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This work introduces the theory involved in a decentralised energy system, such as a district heating system, going from its implementation and viability to its system performance. Some case studies across Europe have been selected and compared; this comparison demonstrated a lack of results regarding the actual overall performance occurring in a district heating system. The Affordable Housing site located in Suffolk is made up of 26 individual homes with a district heating network supplied with a biomass boiler. This study investigates how well this district heating distributes its heat. A system performance analysis has been performed and its losses determined and introduced.
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Pan, O.MD., Bouchlaghem, D., Eames, P., Young, A., Gill, Z.M. (2012). Post Occupancy Evaluation of Decentralised Energy Systems. In: M’Sirdi, N., Namaane, A., Howlett, R.J., Jain, L.C. (eds) Sustainability in Energy and Buildings. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27509-8_29
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