System dynamics model analysis of pathway to 4th generation district heating in Latvia

Jelena Ziemele, Armands Gravelsins, Andra Blumberga, Girts Vigants and Dagnija Blumberga

Energy, 2016, vol. 110, issue C, 85-94

Abstract: In the article, a possibility to introduce the 4th generation district heating (4GDH) in Latvia is analyzed with the system dynamic modeling. Three policy instruments were included into the system dynamic model: subsidies, instrument for risk reduction and instrument for efficiency increase, and their impact on the system operation was analyzed. Six development scenarios are examined in the article, two of which are supplemented with the transition of heat network to the low-temperature regime at a different share of the renewable energy (60%, 80%, 95%).

Keywords: District heating; 4GDH; System dynamics modeling; Renewable energy; Sustainable energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.11.073

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