Design Space for Heat Network Systems

Learning from the Electricity, Gas, Water and Wastewater Network Systems

Master thesis (2019)

Authors

A. Sharma Technology, Policy and Management

Contributors

R.M. Stikkelman Energy and Industry (supervisor 1)
A. Correljé Economics of Technology and Innovation - TPM (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Technology, Policy and Management
Copyright: © 2019 Abhinav Sharma
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Published Date

30-08-2019

Language

English

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Faculty

Technology, Policy and Management

Abstract

As a move away from the natural gas based heating, the Dutch government identified district heating networks as most economical alternative to the natural gas. However, the future plans for the district heating sector have faced challenge on the question of the design of heat market and management of factors such as ownership, network access, tariffs and pricing. This thesis draws learning from the existing networks of Electricity, Gas, Water and Wastewater for formulating the design space of the heat network.