Urban Sustainability: Recovering and Utilizing Urban Excess Heat
Urban heat sources from urban infrastructure and buildings could meet ~10% of the European building heating demand. There is, however, limited information on how to use them. The EU project ReUseHeat has generated much of the existing knowledge on urban waste heat recovery implementation. Heat recov...
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| description | Urban heat sources from urban infrastructure and buildings could meet ~10% of the European building heating demand. There is, however, limited information on how to use them. The EU project ReUseHeat has generated much of the existing knowledge on urban waste heat recovery implementation. Heat recovery from a data center, hospital and from water were demonstrated. Additionally, the project generated knowledge of stakeholders, risk profile, bankability and business models. The recovery of urban waste heat is characterized by high potential, high competitiveness compared to other heating alternatives, high avoidance of GHG emissions, payback within three years and low utilization. These characteristics reveal that barriers for increased utilization exist. The barriers are not technical. Instead, the absence of a waste heat EU level policy adds risk. Other showstoppers are low knowledge on the urban waste heat opportunity and new stakeholder relationships being needed for successful recovery. By combining key results and lessons learned from the project this article outlines the frontier of urban waste heat recovery research and practice in 2022. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-44ee9a8d5676438398a807ce0861bec72023-11-24T14:37:25ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-12-011524946610.3390/en15249466Urban Sustainability: Recovering and Utilizing Urban Excess HeatKristina Lygnerud0Sarka Langer1IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, SE-400 14 Göteborg, SwedenIVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, SE-400 14 Göteborg, SwedenUrban heat sources from urban infrastructure and buildings could meet ~10% of the European building heating demand. There is, however, limited information on how to use them. The EU project ReUseHeat has generated much of the existing knowledge on urban waste heat recovery implementation. Heat recovery from a data center, hospital and from water were demonstrated. Additionally, the project generated knowledge of stakeholders, risk profile, bankability and business models. The recovery of urban waste heat is characterized by high potential, high competitiveness compared to other heating alternatives, high avoidance of GHG emissions, payback within three years and low utilization. These characteristics reveal that barriers for increased utilization exist. The barriers are not technical. Instead, the absence of a waste heat EU level policy adds risk. Other showstoppers are low knowledge on the urban waste heat opportunity and new stakeholder relationships being needed for successful recovery. By combining key results and lessons learned from the project this article outlines the frontier of urban waste heat recovery research and practice in 2022.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/24/9466district heatingurban waste heatdemonstration sitesbusiness aspects |
| spellingShingle | Kristina Lygnerud Sarka Langer Urban Sustainability: Recovering and Utilizing Urban Excess Heat Energies district heating urban waste heat demonstration sites business aspects |
| title | Urban Sustainability: Recovering and Utilizing Urban Excess Heat |
| title_full | Urban Sustainability: Recovering and Utilizing Urban Excess Heat |
| title_fullStr | Urban Sustainability: Recovering and Utilizing Urban Excess Heat |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urban Sustainability: Recovering and Utilizing Urban Excess Heat |
| title_short | Urban Sustainability: Recovering and Utilizing Urban Excess Heat |
| title_sort | urban sustainability recovering and utilizing urban excess heat |
| topic | district heating urban waste heat demonstration sites business aspects |
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