Overview
- Provides a thorough explanation of evolution of district heating systems, both historically and looking to the future
- Showcases developments in the field of low temperature district heating
- Explores how digitization and monitoring will affect the operation of district heating networks
Part of the book series: Green Energy and Technology (GREEN)
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This book reviews the history and evolution of district heating networks, with a focus on current and future issues of the district heating sector. Novel developments in the field of low temperature district heating are studied, limitations for safe operation and avoidance of bacteria are considered, and the associated improved performance of the system with fewer network losses is presented.
This book showcases how the evolution of district heating networks is linked to the increased use of renewables and de-carbonized heat sources with specific focus to waste heat streams and solar energy systems. Considering the novelty of these technologies, technological developments and funding schemes for these investments are still immature to some extent. For that reason, a comprehensive review of the main aspects of energy planning as well as district heating economics and financing schemes for large-scale investments in renewable energy systems for district energy systemsis performed.
In the light of digitalization, networks are increasingly monitored, allowing for a drastic change in the approach for network operation. This book also explores the increased digitization and monitoring of networks and how this impacts network operation.
This book is of interest to engineers, academics and officials interested in energy systems, presenting readers with the key concepts and tools to adapt to the evolution of district heating into an integrated, digitized and higher performing system.
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Roberto Garay Martinez is a lead researcher in building physics, heat transfer, and energy systems for the built environment. He has been involved in research and engineering in relation to energy in buildings for ten years. He has been a staff member of the KUBIK test facility since 2011 and has taken part in the design teams of six experimental facilities in Europe and overseas. He has authored over 40 conference and journal papers, two patents and two books. He has also co-organized several international conferences and been appointed by external expert to conferences (3) and evaluation processes. Since 2017, he has been Project Coordinator of h2020 project RELaTED, a de-carbonized heat concept by means of low-T distribution, reuse of waste heat and incorporation of solar thermal systems at district and building scale.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook of Low Temperature District Heating
Editors: Roberto Garay-Martinez, Antonio Garrido-Marijuan
Series Title: Green Energy and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10410-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: TECNALIA 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-10409-1Published: 31 October 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-10412-1Published: 31 October 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-10410-7Published: 30 October 2022
Series ISSN: 1865-3529
Series E-ISSN: 1865-3537
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 215
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 67 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings, Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Building Physics, HVAC, Environmental Economics