This review article presents a description of contemporary developments and findings
related to the different elements needed in future 4th generation district heating systems …

Renewable energy sources have gained prominence due to sustainability and less
environmental impacts. With increasing energy consumption and depleting fossil fuel …

The integrated operation of the electricity and district heating systems (EDHS) attracted lots
of attention in recent years due to considerable impacts on the power system's flexibility. The …

There is a potential for utilizing a combination of combined heat and power (CHP) plants
together with large scale heat pumps in district heating systems to balance intermittent …

Increasing the penetration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES), eg wind and solar,
intermittency and volatility of the supply-side are increasing in power systems worldwide …

Current sustainability challenges place entire communities at the centre of the energy
revolution, rather than individual buildings. The need to develop energy-efficient and low …

The deep-decarbonization of local energy systems is vital to achieving our climate protection
obligations. To that effect, the existence of energy modeling and simulation tools that provide …

As the transition towards a more sustainable, distributed energy model has continued to
gather pace, the number of Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES) projects has increased …

In this paper, district heating scenarios towards carbon neutral district heat production in
2050 were formed for Helsinki region, Warsaw and Kaunas based on the plans and goals of …

District heating systems offer the possibility of lowering emissions and support the goal of
reaching a carbon-neutral energy system by integrating renewable heat sources. Therefore …