District Heating and Cooling

District heating and cooling networks (DHC) are infrastructures that allow the extensive use of renewable energy sources to meet the intense energy demand of urban areas.
Relab group’s experience with renewables has been expanded and it also covers the integration with DHC systems. Our researchers have expertise in feasibility studies which aim to improve efficiency, reduce fossil fuel consumption and pollutant emissions of existing and new DHC systems; modelling and simulating networks, generation systems and user demands.

We support and cooperate with DHC suppliers and municipalities during the planning and operational phase and we participate in national and international research projects.

PROJECTS (projects page):

• 4GDH – Analysis on new models for 4GDH in Italy: an innovative for the fast integration of the RES sources
• SDHplus – Solar District Heating
• District Energy in cities Initiative
• SDHp2m- Solar District Heating
• Smart and Flexible 100 % Renewable District Heating and Cooling Systems for European Cities
• Deep demonstrations of healthy and Clean Cities – Milan (DDMI)
• Merezzate+
• Reinventing cities – Milano
• WH Polimi-RSE

Move to other research areas:
Renewable Heating and Cooling systems
Energy efficient buildings
Energy Scenarios
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)