Mapping of potential heat sources for heat pumps for district heating in Denmark

Rasmus Lund and Urban Persson

Energy, 2016, vol. 110, issue C, 129-138

Abstract: The ambitious policy in Denmark on having a 100% renewable energy supply in 2050 requires radical changes to the energy systems to avoid an extensive and unsustainable use of biomass resources. Currently, wind power is being expanded and the increasing supply of electricity is slowly pushing the CHP (combined heat and power) plants out of operation, reducing the energy efficiency of the DH (district heating) supply. Here, large heat pumps for district heating is a frequently mentioned solution as a flexible demand for electricity and an energy efficient heat producer. The idea is to make heat pump use a low temperature waste or ambient heat source, but it has so far been very unclear which heat sources are actually available for this purpose.

Keywords: Heat pumps; District heating; Heat sources; Waste heat; Mapping; Geographic information system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.12.127

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