Publisher Description

The provision of low carbon heating and cooling is recognised as one of the hardest challenges to solve in combating climate change. This reference text is designed to impart the essential knowledge needed for new entrants to make a rapid contribution in this growing industry. Part 1 provides the historical background to the development of District Heating and Cooling (DH/C) and a description of the technology. Part 2 describes the engineering design of each element of the system: the heating/cooling system within the buildings, the interface equipment between the building and the heating/cooling networks, the heating/cooling network itself, and the Energy Centre where the low carbon energy is produced. Part 3 considers how DH/C compares with other low carbon options and how newer technologies and techniques may be applied in changing market conditions.Key Features

• Presents the fundamentals of the engineering of District Heating and Cooling (DH/C)
• Discusses the technology, operation and key components of DH/C schemes
• Shows how DH/C compares with other low carbon technologies with respect to CO2 emissions, costs, disruption and other impacts
• Discusses how DH/C can be developed in the future world of renewable energy and the low carbon economy
• Includes case studies and links to reports and papers freely available online

Author Biography

Paul Woods is a Chartered Mechanical and Energy Engineer specialising in district heating, CHP and sustainable energy for buildings. Previously, he was Technical Director at Parsons Brinckerhoff (now WSP) and AECOM, leading their work on District Heating and Cooling. He has degrees from Cambridge and Cranfield Universities and is a Fellow of the IMechE, CIBSE and the Energy Institute. He was presented with the CHP Champion award in 2012 by the CHP Association (now the ADE). He was the author of the first edition of the CIBSE/ADE Code of Practice for Heat Networks in the UK.

Table of Contents

Part I Introduction to district heating and cooling1 Introduction2 Key features of DH/DC systemsPart II The engineering of DH andDC systems3 Building services—heating and cooling systems4 Interface between building heating and cooling systems and the DH/C systems5 Heating and cooling distribution systems6 Heating and cooling production7 Operating temperatures for DH8 Some operational aspectsPart III Future opportunities and the case for DH/C9 Comparing DH/C with individual heating/cooling systems10 Recent developments and future opportunities11 Summary—the case for DH/C as part of the national energy strategy

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