Optimisation of a Swedish district heating system with reduced heat demand due to energy efficiency measures in residential buildings

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 7839-7852

  Aberg M ^a   Henning, D ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Optensys Energianalys   (Sweden)

Author keywords

District heating; Energy efficiency measures; Low energy residential buildings

Indexed keywords

CO-PRODUCTION; COMBINED EFFECT; CONDENSING POWER PLANT; DH SYSTEMS; DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEM; EFFICIENCY MEASURE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES; ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING; ENERGY SYSTEMS; EXISTING BUILDING; GLOBAL CO; HEAT AND ELECTRICITY; HEAT DEMANDS; IN-BUILDINGS; LOW ENERGIES; MODEL RESULTS; OPTIMISATIONS; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING;

BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISTRICT HEATING; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEATING; OPTIMIZATION; POWER PLANTS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

BUILDING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEATING; OPTIMIZATION;

SWEDEN;

EID: 80855139530     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.09.031     Document Type: Article

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