SET_HEAT Project

Programme for the Environment and Climate Action LIFE Clean Energy Transition sub-programme Project number 101119793 Project acronym: LIFE22-CET-SET_HEAT Call: LIFE-2022-CET Topic: LIFE-2022-CET-DH

Wspomaganie transformacji energetycznej i dekarbonizacji w sektorze ciepłowniczym.  Pierwsze webinarium projektu SET-HEAT.  On-line; 18 listopada 2024, 9:00 - 15:30, Platforma ZOOM Event. W dniu 18 listopada 2024 r. w godzinach 9:00 - 15:30 odbędzie się pierwsze webinarium projektu SET_HEAT. Wydarzenie jest adresowane do szerokiego grona interesariuszy ciepłownictwa systemowego, w tym do spółek ciepłowniczych z Polski. Webinarium jest adresowane do odbiorcy krajowego i odbędzie się w języku polskim. Webinarium odbędzie się na platformie ZOOM Event Link do rejestracji na wydarzenie: https://lnkd.in/g58yYsHk Osobom zarejestrowanym zostanie przesłany link do spotkania na platformie ZOOM Event.

After one year of the implementation of the SET_HEAT project, the conclusions are that energy transition and decarbonisation in the district heating sector are very challenging tasks in all countries, including leading ones such as Denmark. Since the policy is evolving dynamically and the market is changing at a very high speed, regarding products, services, mechanisms of operations and trade rules, no one can tell today how Europe and its energy system will look like in 2050. What is more, although the strategic targets have been set by policymakers, the tactics to achieve them have been left to individual decision-makers at the company and municipality levels, who must overcome many existing barriers, take challenges, look for opportunities and address threats to devise future-proof solutions for local energy systems. Despite the difficulties, a significant mobilisation of district heating companies to carry out substantial changes can be observed. Regardless of uncertainties about long-term market trends, future prices of energy, fuels and CO2 emission allowances, and stability of financial markets, district heating companies are triggering unprecedented strategic planning activities. It seems that those actors have realised that there is no way back from the pathway to decarbonisation. They are changing their mindset and trying to keep up with the trends by planning radical changes in the heat generation and transmission infrastructure, current practices of energy acquisition, conversion, transmission and use. They look for new technologies, distributed heat sources and possibilities for organisational and asset management changes. The need for strategic planning has been identified. The awareness of the energy transition as a multidimensional process is increasing. Technical, infrastructural, organisational, environmental and socio-economic dimensions are being gradually recognised and incorporated into planning activities. It is also being recognised that district heating is not an isolated sector but rather an integral part of the global energy system, and changes outside its boundaries significantly influence its form and functioning. Nowadays, the perception of the global energy system as a whole is beginning to dominate and complex interactions between district heating and surrounding systems are more often taken into consideration. The awareness of the role of external stakeholders, including heat consumers in local energy transition is gradually growing. Although today district heating is not on the fast track to decarbonisation, all this is an optimistic outlook for the future of the sector. The SET_HEAT Project is progressing. Read our second newsletter to learn what we are doing. It is available here: https://lnkd.in/dapc_CGg

The #LifeProgramme co-funded #SET_HEAT Project was present at the XXVIII Polish District Heating Conference (Forum Ciepłowników Polskich) in Międzyzdroje from 15th to 18th September 2024. The dissemination activities were run by #ECO and #PolitechnikaOpolska. During the three days of the conference, many interesting discussions occurred on the energy transition and decarbonisation in the district heating sector. The conclusion is the awareness of the key stakeholders increases rapidly and the willingness to act is being widely declared. #EnergyTransition, #Deacrbonisation, #DistrictHeating

Proceedings of the special session titled “Energy Transition and Decarbonisation in the District Heating Sector” that was part of the 19th SDEWES 2024 Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, September 8 - 12, 2024 in Rome, are now available on the SET_HEAT Project's website at: https://lnkd.in/dxGB2Sgy

Special session titled “Energy Transition and Decarbonisation in the District Heating Sector” was part of the 19th #SDEWES 2024 Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems scheduled for September 8 - 12, 2024 in Rome. The session was very successful and consisted of 12 presentations delivered by the SET_HEAT project consortium and invited external stakeholders. The session summarised the key achievements of the #LifeProgramme funded #SET_HEAT project after one year of its implementation and presented the directions of the future activities. In particular the following presentations were delivered:   #PiotrKrawczyk, #AleksandraDzido, #KrzysztofBadyda: Comparative analysis of increasing renewables share in heat production scenarios – case study of middle size city in Poland.   #JacekKalina, #MariuszTańczuk, #ŁukaszJendryasek: Planning energy transition and decarbonisation of Opole district heating system.   #MaciejSatora, #MariuszTańczuk, #JacekKalina, #GregorZwaschka, #LauraThiel: Utilization of Waste Heat from Green Hydrogen Production for the District Heating System.   #ArturRogoža, #JuozasBielskus, #GiedreStreckienė, #ViluneLapinskiene, #VioletaMisevičiūtė: Analysis of the Development of Low-Temperature Zones in Vilnius District Heating System   #WojciechBujalski: The transition of the Polish district heating sector to climete neutrality.   #AndrzejSachajdak, #JacekKalina, #WojciechAdamczyk, #GrzegorzPrzybyła: Performance assessment of using ammonia-fired internal combustion engine cogeneration modules in district heating.    #MaciejMasiukiewicz, #MariuszTańczuk, #StanislawAnweiler, #GiedreStreckienė, #StanislavBoldyryev: Comparison Tool for Heat Pump Systems Based on Specific Long-Term Local Conditions in Southern and Northern Europe.   #SławomirPochwała, #MariuszTańczuk, #StanislawAnweiler, #EligiuszOlszewski, #JacekKalina, #PawełŁuczak, #StanislavBoldyryev: System integration of geothermal heat plant in high-temperature district heating system - technical and economical issues   #MariuszTańczuk, #JacekKalina, #DorotaTalik, #AgnieszkaKunecka, #StanislavBoldyryev: Lowering Operational Temperatures in 2nd Generation Large District Heat Network – on the to Road to District Heating Decarbonisation   #MarcelBarzantny, #DenisNol, #SzymonŻymełka, #WojciechKostowski, #JacekKalina: Integration of waste heat from active or abandoned coal mines into an urban district heating system: the case study of Gliwice.   #AnnaKról, #ElżbietaJanowska-Renkas, #IgorKlementowski, #SławomirPochwała: Hemp shive and fluidal fly ash as components of an ecofriendly composite with thermal insulation properties   #GoranKrajačić, #StanislavBoldyryev: Waste heat utilisation by systematic graphical approach for energy partnering between industry and district heating   All the papers will be soon made available on the project’s website.   #EnergyTransition, #DistictHeating, #EnergySystems, #LifeProgramme

200 000 m3 (4*50 000) Tank Thermal Energy Storage at #NorbisPark #Aalborg. This world record shows that #DistrictHeating has a role to play in future #EnergySystems. Thanks to the #LifeProgramme financing the #Set_Heat projekt Team had the opportunity to experience this spectacular undertaking in #Denmark.

Study tour day 2. https://lnkd.in/dJ9pj4wK

Short video from the study tour day 1 https://lnkd.in/dvmF5DjV

The second SET_HEAT project study tour took place from 27th to 28th August 2024. Representatives of consortium members (18 people) visited selected sites in the Aalborg area (Denmark) where district heating systems have been successfully retrofitted, including network decomposition, lowering network temperatures, and integration of low-temperature renewable and waste heat sources. During the visit, the project team visited district heating systems in Dronninglund, Brønderslev, and Aalborg. The tour was organised by #DBDH. The visit was very inspiring and gave us a great opportunity to learn about different perspectives on planning the #EnergyTransition in the #DistrictHeating sector. #LifeProgramme