District heating in cities as a part of low-carbon energy system

Aira Hast; Sanna Syri; Vidas Lekavičius; Arvydas Galinis

District heating in cities as a part of low-carbon energy system

Aira Hast, Sanna Syri, Vidas Lekavičius, Arvydas Galinis

Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering

Lithuanian Energy Institute

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Abstract

In this paper, district heating (DH) scenarios that are sustainable in terms of CO2 emissions and costs are formed and analysed. Three different cases i.e. the Helsinki region, Warsaw and Kaunas, are modelled, and the plans and goal of the cities and the companies supplying DH in the studied regions are reviewed. The aim of this study is to analyse how carbon neutrality could be reached in the studied DH systems by 2050. It was found that increased use of biomass and waste as well as utilization of geothermal and waste heat could be expected in the studied regions in the future. In addition, increasing energy efficiency and lowering heat losses in the DH network is important especially in Warsaw. Carbon capture and storage technologies could also play an important role in reducing emissions in the future but this would increase the heat production costs significantly.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Digital Proceedings of t12th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
Publisher	International Centre for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES)
Number of pages	19
Publication status	Published - 2017
MoE publication type	A4 Conference publication
Event	Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems - Dubrovnik, Croatia Duration: 4 Oct 2017 → 8 Oct 2017 Conference number: 12

Publication series

Name	Book of abstracts : Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
ISSN (Print)	1847-7186
ISSN (Electronic)	1847-7178

Conference

Conference	Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
Abbreviated title	SDEWES
Country/Territory	Croatia
City	Dubrovnik
Period	04/10/2017 → 08/10/2017

Keywords

district heat
energy poverty
CO2 emissions
district heating scenarios
cities
carbon neutrality

UN SDGs

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REEM: Role of technologies in an energy efficient economy – model-based analysis of policy measures and transformation pathways to a sustainable energy system
Syri, S. (Principal investigator)
01/02/2016 → 31/07/2019
Project: EU: Framework programmes funding

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Hast, A., Syri, S., Lekavičius, V., & Galinis, A. (2017). District heating in cities as a part of low-carbon energy system. In Digital Proceedings of t12th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (Book of abstracts : Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems). International Centre for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES).

Hast, Aira ; Syri, Sanna ; Lekavičius, Vidas et al. / District heating in cities as a part of low-carbon energy system. Digital Proceedings of t12th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems. International Centre for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES), 2017. (Book of abstracts : Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems).

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Hast, A, Syri, S, Lekavičius, V & Galinis, A 2017, District heating in cities as a part of low-carbon energy system. in Digital Proceedings of t12th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems. Book of abstracts : Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, International Centre for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES), Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 04/10/2017.

District heating in cities as a part of low-carbon energy system. / Hast, Aira; Syri, Sanna; Lekavičius, Vidas et al.
Digital Proceedings of t12th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems. International Centre for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES), 2017. (Book of abstracts : Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems).

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Hast A, Syri S, Lekavičius V, Galinis A. District heating in cities as a part of low-carbon energy system. In Digital Proceedings of t12th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems. International Centre for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES). 2017. (Book of abstracts : Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems).

District heating in cities as a part of low-carbon energy system

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