<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></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.

Climate Index for District Heating System

HAWK Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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District heating (DH) has been highlighted as an important part in future carbon neutral energy supply. However, the performance of different DH systems varies...

Climate Index for District Heating System

Published Online: Jun 24, 2020

Page range: 406 - 418

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2020-0024

Keywords
Benchmarking, district heating, energy efficiency, sustainable heat supply

© 2020 Ieva Pakere et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Climate Index for District Heating System

Published Online: Jun 24, 2020

Page range: 406 - 418

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2020-0024

KeywordsBenchmarking, district heating, energy efficiency, sustainable heat supply

© 2020 Ieva Pakere et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Benchmarking, district heating, energy efficiency, sustainable heat supply