Economic comparison of low-temperature and ultra-low-temperature district heating for new building developments with low heat demand densities in Germany

District heating risks to lose competitiveness the lower the linear heat density of a district is. The distribution network needs to be highly efficient in order to ensure economic feasibility. The heat distribution temperatures are crucial to keep distribution heat losses as low as possible. For a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Isabelle Best
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aalborg University Open Publishing 2018-05-01
Series:International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management
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Online Access:https://journals.aau.dk/index.php/sepm/article/view/2022