Open this publication in new window or tab >>2021 (English)In: Energy, ISSN 0360-5442, E-ISSN 1873-6785, Vol. 219, article id 119675Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The planning of energy infrastructures in new districts often follows the practice adopted for the rest of the city. In Stockholm, district heating is a common solution for multi-apartment neighborhoods. Recently, because of an average clean electricity mix, heat pumps have gained interest. However, European studies suggest to limit the reliance on electrification to avoid an extreme demand increase. Thus, an effort is required to improve the environmental impact of alternative options. This study proposes waste heat recovery in low temperature networks as a promising solution. By means of a techno-economic and environmental analysis, this option is compared to domestic heat pumps. A new approach is proposed to combine a district level perspective with simulation tools able to capture sector-coupling interactions. Scenarios, for a real neighborhood, assess waste heat recovery potential and electricity grid loading status. Results show that a waste heat recovery capacity equal to 10% of the peak load can reduce fossil fuel use of 40%. Local grid limitations are shown to be a bottleneck for the feasibility of domestic heat pumps. Their heat generation cost is 28% higher than for district heating. The carbon footprint is strongly dependent on the emission factor of the electricity mix (+11%/-24%).
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier BV, 2021
National Category
Energy Engineering
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-289239 (URN)10.1016/j.energy.2020.119675 (DOI)000611858900005 ()2-s2.0-85098734590 (Scopus ID)
Note
”Correction in: Energy. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.119874, Scopus: 2-s2.0-85099706973”, QC 20210127
2021-01-252021-01-252022-06-25Bibliographically approved