ToolBox

When it comes to district heating and excess heat there is a lot of knowledge, regulations and experiences that needs to be considered.

This ToolBox is a product of concrete experiences from the HEATflex project. The results from each workpackage and deliverable will serve as input for the online ToolBox. Moreover, the ToolBox contains research papers, examples, and other documents and information identified as being relevant for our target groups.

Introduction

The ToolBox is diveded into different sections and serve as a reference tool for following target groups:

End users (i.e. Energy suppliers, District heating companies, ESCOs, households, energy service providers and industrial/commercial actors)
Potential exploitation partners (i.e. Engineering / planning / consulting organizations, componentsuppliers, logistic and maintenance partners in different countries / markets and R&D)
Financing bodies (i.e. Financial institutions, private and public investors, PPP organizations and civic participation solutions)
Decision makers / stakeholders (i.e. Public authorities / policy makers at local, regional, national and European level, utilities, (legal) representatives of relevant sectors / branches)

Sections:

Roadmap: This section contains 3 differnet roadmaps which intent to give an overview on specific topics. The goal of the Roadmaps is to make the gained knowledge from the HEATflex project accessible to a wider audience in a user-friendly way.
Technical aspects: In this section you can find relevant information regarding the technical aspect in Austria and Denmark.
Regulative/legal aspects: In this section you can find relevant information regarding the regulative and legal aspect in Austria and Denmark.
Calculation models/tools: In this section you can find different calculation tools , some developed during the HEATflex project and others developed in other national or international projects.
Business cases: In this section you will find in totalt 4 businesscases, two from Austria and two from Denmark

Roadmap

During the course of the HEATflex project 3 Roadmaps has been developed. The roadmaps are intended to give an overview on a specific topic and provides a link to additional information which is available on the HEATflex website.

The roadmap will bring DH grid operators, planner and CHPs the innovative possibility to check the technical and economic feasibility by using simple input data. The output will be to assess feasibility, show possible technical solutions for implementation and planning, economic evaluation, as well as bus.

Roadmap 1: Integration of waste heat and renewables

Roadmap 2: Lowering grid temperatures

Roadmap 3: Increase of grid efficiency and flexibility

Technical aspects

This work package aims at providing the technical concept and design of the project systems. Hence, identifying the components and applications on the market and presenting them as partial or complete solutions. During the development, consideration was given to how standard components as well as innovative components/tools can contribute to making the district heating solutions more flexible.

During the project period follwowing technical aspects have been identified and elaborated:

This section describes the partial solutions as well as recommendations for the entire system. It is also described how the system can be integrated into the DH grid. Recommendations are made for suitable operating conditions, types, components, control, monitoring and measuring devices. Furthermore, it is shown which further research needs or the development of tools and components is still necessary.

System integration and further research work

Regulative/legal aspects (incl. safety aspects)

In this section you will find information about the aspects that can impact the development such as political goals, economic measures, and technical development.

Find information about policies and strategies in EU as well as the legislation in Denmark and Austria HERE

Read the full report and the regulative and legal aspects HERE

Calculation models/tools

Below you will find several tools which has either been developed in this or other projects.

Tools developed during the HEATflex project

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HEATflexcel Production: This Tool is aimed to give the user the possibility to calculate the (positive) effects of the integration of waste heat and renewables in a district heating grid. The tool is a freeware and will allow to add different heat sources to district heating grids and evaluate their technical, economic and ecological effects.

Learn more about the HEATflexcel Production HERE

Background information

See the introduction video of the tool HERE

Try the tool out HERE

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HEATflexcel Grid: This Tool consists of several scenarios to evaluate the influence of lowering the grid temperature, the influence of the refurbishment of (parts of) the grid, or the connection of new consumers or prosumers to the grid.

Learn more about the HEATflexcel Grid HERE

See the introduction video of the tool HERE

Try the tool out HERE

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Tools developed in other projects

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Super Supermarkets feasibility Tool: This tools aim is to make it easy for supermarkets across the country to get an estimate of the economy by heat recovery in their supermarket. The calculation model is not detailed enough for a real investment basis, but can form the basis for a decision to start a design work.

Learn more about the Super Supermarkets project HERE (danish)

Try the tool out HERE

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R-ACES Self Assessment Tool: This tool consists in an assessment framework that covers multiple themes. Provides best practices, check lists to users & means to scan energy reduction potentials.

Learn more about the Self Assesment Tool HERE

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R-ACES Legal Decision Support Tool: This tool gives a practical and simple-to-use decision support tool for management to decide on the required framework for energy cooperation.

Learn more about the Legal Decision Support Tool HERE

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R-ACES Energy Management Platform: This tool is an ICT-tool that makes energy flows transparent, allows energy consumption & production to be allocated to specific installations, stakeholders & nodes, and identifies anomalies & opportunities.

Learn more about the Energy Management Platform HERE

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Store4HUC: The Optimal Heat Source Scheduleris a tool for optimal operation of the combination of a heat source and a heat storage system, for a particular consumer or set of consumers connected to the storage, with known cumulative heat demand under required heating medium temperature conditions in the storage.

Learn more about the Optimal Heat Source Scheduleris Tool HERE

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Low TEMP training package contains the key know-how, innovative strategies and tools to enable DH stakeholders to realise LTDH.

Learn more about the training package HERE

Business cases

In the project we have been looking at 4 business cases, two in each of the participating countries. The aim of the business cases is to define, valuate and show good examples from Austria and Denmark and to illustrate the most attractive/cost-efficient/economic solutions. The business cases will highlight the different conditions for development, the technical levels in the grids as well as the owner structure of the district heating companies.

Read the report on all business cases HERE or have a look at the single businesscases below ↓