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Intelligent Urban HeatingBy Anders Dyrelund, Chief Advisor <strong>and</strong> Market Manager, Rambøll <strong>Energy</strong>AbstractIn smart cities District heating is a precondition <strong>for</strong> large scale <strong>and</strong> cost effectiveintegration of CHP <strong>and</strong> renewable energy <strong>for</strong> heating in urban areas. In particular,district heating systems combined with CHP, heat pumps, electric boilers <strong>and</strong> large<strong>the</strong>rmal storages is important <strong>for</strong> efficient integration of fluctuating wind energy.In order to develop an intelligent <strong>and</strong> cost effective urban heating system it is importantto integrate <strong>and</strong> optimize <strong>the</strong> total urban heating energy system including buildingenvelope, heating installations, district heating networks, heat storages <strong>and</strong> renewableenergy sources. Two examples: 1) <strong>the</strong> variable long term production cost is a basicparameter <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> optimal building envelope.2) efficient low temperature heatinginstallations increases <strong>the</strong> efficiency of <strong>the</strong> district heating distribution network <strong>and</strong> all<strong>the</strong> low temperature heat sources.Besides, in districts with a cooling load, it is important to include <strong>the</strong> district cooling in<strong>the</strong> optimized energy system, both <strong>for</strong> production <strong>and</strong> end-use.In EU countries, <strong>the</strong> Renewable energy directive encourage all local authorities to plan<strong>for</strong> urban heating <strong>and</strong> cooling in order to provide <strong>the</strong> buildings with renewable energy <strong>for</strong>heating hot tap water <strong>and</strong> cooling via this infrastructure, whenever it is cost effectivecompared to individual solutions.Ramboll has in association with Aalborg University prepared an updated study of HeatPlan Denmark in 2010.The study demonstrates how <strong>the</strong> Danish Heating sector hasreduced <strong>the</strong> fossil fuel consumption to 40% from 1980 to 2010 <strong>and</strong> how <strong>the</strong> sector can beindependent of fossil fuels be<strong>for</strong>e 2030 in a cost effective way.The study concludes that it is necessary to optimize investments both at <strong>the</strong> supply <strong>and</strong><strong>the</strong> dem<strong>and</strong> side. It is estimated that an optimal combination could be 25 % additionalheat dem<strong>and</strong> reduction, fur<strong>the</strong>r reduction of <strong>the</strong> return temperature in <strong>the</strong> buildinginstallations, expansion of district heating from 50 to 65 %, local heating up to 5% <strong>and</strong>heat pumps <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> remaining 30% heat market.The heat supply act from 1979 has been <strong>the</strong> driving <strong>for</strong>ce <strong>for</strong> this development since1980. It has obviously been a model <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Renewable <strong>Energy</strong> Directive. In ordercontinue <strong>and</strong> develop a CO 2 neutral heating sector in a cost effective way, <strong>the</strong> studystrongly recommends that local authorities shall be responsible <strong>for</strong> strategic energyplanning taking into account all costs of <strong>the</strong> energy systems including <strong>the</strong> end-users.Moreover it will be necessary to adjust <strong>the</strong> building code in such a way that it supports<strong>the</strong> cost effective solutions taking into account <strong>the</strong> result of <strong>the</strong> urban heat planning.The study demonstrates <strong>the</strong> concept of smart cities with intelligent grids <strong>for</strong> electricity,district heating <strong>and</strong> district cooling.The intelligent power grid can distribute renewable energy from efficient off shore windenergy farms to <strong>the</strong> cities, which is much more cost effective than wind turbines <strong>and</strong>solar cells in <strong>the</strong> cities. Dynamic tariffs encourage consumers to use electricity when <strong>the</strong>price is low <strong>and</strong> not to use it <strong>for</strong> days when <strong>the</strong> price is high. Thus, <strong>the</strong> District Heating<strong>and</strong> District Cooling grids with storages are among <strong>the</strong> most intelligent consumers. Thedistrict heating grid can distribute heat to any building in <strong>the</strong> city strategic located CHPplants <strong>and</strong> renewable sources in <strong>and</strong> near <strong>the</strong> city. That includes storage of heat fromlarge scale solar panels <strong>and</strong> surplus energy via heat pumps from fluctuating wind.1Risø International <strong>Energy</strong> Conference 2011 Proceedings Page 197

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