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Optimisation of district heating network separation for the utilisation of heat source potentials

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  • Stock, Jan
  • Xhonneux, André
  • Müller, Dirk

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Integrating sustainable heat sources into district heating systems is crucial to reduce the mainly fossil-based heat supply in the building sector. However, integrating a heat source into an existing district heating system can be challenging due to non-matching temperature levels or unfavourable availability of the heat source intended for utilisation. To avoid the problems associated with heat source integration, i.e. utilisation in an existing district heating system, an alternative approach is to separate the district heating network into two independent networks. Thus, the separated network forms a standalone district heating system, which is supplied by the utilised heat source and can be individually transformed depending on the characteristics of the utilised heat source and the supplied buildings. In this way, complex design and control adaptions for the entire district heating system are avoided.

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  • Stock, Jan & Xhonneux, André & Müller, Dirk, 2024. "Optimisation of district heating network separation for the utilisation of heat source potentials," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 303(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:303:y:2024:i:c:s0360544224016451
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.131872
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