District heating (and cooling) – a low carbon future?

On District Heating and Cooling Research in China

The growth of the Chinese district heating sector has been very rapid during recent years. No other country in the world can show the same rapid growth of district heating systems during the last decades. Heated building area increased six times between 1995 and 2008 according to the Chinese district heating statistics. China has also enjoyed strong growth of scientific articles and papers publ...

District Heating and Cooling Enable Efficient Energy Resource Utilisation

Carbon Emission Comparison Between Residential Heating and Cooling Options

Executive Summary Growing concern over global climate change has triggered a search for methods to reduce overall carbon dioxide emissions. Reducing emissions from the heating and cooling systems of the 70 plus million single family North American residential units would assist significantly in this effort. However, given the current financial strains on homeowners, it is essential to find the ...

Date Issue Brief # Low‐carbon Future? Natural Gas: a Bridge to a Low‐carbon Future?

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Photoreversible micellar solution as a smart drag-reducing fluid for use in district heating/cooling systems.

A photoresponsive micellar solution is developed as a promising working fluid for district heating/cooling systems (DHCs). It can be reversibly switched between a drag reduction (DR) mode and an efficient heat transfer (EHT) mode by light irradiation. The DR mode is advantageous during fluid transport, and the EHT mode is favored when the fluid passes through heat exchangers. This smart fluid i...