;
BACQUET Alexandre;
BENSADI Soraya;
MORISOT Paul;
OGER Alexis;
2021-02-17
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC123771
978-92-76-29428-3 (online),
OP KJ-02-21-088-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC123771,
10.2760/111509 (online),
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