What is the impact of the policy framework on the future of district heating in Eastern European countries? The case of Brasov

Büchele, Richard and Kranzl, Lukas and Hummel, Marcus (2017): What is the impact of the policy framework on the future of district heating in Eastern European countries? The case of Brasov.

Abstract

District heating in general is seen as an important opportunity to decarbonise the heating sector especially in urban areas and therefore important to reach European and global climate goals. In this case study we analyse possible future scenarios for the city of Brasov, Romania. Like in many other cities in Eastern Europe a district heating system exists in the city, however, facing severe challenges like old and inefficient infrastructure and loss of consumers due to unreliability of supply over the last decades. This work assesses the impact of different policies on the feasibility of renewable and efficient heating under various conditions and suggests favourable policy frameworks to ensure an economically and ecologically viable future heating system for the city.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: District heating; heat savings and supply; policy assessment; Eastern Europe; Romania
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C6 - Mathematical Methods ; Programming Models ; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling > C60 - General

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