Economic dispatch of torrefied biomass polygeneration systems considering power/SNG grid demands

W Wu, MI Taipabu, WC Chang, K Viswanathan… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
A torrefied biomass polygeneration system (TBPGS) composed of a torrefied biomass
gasification process, a combined cycle system, a water-gas-shift reactor (WGSR) process …

Integrating a heat pump into a 4th generation district heating (4GDH) system–Two-mode configuration inputting operational data

S Chicherin, A Zhuikov, L Junussova - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim is to examine integrating a heat pump (HP) into a district heating (DH) system
versus potential savings in the separate scenario. It takes into account all the properties of …

District Heating for Poorly Insulated Residential Buildings—Comparing Results of Visual Study, Thermography, and Modeling

S Chicherin, A Zhuikov, L Junussova - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Newer buildings have a lower but smoother profile of indoor temperature, while older
buildings are less energy efficient. Sometimes, the indoor temperature is unreasonably high …

The Return of Coal-Fired Combined Heat and Power Plants: Feasibility and Environmental Assessment in the Case of Conversion to Another Fuel or Modernizing an …

S Chicherin, A Zhuikov, P Kuznetsov - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Large city-scale coal-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plants are one of the main
contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. The motivation is to find a way to decrease the …

Effect of Heating Emissions on the Fractal Size Distribution of Atmospheric Particle Concentrations

N Norbu, X Sheng, Q Liu, H Han, X Zhang - Atmosphere, 2024 - mdpi.com
Excessive particle concentrations during heating periods, which greatly affect people's
physical and mental health and their normal lives, continue to be a concern. It is more …

Topology reconstruction of the district heating network for maximizing comprehensive benefits of thermal storage

J Wang, B Pan, L Rong, C Sun, C Qi - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The supply-demand imbalance of the district heating system (DHS) is becoming increasingly
prominent due to the deep power peak shaving of combined heat and power (CHP) …

Justifying network reconstruction when switching to low temperature district heating

S Chicherin, A Starikov, A Zhuikov - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of the paper is to deduce a way to make low temperature district heating (LTDH)
more feasible by involving operational data. Using design data only, the total network cost …

Small-scale district heating system as heat storage for decentralized solar thermal collectors during non-heating period

R Bogdanovics, J Zemitis, A Zajacs, A Borodinecs - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar thermal energy usage in the Baltic countries is currently low, so there is a need to find
technically and economically feasible solutions to increase the appeal of this technology …

Heat mapping, a method for enhancing the sustainability of the smart district heat networks

S Vaisi, S Mohammadi, K Habibi - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
District heating (DH) has a major potential to increase the efficiency, security, and
sustainability of energy management at the community scale. However, there is a huge …

Investigation of predictive regulation strategy of secondary loop in district heating systems

Z Li, Z Luo, N Zhang, X Lin, W Huang, E Feng… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The urban energy system is greatly dependent on the District Heating System (DHS).
However, many difficulties with regulation and control are caused by its large scale and …