Book of abstracts: 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SMART ENERGY SYSTEMS AND 4TH GENERATION DISTRICT HEATING: AALBORG, 13-14 NOVEMBER 2018

The conference is organised by the 4DH Strategic Research Centre (4DH) and the ReInvest project in collaboration with Aalborg University. It is supported financially by Innovation Fund Denmark, The Obel Family Foundation and a series of sponsors presented on the following pages. After last year’s success in Copenhagen with 150 presentations and more than 300 participants, we are indeed happy to be able to welcome you to this year’s conference in Aalborg with more than 130 presentations, special workshops and H2020 project sessions as well as a panel debate. Once again, we welcome around 300 participants from 27 countries around the world. We wish to thank everyone for your valuable contributions.

The aim of the conference is to present and discuss scientific findings and industrial experiences related to the development of Smart Energy Systems and future 4th Generation District Heating Technologies and Systems (4GDH). This development is fundamental to the implementation of the European 2020 goals as well as future sustainable energy solutions in general.

The Smart Energy System approach was defined in 2011 in the CEESA project. The project addressed Danish scenarios with a particular focus on renewable energy in the transport system in a context with limited access to bioenergy. The Smart Energy System concept is essential for 100% renewable energy systems to harvest storage synergies and exploit lowvalue heat sources. The most effective and least-cost solutions are to be found when the electricity sector is combined with the heating and cooling sectors and/or the transport sector. Moreover, the combination of electricity and gas infrastructures may play an important role in the design of future renewable energy systems.

In future energy systems, combinations of low-temperature district heating resources and heat savings represent a promising alternative to individual heating solutions and passive or energy+ buildings. This change in the heating system also requires institutional and organisational changes that address the implementation of new technologies and enable new markets that can provide feasible solutions to society.

In its research on low-temperature district heating, 4DH enhances the understanding of supply system design, infrastructure and heat savings. All presentations, discussions, talks and debates during the conferences contribute to this understanding.