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Tool for the Optimization of the Sizing and the Outline of District Heating Networks using a Geographic Information System: Application to a Real Case Study
Resimont, Thibaut; Thome, Olivier; Joskin, Eva et al.
2021In Tool for the Optimization of the Sizing and the Outline of District Heating Networks using a Geographic Information System: Application to a Real Case Study
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Keywords :
District heating; Geographic Information System; Mixed-Integer Linear Programming; Multi-period; Outline; Sizing
Abstract :
[en] District heating networks are used to provide heat to a set of consumers in a centralized way by using existing or new heating sources. These networks can include various types of heating sources and have the potential to facilitate the integration of renewable sources into the energy mix. The main drawback of this technology remains the initial investment expenditure required to build the network by connecting the heating producers to the consumers with buried pipes. Decision tools assessing the optimal network scenario in any new given geographic area are useful to provide certainty for investors and to prove to policymakers the utility of heating networks in the energy transition. In this paper, a decision tool connected to a geographic information system (GIS) for the optimization of the outline and the sizing of district heating networks is presented. This decision tool aims to maximize the net cash flow generated by the potential heating network from user-defined economic and physical parameters. The sizing of the optimal heating sources to install or use at specific locations and the definition of the outline of the network are achieved using a mixed-integer linear programming model. The model is applied to a big case study in the city of Herstal, Belgium for a district heating network project connected to a waste incinerator for the feeding of about 2000 streets including various types of consumers like houses, apartments and offices but also a greenhouse of 10,000m2.
Disciplines :
Energy
Author, co-author :
Resimont, Thibaut ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Systèmes de conversion d'énergie pour un dévelop.durable
Thome, Olivier ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Systèmes de conversion d'énergie pour un dévelop.durable
Joskin, Eva ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Systèmes de conversion d'énergie pour un dévelop.durable
Dewallef, Pierre ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Systèmes de conversion d'énergie pour un dévelop.durable
Language :
English
Title :
Tool for the Optimization of the Sizing and the Outline of District Heating Networks using a Geographic Information System: Application to a Real Case Study
Publication date :
2021
Event name :
ECOS 2021 - 34th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems
Event place :
Taormina, Italy
Event date :
from 27-06-2021 to 02-07-2021
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Tool for the Optimization of the Sizing and the Outline of District Heating Networks using a Geographic Information System: Application to a Real Case Study
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Name of the research project :
EcoSystemPass
Funders :
FEDER - Fonds Européen de Développement Régional [BE]
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