IEA DHC Project Overview
This is an overview of IEA DHC projects sorted by topic.
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Area of Research |
Publication year | Project title (click for detailed information) | Lead country | Project leader organisation | |
Benefits, Analysis and Evaluation of DHC | 2007 | NUON - Cost benefits and long term behaviour of new all plastic piping system |
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| 2005 | UK | Paul Woods | ||
| 1999 | Denmark | Rasmus Christensen, | ||
| 1999 | Norway | Rolf Ulseth, | ||
| 1996 | Temperature Variations in Preinsulated DH Pipes Low Cycle Fatigue | Denmark | Peter Randløv, Karel Erik Hansen, Marie Penderos | |
| 1996 | Quantitive heat loss determined by means of infrared themography - The TX model |
| Heimo Zinko, et al | |
| 1993 | Quantitative Heat Loss Analysis of Heat and Coolant Distribution Pipes by Means of Thermography | Sweden | Bengt Jönsson et. al. | |
| 1992 | Canada | Rambøl, Hanneman & Højlund A/S | ||
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CHP | 2008 | HUT - Improved Cogeneration and Heat Utilization in DH Networks |
| Helsinki University of Technology | |
| 1999 | District Cooling, Balancing the Production and Demand in CHP |
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1996 | USA | Mark Spurr, Ingvar Larsson | |||
District cooling | 2019 | Sustainable District Cooling Guidelines | France | R2M | |
| 2008 | IDEA - Assessing the Actual Energy Efficiency of Building Scale Cooling Systems |
| IDEA - International District Energy Association | |
| 2002 | UK | Ian W. Eames, | ||
| 1993 | The design and operation of Ice-slurry based District Cooling Systems | Canada | CANMET | |
| Guidebooks, Tools and Guidelines for DHC | 2023 | The district heating business model 2050 | Sweden | IVL, the Swedish Environment Research Institute | |
| 2017 | Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption by optimizing urban form for district energy | Canada | Sustainability Solutions Group | ||
| 2014 | Norway | SINTEF Energy Research | ||
| 2005 |
Sweden | John Rune Nielsen, Jacob Stang, | ||
| 2002 | Canada | Bard Skagestad, | ||
| 1999 | Plastic Pipe Systems for DH, Handbook for Safe and Economic Application | Sweden | Manfred Klöpsh, | |
| 1996 | Guideline to planning and building of district heating networks | Germany | GEF, Ingenieurgesellschaft für Energietechnik und Fernwärme mbH. | |
| 1993 |
| Gordon Bond et. al. | ||
Low temperature DH | 2024 | Annex TS2: Implementation of Low Temperature District Heating Systems | Sweden | Halmstad University | |
| 2023 | CASCADE: A comprehensive toolbox for integrating low-temperature sub-networks in existing district heating networks | Austria | Energy Institute at the Johannes Kepler University Linz | ||
| 2023 | Leave 2nd generation behind: cost effective solutions for small-to-large scale DH networks | Italy | Universty of Turin | ||
| 2023 | Optimized transition towards low-temperature and low-carbon DH systems (OPTiTRANS) | Finland | VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland | ||
| 2017 | Germany | Fraunhofer IEE | ||
| 2017 | Transformation roadmap from high to low temperature district heating system | Sweden | Halmstad University | ||
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Finland |
Electrowatt-Ekono Oy | ||
| 2002 | Optimisation of a DH System by Maximising Building System Temperatures Differences | Canada | Chris Snoek, | |
| 1999 | UK | Paul Woods, | ||
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| 1996 | Norway | Rolf Ulseth, et al | ||
Metastudies on DHC | 1998 | Sweden | Sollentuna Mässhaller, Stockholm | ||
1997 | The Netherlands | Novem | |||
1996 | A review of European and North American water treatment practices | Canada | CANMET Energy Resources Centre | ||
| (informal report 1996) | Long-term cooperation with East-European countries |
| Tero Mäkelä | |
| 1993 | The Netherlands | Novem | ||
| 1992 | Denmark | Rambøl, Hanneman & Højlund A/S | ||
| Modern Buildings and DH | 2023 | Cost Benefit study on the building secondary network for improving DH performance | France | ARMINES-Mines ParisTech, CES, Center for Energy Efficiency of Systems | |
| 2011 | Finland | VTT, Technical Research Centre of Finland/ Energy Systems | ||
| 2011 | Canada | Gagest Inc. | ||
| 2008 | District Heating Distribution in Areas with Low Heat Demand Density | ZW Energiteknik | ||
| 1992 | Norway | Hjorthol et. al. | ||
Network Operation of DHC Nets | 2025 | Annex TS4: Digitalisation of District Heating and Cooling | Germany | Fraunhofer IEE | |
| 2024 | Annex TS3: Hybrid Energy Networks | Austria | AIT | |
| 2023 | Artificial Intelligence for Forecasting of Heat Production and Heat demand and Fault Detection in District Heating Networks | Germany | Fraunhofer ISE | ||
| 2017 | Smart use as the missing link in district energy development | Sweden | BOID AB | ||
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Germany | Dr. Frieder Schmitt MVV Energie AG | ||
2005 | Improvement of operational temperature differences in district heating systems | Sweden | Heimo Zinko, | ||
2005 | Biofouling and Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion in District Heating Networks | Denmark | Mr Bo Højris Olesen, | ||
2005 | Dynamic Heat Storage Optimisation and Demand Side Management | Germany | Michael Wigbels, | ||
| 2002 | Optimisation District Heating Systems Using Remote Heat Meter Communication and Control |
Denmark | Danish Technological Institute, Energy Division / Centre for District Heating Technology | |
| 2002 | Germany | Frieder Schmitt, | ||
| 2002 | Denmark | Benny Bøhm, | ||
Network-Technology of DHC Nets | 2020 | Effects of Loads on Asset Management of the 4th Generation District Heating Networks | Germany | HCU - Hamburg City University | |
| 2014 | Improved maintenance strategies for district heating pipelines | Sweden | SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden | |
| 2008 |
| Chalmers University of Technology Olle Ramnäs, Ulf Jarfelt | ||
2005 |
Denmark | Henning D. Smidt,Danish Technological Institute | |||
| 2002 | Germany | Frieder Schmitt, | ||
1999 | Germany | MVV Energie AG | |||
1999 | Germany | MVV Energie AG | |||
1999 | Germany | MVV Energie AG | |||
| 1996 | Germany | GEF, Ingenieurgesellschaft für Energietechnik und Fernwärme mbH. | ||
| 1996 | Germany | GEF, Ingenieurgesellschaft für Energietechnik und Fernwärme mbH. | ||
| 1996 | Advanced Energy Transmission Fluids Final Report of Research, ANNEX IV | Germany | Professor P.M. Weinspach, Thermische Verfahrenstechnik GmbH, Dortmun, Germany | |
| 1993 | Advanced Energy Transmission Fluids Final Report of Research, ANNEX III | USA | Earth Resources, Ltd. | |
1992 | Germany | GEF, Ingenieurgesellschaft für Energietechniek und Fernwärme | |||
1992 | District Heating Piping with plastic-medium pipes, status of the development and laying costs | Germany | GEF, Ingenieurgesellschaft für Energietechniek und Fernwärme | ||
1992 | Bends for Plastic Jacket Pipe Systems, able to withstand high transvers loadings | Germany | GEF, Ingenieurgesellschaft für Energietechniek und Fernwärme | ||
Policy and DHC | 2020 | Stepwise transition strategy and impact assessment for future district heating systems | Finland | VTT | |
| 2017 | Governance models and strategic decision making processes for deploying thermal grids | USA | International District Energy Association | ||
| 2011 | Policies and barriers for District Heating and Cooling outside EU countries | Finland | Energy-AN Consulting |
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| 2002 | Promotion and Recognition of DHC/CHP benefits in Greenhouse Gas Policy and Trading Programs | Sweden | Sven Werner, | |
| Potential assessment | 2023 | MEMPHIS 2.0: Advanced algorithm for spatial identification, evaluation of temporary availability and economic assessment of waste heat sources and their local representation | Germany | HAWK - Hildesheim University of Applied Sciences | |
| 2020 | MEMPHIS - Methodology to evaluate and map the potential of waste heat from industry, service sector and sewage water by using internationally available open data | Germany | HAWK - Hildesheim University of Applied Sciences | |
| 2014 | Denmark | Technical University of Denmark (DTU) |
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| 2011 | The Potential for Increased Primary Energy Efficiency and Reduced CO2 Emissions by DHC | Sweden | SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden | |
Public Relation material of the IEA DHC IA | 2007 | Annex VIII brochure- The major international R&D programme for DHC/CHP |
| SenterNovem | |
2005 |
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Renewable Energy and DH | 2020 | Integrated Cost-effective Large-scale Thermal Energy Storage for Smart District Heating and Cooling | Canada | Natural Resources Canada | |
| 2014 | USA | FVB Energy Inc., USA | ||
| 2011 | Distributed Solar Systems Interfaced To A District Heating System That Has Seasonal Storage | Canada | Gagest Inc |