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Heat4Future: A strategic planning tool for decarbonizing district heating systems.

Nina Kicherer¹, Pablo Benalcazar², Peter Lorenzen¹

¹Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Berliner Tor 5, 20099, Hamburg, Germany.

|March 10, 2025

Summary

Heat4Future is a new planning tool for district heating systems that uses minimal data for strategic planning. It helps assess decarbonized heat supply options, aiding the energy transition.

Keywords:

District heating scenarios Energy system simulation Heat demand profile Heat4Future Open-Source planning tool Renewable district heating Strategic heat planning Thermal storage sizing

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Area of Science:

Energy Systems Engineering
Sustainable Energy Planning
Computational Modeling

Background:

Strategic planning for district heating systems is crucial for the energy transition.
Existing tools lack data accessibility in early planning stages.
Decarbonizing heat supply requires innovative planning methodologies.

Purpose of the Study:

Introduce Heat4Future, a novel planning tool for district heating systems.
Enable strategic planning with minimal input data for decarbonized systems.
Provide insights into potential renewable energy integration for district heating.

Main Methods:

Developed a snapshot simulation model for district heating system configuration.
Integrated four modules: Weather Data, Thermal Load, Storage, and Strategic Planning.
Generated hourly profiles for heat load, generation, and storage over a year.

Main Results:

Heat4Future offers an overview of decarbonized district heating possibilities.
The tool simulates system performance using specified renewable energy sources.
Cost-effective generation profiles are calculated based on annual heat demand.

Conclusions:

Heat4Future facilitates strategic planning of decarbonized district heating.
The tool supports decision-making in the early phases of energy transition projects.
Open-source availability promotes wider adoption and development of sustainable heat planning.