Heating grids from high quality, with respect to design and operation

Within a sustainable energy supply district heating offers flexibility and scale-advantage with respect to the integration of renewable and pollution-free heat production. Also within collective housing facilities,e.g apartment block, collective heating systems offer these advantages. These have been illustrated in previous projects and elsewhere in Europe. To enable the Flemish industry and policy makers to put this into practice and to support further innovation by validating novel low -temperature heating and cooling concepts, this TETRA-project is initiated. The goal of this project to develop a code of good practice for collective hydronic heating systems with following objectives: * design guides and tools for the installers with respect to the production of heat and cold * a quality framework for manufacturers to evaluate their present and future products, e.g HIU's * initiation further innovation with respect to operational optimization, through quality measurements and smart metering

Keywords:DISTRICT HEATING, DESIGN RESEARCH, GUIDELINES

Disciplines:Energy in buildings and built environments, Sustainable buildings and cities

Project type:Collaboration project