district heating; energy integration; heat storage; mixed integer linear programming; multi-period; optimization
Abstract :
[en] The implementation of district heating networks into cities is a main topic in policy planning that looks for sustainable solutions to reduce CO2 emissions. However, their development into cities is generally limited by a high initial investment cost. The development of optimization methods intended to draft efficient systems using heating consumption profiles into a prescribed geo-graphic area are useful in this purpose. Such tools are already referred to in the scientific litera-ture, yet they are often restricted to limit the computational load. To bridge this gap, the present contribution proposes a multi-period mixed integer linear programming model for the optimal outline and sizing of a district heating network maximizing the net cash flow based on a geo-graphic information system. This methodology targets a large range of problem sizes from small-scale to large-scale heating networks while guaranteeing numerical robustness. For sake of simplicity, the developed model is first applied to a scaled down case study with 3 available heating sources and a neighborhood of 16 streets. The full-scale model is presented afterwards to demonstrate the applicability of the tool for city-scale heating networks with around 2000 streets to potentially connect within a reasonable computational time of around only one hour.
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
Louveaux, Quentin ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Dép. d'électric., électron. et informat. (Inst.Montefiore) > Systèmes et modélisation : Optimisation discrète
Dewallef, Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Systèmes de conversion d'énergie pour un dévelop.durable
Language :
English
Title :
Optimization Tool for the Strategic Outline and Sizing of District Heating Networks Using a Geographic Information System
Publication date :
06 September 2021
Journal title :
Energies
ISSN :
1996-1073
Publisher :
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), Basel, Switzerland
Volume :
14
Issue :
17
Pages :
5575
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
VERDIR Tropical Plant Factory (EcoSystemPass)
Funders :
FEDER - Fonds Européen de Développement Régional [BE]
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