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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
District heating and cooling research team focuses on flexible, low-carbon heating and cooling solutions that enable the transition to and operation of clean energy systems. This is an important part of the energy landscape, since heating and cooling is responsible of approximately 50 % of all end-use of energy.
We have specific expertise and experience on assessing the impact of different technologies, technological concepts, business models, regulation or policies regarding the decarbonization effort. Our ability to carry out quantitative support for decision-making is based on the world-class modelling expertise on energy systems and the technologies within. Examples of the models that we utilize:
- Energy system and city-specific optimization models implemented in Backbone energy system modelling framework
- Apros District for district heating network simulations
- KITEE (Key Investments in Transition towards Energy Efficient DH systems) modelling approach
The core topics of our research (see image) are:
- Integration of renewable and excess heat into the district heating systems
- Flexible interaction between the heating and cooling and the surrounding energy system (sector-coupling)
- Solutions and concepts advancing low-temperature distribution for district heating
- Assessing development pathways for existing systems and future-proof design for new systems
In a nutshell, we assess the solutions for developing the current energy systems towards a carbon-free future recognizing and quantifying the uncertainties involved.
Free keywords
- decarbonization
- carbon neutrality
- renewable energy
- district heating
- district cooling
- energy systems
- flexibility
- sector-coupling and integration
- energy storages
- heat pumps
- network design
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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SANE: Safety Assessment of Non-Electric uses of nuclear energy
Tulkki, V. (Manager), Kurki, J. (Participant), Ikonen, J.-P. (Participant), Komu, R. (Participant), Karola, E. (Participant), Bajamundi, C. J. (Participant), Sihvonen, T. (Participant), Helminen, A. (Participant), Immonen, E. (Participant), Lindroos, T. J. (Participant), Huhtinen, S. (Participant), Airola, M. (Participant), Wessberg, N. (Participant) & Karppinen, I. (Participant)
1/09/24 → 31/08/27
Project: EU project
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TU-NEXUS: Integrating water balance and energy system models for improved benefit sharing in transboundary river basins
Putkonen, N. (Manager), Kiviluoma, J. (Participant), Louis, J.-N. (Participant), Abdurafikov, R. (Participant), Urishov, D. (Participant) & Tupala, A. (Participant)
1/10/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Finnish government project
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TANDEM: Small Modular ReacTor for a European sAfe aNd Decarbonized Energy Mix
Tulkki, V. (Manager), Lindroos, T. J. (Participant), Soppela, O. (Participant) & Ikonen, J.-P. (Participant)
1/09/22 → 31/08/25
Project: EU project
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Climate change mitigation potential of restoration of boreal peatlands drained for forestry can be adjusted by site selection and restoration measures
Laine, A. M., Ojanen, P., Lindroos, T., Koponen, K., Maanavilja, L., Lampela, M., Turunen, J., Minkkinen, K. & Tolvanen, A., Sept 2024, In: Restoration Ecology. 32, 7, e14213.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Dynamically distributed district heating for an existing system
Rämä, M. (Corresponding Author), Pursiheimo, E., Sundell, D. & Abdurafikov, R., Jan 2024, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 189, Part A, 113947.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Evaluation of Life Cycle CO2 Emissions for the LDR-50 Nuclear District Heating Reactor
Sokka, L., Kirppu, H. & Leppänen, J., Jul 2024, In: Energies. 17, 13, 3250.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
- 1 Conference presentation
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Optimization of a building energy system based on medium-depth boreholes
Abdurafikov, R. (Speaker) & Thomasson, T. (Speaker)
26 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation