A warm welcome or a poor pick? Exploring energy poverty and inequality in the transition to a heat network in Delft

Energy poverty is an increasingly important issue. While vulnerable households are especially at risk in the energy transition, energy poverty effects of the transition are unknown. In Delft, a district heating network based on geothermal energy is planned. The distributive justice aspects of heat networks in the heating transition remain...

Mathematical models for simulation and optimization of multi-carrier energy systems

Energy systems are vital in modern society, and reliable operation is crucial. Multi-carrier energy systems (MESs), which couple two or more single-carrier systems, have recently become more important, as the need for sustainable energy systems increases. Important tools for the design and operation of energy systems are steady-state simulation...

Optimal flow for general multi-carrier energy systems, including load flow equations

Optimization is an important tool for the operation of an energy system. Multi-carrier energy systems (MESs) have recently become more important. Load flow (LF) equations are used within optimization to determine if physical network limits are violated. Due to nonlinearities, the solvability of the OF problem and the convergence of the...

A graph-based model framework for steady-state load flow problems of general multi-carrier energy systems

Coupling single-carrier networks into multi-carrier energy systems (MESs) has recently become more important. Conventional load flow models for the separate single-carrier networks are not able to capture the full extend of the coupling. Recently, different models for multi-carrier energy networks have been proposed, either using the energy...