Life Cycle Cost of Heat Supply to Areas with Detached Houses—A Comparison of District Heating and Heat Pumps from an Energy System Perspective

There are different views on whether district heating (DH) or heat pumps (HPs) is or are the best heating solution in order to reach a 100% renewable energy system. This article investigates the economic perspective, by calculating and comparing the energy system life cycle cost (LCC) for the two so...

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Main Authors: Moa Swing Gustafsson, Jonn Are Myhren, Erik Dotzauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/12/3266