Posts about District Heating (3)

The COP or coefficient of performance is a crucial measure to understand any heat engine’s energy efficiency. In a context where energy efficiency has become key for the development of projects, calculating and knowing the coefficient of performance of heat pumps has become a key metric.

The district energy system is quickly becoming one of the most popular heating and cooling alternatives in urban areas due its economic and environmental advantages. While employing a district energy plant that distributes heating to wider areas is not a new idea, these structures are currently beco[..]

The term (and possibilities it entails) seasonal thermal energy storage has been around for decades. In fact, the prospects of seasonal heat storage have been investigated since the 1970s decade in Europe.

The net-zero carbon future that is today envisioned by both public and private institutions must necessarily involve a transition towards energy efficient cities.

The question of ‘what is CHP?’ doesn’t exist in a vacuum, but as part of a larger discussion on how heating technologies can reach a more sustainable approach. For a few years now, governmental authorities, citizens and companies have been questioning the types of transformations that need to happen[..]

While ground source heat pumps have been around since the late 1940s, they’re living a particularly favorable moment at the time. As more private and public entities seek ways to advance towards sustainable heating technologies, the use of ground source heating stands out as particularly environment[..]

Picking the right heating sources for a district heating project is often decisive on that system’s efficiency in terms of economic and environmental impact. To begin with, a district heating system approach stands out as a more sustainable and cost-efficient option, helping optimize urban heating s[..]

In the quest for achieving carbon neutrality, high temperature heat pumps have become one of the key components for the industrial sector, representing a feasible alternative technology that enhances efficiency and minimizes fossil fuel burning.

Recent years have seen a relentless search for a transition towards sustainability in heating. As such, the incorporation of the right renewable heating system stands at the center of many of these efforts.

Heating systems today are facing the need of reconfigurations to face the needs of the future. As meeting the energy demands of the future will necessarily mean high energy performance, all players in the field of heating are searching for the right structures that can address this issue while remai[..]

The district heating plant represents the heart of any district heating system, pumping energy, as such, its optimum design and efficiency shouldn’t be underestimated.

5th generation district heating and cooling (also known as 5GDHC) represents a new stage in district heating and cooling systems in which energy efficiency and decarbonization are brought a step further.