Millar, M. , Elrick, B., Jones, G., Yu, Z. and Burnside, N. M. (2020) Roadblocks to low temperature district heating. Energies, 13(22), 5893. (doi: 10.3390/en13225893)
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Abstract
Energy usage in buildings is coming increasingly under the spotlight as carbon policy focus shifts towards the utilization of thermal energy. In the UK, heating and hot water accounts for around 40% of energy consumption and 20% of greenhouse gas emissions. Heating is typically produced onsite, making widescale carbon or energetic improvements challenging. District heating networks (DHNs) can offer significant carbon reduction for many users but can only be implemented if the end user buildings have good thermal energy efficiency. This greatly limits the ability to implement advancing 4th and 5th generation DHNs, which are the most advanced systems available. We elucidate the current state of thermal efficiency in buildings in the UK and provide recommendations for necessary building requirements and modifications in order to accommodate 4th and 5th generation district heating. We conclude that key sectors must be addressed including creating a skilled workforce, producing relevant metrics and benchmarks, and providing financial support for early stage design exploration.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Additional Information: | This research was funded by the National Productivity and Investment Fund EPSRC Doctoral Scheme (EP/R512266/1), Hoare Lea, Clyde Gateway and received support from the EPSRC “Combi-Gen” project (EP/P028829/1) and the EU H2020 LCE “DESTRESS” project (EC-691728). The research was also funded by the Newton Fund (EP/R003122/1), research fund EP/N020472/1 and the National Productivity and Investment Fund Innovation Placement Scheme (EP/S515395/1). |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Burnside, Dr Neil and Yu, Professor Zhibin and Millar, Mr Michael |
| Creator Roles: | Millar, M.Conceptualization, Methodology, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing, Funding acquisition Yu, Z.Methodology, Formal analysis, Writing – review and editing, Supervision, Funding acquisition Burnside, N.Methodology, Formal analysis, Writing – review and editing, Supervision, Funding acquisition |
| Authors: | Millar, M., Elrick, B., Jones, G., Yu, Z., and Burnside, N. M. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy |
| Journal Name: | Energies |
| Publisher: | MDPI |
| ISSN: | 1996-1073 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1996-1073 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2020 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in Energies 13(22):5893 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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