Future compatibility of district heating in urban areas — a case study analysis in the context of integrated spatial and energy planning

Abstract Background District heating is widely used for thermal energy supply and offers a broad range of benefits like the possibility to integrate decentral heat supply technologies or to foster the utilisation of renewable energy sources. Thus, district heating has the potential to gradually cont...

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Main Authors: Peter Lichtenwoehrer, Susanna Erker, Franz Zach, Gernot Stoeglehner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Energy, Sustainability and Society
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13705-019-0192-5