Liberalized market designs for district heating networks under the EMB3Rs platform

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2022

Authors

Faria, AS (Author) Other; Soares, T (Author) Other; Cunha, JM (Author) Other; Mourao, Z (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks

Vol. 29

ISSN: 2352-4677

Publisher: Elsevier

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 0 Citations

Scopus - 0 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00V-V4K

DOI: 10.1016/j.segan.2021.100588

Abstract (EN): Current developments in heat pumps, supported by innovative business models, are driving several industry sectors to take a proactive role in future district heating and cooling networks in cities. For instance, supermarkets and data centers have been assessing the reuse of waste heat as an extra source for the district heating network, which would offset the additional investment in heat pumps. This innovative business model requires complete deregulation of the district heating market to allow industrial heat producers to provide waste heat as an additional source in the district heating network. This work proposes the application of innovative market designs for district heating networks, inspired by new practices seen in the electricity sector. More precisely, pool and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) market designs are addressed, comparing centralized and decentralized market proposals. An illustrative case of a Nordic district heating network is used to assess the performance of each market design, as well as the potential revenue that different heat producers can obtain by participating in the market. An important conclusion of this work is that the proposed market designs are in line with the new trends, encouraging the inclusion of new excess heat recovery players in district heating networks.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 13