Among the main components of a smart city, the energy system plays a vital and core role in
the transition towards a sustainable urban life. Furthermore, the utilization of renewable …

Energy systems analyses are integrated elements in planning the transition towards
renewable energy-based energy systems. This is due to a growing complexity arising from …

EnergyPLAN is an energy system analysis tool created for the study and research in the
design of future sustainable energy solutions with a special focus on energy systems with …

Fourth-generation district heating (4GDH) has been used as a label or expression since
2008 to describe a transition path for decarbonization of the district heating sector and was …

This article presents some of the main findings from the SDEWES conferences of 2021
within the field of renewable energy. More specifically, results are summarized and …

Seasonal thermal energy storage can provide flexibility to smart energy systems and are
characterised by low cost per unit energy capacity and varying applicability to different …

Lithium-ion Batteries (LIB) are an essential facilitator of the decarbonisation of the transport
and energy system, and their high energy densities represent a major technological …

This review article presents a description of contemporary developments and findings
related to the different elements needed in future 4th generation district heating systems …

Germany has set ambitious policies for increasing renewable energy shares and
decommissioning nuclear energy, but there are certain scientific gaps on how this transition …

There are two competing concepts in the literature for the integration of high shares of
renewable energy: the coupling of electricity to other energy sectors, such as transport and …