In this section, several scientific articles are mentioned, which may help understand the background of Heat Roadmap Europe. Further, there is a selection of the peer-reviewed articles published in the context of the Heat Roadmap Europe projects. If you have any suggestions for additions, please feel free to contact us. If you are interested in our deliverables, you can find them here.

Heat Roadmap Europe 4

• Persson U., Wiechers E., Möller B., Werner S. | Heat Roadmap Europe: Heat distribution costs, June 2019 [Link]
• Möller B., Wiechers E., Persson U., Grundahl L., Lund R.S., Mathiesen B.V. | Heat Roadmap Europe: Towards EU-Wide, local heat supply strategies, June 2019 [Link]
• Möller B., Wiechers E., Persson U., Grundahl L.,  Connolly D. | Heat Roadmap Europe: Identifying local heat demand and supply areas with a European thermal atlas, June 2018. [Link]
• Connolly D. | Heat Roadmap Europe: Quantitative comparison between the electricity, heating, and cooling sectors for different European countries. Energy, November 2017. [Link]
• David A., Mathiesen B.V., Averfalk H., Werner S., Lund H. | Heat Roadmap Europe: Large-Scale Electric Heat Pumps in District Heating Systems. Energies, April 2017. [Link]

Heat Roadmap Europe 3/Stratego

• Werner S. European space cooling demands. Energy, September 2016. [Link]
• Hansen K, Connolly D, Lund H, Drysdale D, Thellufsen JZ. Heat Roadmap Europe: Identifying the balance between saving heat and supplying heat. Energy, November 2016. [Link]

Heat Roadmap Europe 2

• Persson U, Möller B, Werner S. Heat Roadmap Europe: Identifying strategic heat synergy regions. Energy Policy 2014 ;74:663-681. [Link]
• Connolly D, Lund H, Mathiesen BV, Werner S, Möller B, Persson U, Boermans T, Trier D, Østergaard PA, Nielsen S. Heat Roadmap Europe: Combining district heating with heat savings to decarbonise the EU energy system. Energy Policy 2014;65:475–489.  [Link]

 Methodology Publications (HRE3)

The following documents explain in more detail the methodologies developed in the Heat Roadmap Europe projects, and include background reports on data and modelling.

Background Reports:

Individual Background Reports:

• Background Report 1 – Reference Models (2015)
• Background Report 2 – Hourly Distributions (2015)
• Background Report 3a – Cost of Heat Savings (2015)
• Background Report 3b – Cost of heat Savings for the UK (2015)
• Background Report 4 – Heat & Cold Demands (2015)
• Background Report 5 – Mapping Heat & Cold Demands (2015)
• Background Report 6 – Mapping Potential for DHC (2016)
• Background Report 7 – Potential for Excess Heat (2015)
• Background Report 8 – Potential for Renewable Heat (2014)
• Background Report 9 – Mapping Renewable Heat (2015)

All Background Reports:

• Background Reports in a ZIP File
• Background Reports Combined in One Pdf

Related Journal Articles

• Bertelsen N., Mathiesen B.V. | EU-28 Residential Heat Supply and Consumption: Historical Development and Status. Energies 2020, 13, 1894. [Link]
• Drysdale D.W., Krog Jensen L., Mathiesen B.V. | Energy Vision Strategies for the EU Green New Deal: A Case Study of European Cities. Energies 2020, 13, 2194. [Link]
• Paardekooper S., Lund H., Chang M., Nielsen S., Moreno D., & Thellufsen J. Z. | Heat Roadmap Chile: A national district heating plan for air pollution decontamination and decarbonisation. Journal of Cleaner Production 2020, 272, 122744. [Link]
• Djørup S.R.  | The Institutionalisation of Zero Transaction Cost Theory: A Case Study in Danish District Heating Regulation. Evolutionary and Institutional Economics Review, 2020. [Link]
• Lund R., Østergaard D.S., Yang X., Mathiesen B.V. | Comparison of Low-temperature District Heating Concepts in a Long-Term Energy System Perspective. Sustainable Energy Planning and Managing, March 2017 [Link]
• Lund H, Hvelplund F. The economic crisis and sustainable development: The design of job creation strategies by use of concrete institutional economics. Energy 2012;43(1):192-200. [Link]
• Lund H, Möller B, Mathiesen BV, Dyrelund A. The role of district heating in future renewable energy systems. Energy 2010;35(3):1381-1390. [Link]
• Möller B, Lund H. Conversion of individual natural gas to district heating: Geographical studies of supply costs and consequences for the Danish energy system. Applied Energy 2010;87(6):1846-1857. [Link]
• Mathiesen, BV; Lund, H; Connolly, D; Wenzel, H; Østergaard, PA; Möller, B; Nielsen, S; Ridjan, I; Karnøe, P; Sperling, K; Hvelplund, F. Smart Energy Systems for coherent 100% renewable energy and transport solutions. Applied Energy 2015;145:139–154. [Link]
• Xiong, W; Wang, Y; Mathiesen, BV; Lund, H; Zhang, X. Heat roadmap China : New heat strategy to reduce energy consumption towards 2030. Energy, 2015. [Link]
• Lund, RS; Mathiesen, BV. Large combined heat and power plants in sustainable energy systems. Applied Energy 2015;142,389–395. [Link]
• Lund H, Thellufsen JZ, Aggerholm S, Wittchen KB, Nielsen S, Mathiesen BV, Möller B. Heat Saving Strategies in Sustainable Smart Energy Systems. International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management 2014;4. [Link]
• Meyer NI, Mathiesen BV, Hvelplund F. Barriers and Potential Solutions for Energy Renovation of Buildings in Denmark. International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management 2014;1. [Link]
• Lund H, Werner S, Wiltshire R, Svendsen S, Thorsen JE, Hvelplund F, Mathiesen BV. 4th Generation District Heating (4GDH): Integrating smart thermal grids into future sustainable energy systems. Energy 2014;68:1-11. [Link]
• Connolly D, Mathiesen BV. A technical and economic analysis of one potential pathway to a 100% renewable energy system. International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management 2014;1:7-28. [Link]
• Mathiesen BV, Lund H, Connolly D. Limiting biomass consumption for heating in 100% renewable energy systems. Energy 2012;48(1):160-168. [Link]
• Lund H, Hvelplund F. The economic crisis and sustainable development: The design of job creation strategies by use of concrete institutional economics. Energy 2012;43(1):192-200. [Link]
• Lund H, Möller B, Mathiesen BV, Dyrelund A. The role of district heating in future renewable energy systems. Energy 2010;35(3):1381-1390. [Link]
• Möller B, Lund H. Conversion of individual natural gas to district heating: Geographical studies of supply costs and consequences for the Danish energy system. Applied Energy 2010;87(6):1846-1857. [Link]