Policy implications of challenges and opportunities for district heating – The case for a Nordic heating system

Karl Vilén, Kristina Lygnerud and Erik O. Ahlgren

Energy, 2024, vol. 308, issue C

Abstract: District heating (DH) is an efficient urban heating solution. Numerous external factors (energy efficiency, fuel-price increases, heat -pump competition and policy changes) are challenging. It is relevant to explore long-term cost-competitiveness of DH. A model has been developed testing three, future DH pathways: (i) phase out of biomass (aligned to the cascading principle of the EU Taxonomy), (ii) including waste heat in the fuel supply mix (aligned to the updated Energy Efficiency Directive) and (iii) lower system temperatures (aligned to the idea of more renewables and waste heat).

Keywords: Local heating system modeling; District heating; TIMES; Housing; Excess heat (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.132831

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