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District heating business models and policy solutions: financing utilization of low-grade industrial excess heat in the People’s Republic of China

Liu, Yang; Hu, Shan; Dean, Brian; Yao, Xilong - 2020

The People's Republic of China (PRC) has taken bold actions since 2016 to utilize low-grade industrial excess heat to improve the energy efficiency of district heating systems. This study aims to draw policy insights into the PRC's field experience of overcoming barriers to energy efficiency...

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Spatial energy model for the reduction in CO2 by district heating systems within the built environment in the Netherlands

Bemmel, Sebastiaan van; Wijngaart, Ruud van den; … - 2013

A more sustainable heat supply of the built environment is needed to reach the policy goal of a climate-neutral economy in the Netherlands by 2050. This paper presents a method using a spatial energy model to calculate the most cost-effective CO2- reduction potential of a sustainable heat supply...

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Profitability of biomass-based district heating considering different technology combinations and building flexibility

Monsberger, Carolin; Maggauer, Klara; Fina, Bernadette; … - In: Renewable and sustainable energy transition 4 (2023), pp. 1-16

power unit within a biomass-based district heating network, conducted with a mixed-integer linear optimization model … status quo of biomass heat-only boilers when an additional heat pump is installed that can operate both in spot and balancing …

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