District Heating Systems Performance Analyses. Heat Energy Tariff
The paper addresses an important element of the European energy sector: the evaluation of district heating (DH) system operations from the standpoint of increasing energy efficiency and increasing the use of renewable energy resources. This has been done by developing a new methodology for the evalu...
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| author | Ziemele Jelena Vigants Girts Vitolins Valdis Blumberga Dagnija Veidenbergs Ivars |
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| description | The paper addresses an important element of the European energy sector: the evaluation of district heating (DH) system operations from the standpoint of increasing energy efficiency and increasing the use of renewable energy resources. This has been done by developing a new methodology for the evaluation of the heat tariff. The paper presents an algorithm of this methodology, which includes not only a data base and calculation equation systems, but also an integrated multi-criteria analysis module using MADM/MCDM (Multi-Attribute Decision Making / Multi-Criteria Decision Making) based on TOPSIS (Technique for Order Performance by Similarity to Ideal Solution). The results of the multi-criteria analysis are used to set the tariff benchmarks. The evaluation methodology has been tested for Latvian heat tariffs, and the obtained results show that only half of heating companies reach a benchmark value equal to 0.5 for the efficiency closeness to the ideal solution indicator. This means that the proposed evaluation methodology would not only allow companies to determine how they perform with regard to the proposed benchmark, but also to identify their need to restructure so that they may reach the level of a low-carbon business. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3408a484d92490b854a85fe772e8cf62022-12-21T18:40:53ZengSciendoEnvironmental and Climate Technologies2255-88372014-12-01131324310.2478/rtuect-2014-0005rtuect-2014-0005District Heating Systems Performance Analyses. Heat Energy TariffZiemele Jelena0Vigants Girts1Vitolins Valdis2Blumberga Dagnija3Veidenbergs Ivars4Riga Technical UniversityRiga Technical UniversityRiga Technical UniversityRiga Technical UniversityRiga Technical UniversityThe paper addresses an important element of the European energy sector: the evaluation of district heating (DH) system operations from the standpoint of increasing energy efficiency and increasing the use of renewable energy resources. This has been done by developing a new methodology for the evaluation of the heat tariff. The paper presents an algorithm of this methodology, which includes not only a data base and calculation equation systems, but also an integrated multi-criteria analysis module using MADM/MCDM (Multi-Attribute Decision Making / Multi-Criteria Decision Making) based on TOPSIS (Technique for Order Performance by Similarity to Ideal Solution). The results of the multi-criteria analysis are used to set the tariff benchmarks. The evaluation methodology has been tested for Latvian heat tariffs, and the obtained results show that only half of heating companies reach a benchmark value equal to 0.5 for the efficiency closeness to the ideal solution indicator. This means that the proposed evaluation methodology would not only allow companies to determine how they perform with regard to the proposed benchmark, but also to identify their need to restructure so that they may reach the level of a low-carbon business.https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2014-0005district heatingbenchmarkingenergy efficiencytopsismulti-criteria analysisenergy policy |
| spellingShingle | Ziemele Jelena Vigants Girts Vitolins Valdis Blumberga Dagnija Veidenbergs Ivars District Heating Systems Performance Analyses. Heat Energy Tariff Environmental and Climate Technologies district heating benchmarking energy efficiency topsis multi-criteria analysis energy policy |
| title | District Heating Systems Performance Analyses. Heat Energy Tariff |
| title_full | District Heating Systems Performance Analyses. Heat Energy Tariff |
| title_fullStr | District Heating Systems Performance Analyses. Heat Energy Tariff |
| title_full_unstemmed | District Heating Systems Performance Analyses. Heat Energy Tariff |
| title_short | District Heating Systems Performance Analyses. Heat Energy Tariff |
| title_sort | district heating systems performance analyses heat energy tariff |
| topic | district heating benchmarking energy efficiency topsis multi-criteria analysis energy policy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2014-0005 |
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