TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent advances in district energy systems: A review
AU - Mahmoud, Montaser
AU - Ramadan, Mohamad
AU - Naher, Sumsun
AU - Pullen, Keith
AU - Baroutaji, Ahmad
AU - Olabi, Abdul Ghani
PY - 2020/12/1
Y1 - 2020/12/1
N2 - World energy consumption has increased significantly in the last decade and for this reason several energy management strategies are currently under investigation to accommodate this high demand. In this frame, the current paper presents a review of the advances of district systems (DSs) which offers a contribution to the mission to reduce the environmental and economic impact of energy consumption. The aim of the study is to examine the potential of these systems and their ability to cope with the requirements of energy demands. Additionally, the paper reviews several optimization strategies including poly-generation, cogeneration and energy storage that could be adopted to upgrade the performance of DSs. Furthermore, the paper discusses the main obstacles facing the development of this domain and proposes some suggestions to encourage adoption of the district approach.
AB - World energy consumption has increased significantly in the last decade and for this reason several energy management strategies are currently under investigation to accommodate this high demand. In this frame, the current paper presents a review of the advances of district systems (DSs) which offers a contribution to the mission to reduce the environmental and economic impact of energy consumption. The aim of the study is to examine the potential of these systems and their ability to cope with the requirements of energy demands. Additionally, the paper reviews several optimization strategies including poly-generation, cogeneration and energy storage that could be adopted to upgrade the performance of DSs. Furthermore, the paper discusses the main obstacles facing the development of this domain and proposes some suggestions to encourage adoption of the district approach.
KW - District cooling
KW - District heating
KW - Energy storage system
KW - Renewable energy
KW - Waste heat recovery
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UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2451904920301980?via%3Dihub
U2 - 10.1016/j.tsep.2020.100678
DO - 10.1016/j.tsep.2020.100678
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85089550680
SN - 2451-9049
VL - 20
JO - Thermal Science and Engineering Progress
JF - Thermal Science and Engineering Progress
M1 - 100678
ER -