Multi-criteria feasibility assessment of cost-optimized alternatives to comply with heating demand of existing office buildings – A case study

Shalika Walker, Katarina Katic, Wim Maassen and Wim Zeiler

Energy, 2019, vol. 187, issue C

Abstract: In line with the EU's goal to phase out the use of fossil fuel, the Dutch government is determined to have gas-free new buildings from 2018 onwards. However, with over 90% of the heating demand in both existing residential and commercial buildings currently accomplished with natural gas, transitioning to a gas-free system in existing buildings remains an enormous challenge. Though electric heat pumps are gaining large ground as a substitute, the increase in electricity consumption also introduces uncertainties and further complexities to an already constrained electricity grid.

Keywords: Heat pump; Thermal storage; Optimization; BENG criteria; Feasibility assessment; Kesselring method (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.115968

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