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Climate Index for District Heating System

Published:2020-01-01 Issue:1 Volume:24 Page:406-418
ISSN:2255-8837
Container-title:Environmental and Climate Technologies
language:en
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Author:

Pakere Ieva¹,Lauka Dace¹,Dolge Kristiāna¹,Vitolins Valdis¹,Polikarpova Ilze¹,Holler Stefan²,Blumberga Dagnija¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Energy Systems and Environment , Riga Technical University , Azenes iela 12/1, Riga , LV–1048, Latvia

2. HAWK Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen University of Applied Sciences and Arts , Germany

Abstract

Abstract District heating (DH) has been highlighted as an important part in future carbon neutral energy supply. However, the performance of different DH systems varies a lot and the existing regulations do not always motivate DH companies to move toward more sustainable heat production. Therefore, this article presents novel methodology for Climate index determination which can be further used for the comparison of DH systems. The Climate index includes seven different indicators which show DH system performance according to energy efficiency, sustainability and environmental impact dimensions. The methodology is applied for 20 different DH systems operating in Latvia. The results show that the performance of 5 natural gas-based DH systems is below the determined climate benchmark.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

General Environmental Science,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/rtuect-2020-0024

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