Recent advances on nanofluids for low to medium temperature solar collectors: energy, exergy, economic analysis and environmental impact

Z Said, AA Hachicha, S Aberoumand… - Progress in Energy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The efficient exploitation of solar irradiation is one of the most encouraging ways of handling
numerous environmental concerns. Solar collectors are suitable devices that capture solar …

4th Generation District Heating (4GDH): Integrating smart thermal grids into future sustainable energy systems

H Lund, S Werner, R Wiltshire, S Svendsen… - energy, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper defines the concept of 4th Generation District Heating (4GDH) including the
relations to District Cooling and the concepts of smart energy and smart thermal grids. The …

[HTML][HTML] Combined analysis of electricity and heat networks

X Liu, J Wu, N Jenkins, A Bagdanavicius - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Energy supply systems are usually considered as individual sub-systems with separate
energy vectors. However, the use of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) units, heat pumps …

Heat pump placement, connection and operational modes in European district heating

MA Sayegh, P Jadwiszczak, BP Axcell, E Niemierka… - Energy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of heat pumps in district heating is one of the most promising technologies for
enhancing the efficiency of systems and for meeting the 2030 and 2050 European energy …

Large-scale solar district heating plants in Danish smart thermal grid: Developments and recent trends

Z Tian, S Zhang, J Deng, J Fan, J Huang… - Energy conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Large solar collector fields are very popular in district heating system in Denmark, even
though the solar radiation source is not favorable at high latitudes compared to many other …

[HTML][HTML] Design and simulation of district heating networks: A review of modeling approaches and tools

S Kuntuarova, T Licklederer, T Huynh, D Zinsmeister… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
District heating (DH) systems have been identified as an important component in efforts to
mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and achieve climate targets in the near future. Software …

Dynamic equation-based thermo-hydraulic pipe model for district heating and cooling systems

B van der Heijde, M Fuchs, CR Tugores… - Energy Conversion and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Simulation and optimisation of district heating and cooling networks requires efficient and
realistic models of the individual network elements in order to correctly represent heat losses …

Integration of flexibility potentials of district heating systems into electricity markets: A review

H Golmohamadi, KG Larsen, PG Jensen… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing the penetration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES), eg wind and solar,
intermittency and volatility of the supply-side are increasing in power systems worldwide …

Experimental investigation on the efficiency of flat-plate solar collectors with nanofluids

Q He, S Zeng, S Wang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, Cu–H 2 O nanofluids with different mass fraction and size were prepared
through two-step method. Its thermal conductivities and the effect of Cu–H 2 O nanofluids on …

Deep reinforcement learning–based approach for optimizing energy conversion in integrated electrical and heating system with renewable energy

B Zhang, W Hu, D Cao, Q Huang, Z Chen… - Energy conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
With advanced information technologies applied in integrated energy systems (IESs),
controlling the energy conversion has become an effective method for improving grid …