Overview of District Heating and Cooling Markets and Regulatory Frameworks under the Revised Renewable Energy Directive

Within the project, a comprehensive survey of the district heating and cooling markets of the European Member States is carried out for the first time. In addition to the compilation of comprehensive market data, the survey covers in particular the regulatory framework with regard to third party access to the district heating and cooling networks, pricing and billing procedures. On the basis of numerous case studies, it is also shown how renewable energies and waste heat are already integrated into existing heating networks today.

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Status of project

End of project: 2022

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European Commission, DG Energy

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Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (Fraunhofer ISI)
Viennna University of Technology
Institute for Resource Efficiency and Energy Strategies GmbH (IREES)