Recent developments in the building sector, district heating and cooling (DHC) field, and
geothermal technology are reported here, which indicate the trends and efforts to more …

Thermal storage facilities ensure a heat reservoir for optimally tackling dynamic
characteristics of district heating systems: heat and electricity demand evolution, changes of …

There are two competing concepts in the literature for the integration of high shares of
renewable energy: the coupling of electricity to other energy sectors, such as transport and …

The purpose with this review is to provide a presentation of the background for the current
position for district heating and cooling in the world, with some deeper insights into …

The purpose with this review is to provide a presentation of the background and current
position for district heating and cooling in Sweden. The review structure considers the …

This paper defines the concept of 4th Generation District Heating (4GDH) including the
relations to District Cooling and the concepts of smart energy and smart thermal grids. The …

The hypothesis of this paper is that in order to identify least cost solutions of the integration
of fluctuating renewable energy sources into current or future 100% renewable energy …

The traditional paradigm of centralised electricity systems is being disrupted by increasing
levels of distributed generation. It is unclear as to what level of distributed generation is …

The present study explores the implementation of district heating and cooling systems
across a broad set of case studies reported in the literature. Topics addressed include their …

Six different strategies have recently been proposed for the European Union (EU) energy
system in the European Commission's report, Energy Roadmap 2050. The objective for …