Tools for Planning Energy Efficient District Systems

Tools for Planning Energy Efficient District Systems

Year of publication

2018

Authors

Rämä, Miika; Klobut, Krzysztof

Abstract

An open-source planning tool for the evaluation district cooling systems is developed within project INDIGO. The tool is based on optimisation model consisting of a defined set of components in a district cooling (DC) system. The approach links up the whole energy chain from consumption to resources achieve an optimal solution. The tool will enable assessment on effects of single components on a system level and provide data for comparison from energy efficiency, economic feasibility and the climate impact point of view. Life cycle assessment (LCA) framework will be utilised as a method for both economic feasibility and climate impact evaluation. This paper reviews the related projects and positions INDIGO planning tool in this context.
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Organizations and authors

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd

Klobut Krzysztof Orcid -palvelun logo

Rämä Miika Orcid -palvelun logo

Publication type

Publication format

Article

Parent publication type

Conference

Article type

Other article

Audience

Scientific

Peer-reviewed

Peer-Reviewed

MINEDU's publication type classification code

A4 Article in conference proceedings

Publication channel information

Volume

2

Issue

15

Article number

1132

​Publication forum

86332

​Publication forum level

1

Open access

Open access in the publisher’s service

Yes

Open access of publication channel

Fully open publication channel

License of the publisher’s version

CC BY

Self-archived

No

Other information

Fields of science

Civil and construction engineering; Electronic, automation and communications engineering, electronics; Environmental biotechnology

Language

English

International co-publication

No

Co-publication with a company

No

DOI

10.3390/proceedings2151132

The publication is included in the Ministry of Education and Culture’s Publication data collection

Yes

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