Application of Smart Technologies in Metropolis GZM to Reduce Harmful Emissions in District Heating Systems
Harmful emissions from heating installations have recently received public attention in Poland. Polish municipalities mainly take their heat from local district heating networks with large-scale coal-fired heat sources. Today, transition to nonemissive sources on this scale would be impractical. The...
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| author | Grzegorz Kinelski Jakub Stęchły Adrian Sienicki Kai Czornik Piotr Borkowski |
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| description | Harmful emissions from heating installations have recently received public attention in Poland. Polish municipalities mainly take their heat from local district heating networks with large-scale coal-fired heat sources. Today, transition to nonemissive sources on this scale would be impractical. The easiest way to reduce carbon emissions is to limit heat consumption, but at the same time, to preserve thermal comfort, the application of smart technologies is necessary. Veolia operates on 71 district heating systems in Poland, including Warsaw, Lodz, and Poznan. Since heat consumption in Warsaw and Metropolis GZM is at a similar level, this is a case study of Hubgrade automation system application within the Warsaw district heating network. This paper also presents results of simulation of harmful emission reduction potential in Metropolis GZM. Simulation results show that there is a potential for saving approximately 275 kt of CO<sub>2</sub> for the whole Metropolis GZM. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0190d359081b4a9981b1d020446f474a2023-11-22T23:11:36ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-11-011422766510.3390/en14227665Application of Smart Technologies in Metropolis GZM to Reduce Harmful Emissions in District Heating SystemsGrzegorz Kinelski0Jakub Stęchły1Adrian Sienicki2Kai Czornik3Piotr Borkowski4Department of Management, WSB University, Cieplaka 1c, 41-300 Dąbrowa Górnicza, PolandDepartment of Management, WSB University, Cieplaka 1c, 41-300 Dąbrowa Górnicza, PolandDepartment of Electrical Apparatus, Lodz University of Technology, Politechniki Łódzkiej B. Stefanowskiego 18/22, 90-537 Łódź, PolandDepartment of Management Accounting, Warsaw School of Economics, Niepodległości 162, 02-554 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Electrical Apparatus, Lodz University of Technology, Politechniki Łódzkiej B. Stefanowskiego 18/22, 90-537 Łódź, PolandHarmful emissions from heating installations have recently received public attention in Poland. Polish municipalities mainly take their heat from local district heating networks with large-scale coal-fired heat sources. Today, transition to nonemissive sources on this scale would be impractical. The easiest way to reduce carbon emissions is to limit heat consumption, but at the same time, to preserve thermal comfort, the application of smart technologies is necessary. Veolia operates on 71 district heating systems in Poland, including Warsaw, Lodz, and Poznan. Since heat consumption in Warsaw and Metropolis GZM is at a similar level, this is a case study of Hubgrade automation system application within the Warsaw district heating network. This paper also presents results of simulation of harmful emission reduction potential in Metropolis GZM. Simulation results show that there is a potential for saving approximately 275 kt of CO<sub>2</sub> for the whole Metropolis GZM.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/22/7665district heatingcarbon emissionsdecarbonizationenergy efficiencyHubgrade |
| spellingShingle | Grzegorz Kinelski Jakub Stęchły Adrian Sienicki Kai Czornik Piotr Borkowski Application of Smart Technologies in Metropolis GZM to Reduce Harmful Emissions in District Heating Systems Energies district heating carbon emissions decarbonization energy efficiency Hubgrade |
| title | Application of Smart Technologies in Metropolis GZM to Reduce Harmful Emissions in District Heating Systems |
| title_full | Application of Smart Technologies in Metropolis GZM to Reduce Harmful Emissions in District Heating Systems |
| title_fullStr | Application of Smart Technologies in Metropolis GZM to Reduce Harmful Emissions in District Heating Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of Smart Technologies in Metropolis GZM to Reduce Harmful Emissions in District Heating Systems |
| title_short | Application of Smart Technologies in Metropolis GZM to Reduce Harmful Emissions in District Heating Systems |
| title_sort | application of smart technologies in metropolis gzm to reduce harmful emissions in district heating systems |
| topic | district heating carbon emissions decarbonization energy efficiency Hubgrade |
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