Increasing flexibility of Finnish energy systems—A review of potential technologies and means

S Paiho, H Saastamoinen, E Hakkarainen… - Sustainable cities and …, 2018 - Elsevier
It is apparent that future energy systems need increased flexibility for example due to wider
adoption of variable renewable production, general transition towards decarbonization, and …

[HTML][HTML] Decarbonization strategies of Helsinki metropolitan area district heat companies

Y Su, P Hiltunen, S Syri, D Khatiwada - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
District heating is of great significance for the Nordic countries due to the high heat demand.
The Finnish government has set a national target of carbon neutrality in 2035. This implies a …

[HTML][HTML] Techno-economic evaluation of waste heat recovery from an off-grid alkaline water electrolyzer plant and its application in a district heating network in Finland

A Meriläinen, A Kosonen, J Jokisalo, R Kosonen… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The expected extensive production of hydrogen through water electrolysis will generate a
substantial quantity of industrial waste heat. Waste heat recovery from electrolyzer facilities …

[HTML][HTML] Innovative approaches for deep decarbonization of data centers and building space heating networks: Modeling and comparison of novel waste heat recovery …

T Lu, X Lü, P Välisuo, Q Zhang, D Clements-Croome - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The data usage surge drives greater data center demand, amplifying global CO 2 emissions.
Mitigating climate change necessitates reducing data center CO 2 emissions. Reusing …

[HTML][HTML] Cost-optimization model to design and operate hybrid heating systems–Case study of district heating system with decentralized heat pumps in Finland

A Pesola - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper introduces a novel optimization approach to design and operate hybrid heating
system, which integrates existing centralized district heating assets and decentralized heat …

Renewables for district heating: The case of Lithuania

R Jonynas, E Puida, R Poškas, L Paukštaitis… - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Lithuania, as other European countries with cold climates, has well developed district
heating systems. Lithuania's national energy strategy aims to reduce the dependence on …

[HTML][HTML] The role of energy prosumers in the transition of the Finnish energy system towards 100% renewable energy by 2050

M Child, D Bogdanov, A Aghahosseini, C Breyer - Futures, 2020 - Elsevier
A cost-optimised transition pathway towards 100% renewable energy was simulated for
Finland. This transition was consistent with EU and international targets to achieve …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of heat and mass transfer related parameters on the performance of deep borehole heat exchangers

AED Lund - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Deep borehole heat exchangers (DBHE) are a highly potential clean heat source. Using 3-D
numerical simulations, a comprehensive analysis on the effect of design parameters and …

District heating system as the infrastructure for competition among producers in the heat market

A Pažėraitė, V Lekavičius, R Gatautis - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heating and electricity account for one-quarter of annual global greenhouse gas emissions.
Many countries still use natural gas and oil for central heating, but interest in district heating …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable deployment of energy efficient district heating: city business model

F Pardo-Bosch, A Blanco, N Mendoza, B Libreros… - Energy policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Heating and cooling account for 50% of the European Union's energy consumption and,
therefore, reducing its impact is essential to minimise dependency on energy imports …