Steffen Nielsen

Research output

Research output per year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2019 2020 2021 2022 2024

• 30 Journal article
• 29 Report
• 4 Article in proceeding
• 4 Paper without publisher/journal
• 13 More
  • 3 Comment/debate
  • 2 Report chapter
  • 1 Book
  • 1 Conference abstract for conference
  • 1 Poster
  • 1 Contribution to newspaper - Comment/debate
  • 1 Contribution to newspaper - Feature article
  • 1 Other contribution
  • 1 PhD thesis
  • 1 Working paper

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2024

  Exploring the location and use of baseload district heating supply. What can current heat sources tell us about future opportunities?

  Moreno, D., Nielsen, S., Sorknæs, P., Lund, H., Thellufsen, J. Z. & Mathiesen, B. V., 1 Feb 2024, In: Energy. 288, 129642.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  • District Heating 100%
  • Baseload 100%
  • Heat Source 100%
  • District Heating System 71%
  • Excess Heat 71%
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2023

  Beyond sector coupling: Utilizing energy grids in sector coupling to improve the European energy transition

  Thellufsen, J. Z., Lund, H., Sorknæs, P., Nielsen, S., Chang, M. & Mathiesen, B. V., Nov 2023, In: Smart Energy. 12, 9 p., 100116.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Energy Engineering 100%
  • Couplings 100%
  • Energy Transition 100%
  • Energy System Analysis 100%
  • Systems Analysis 100%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  75 Downloads (Pure)

• Renewable energy transition, transmission system impacts and regional development - a mismatch between national planning and local development

  Nielsen, S., Østergaard, P. A. & Sperling, K., 1 Sept 2023, In: Energy. 278 , Part A, 12 p., 127925.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Economic and Social Development 100%
  • Renewable Energy 100%
  • Participatory Development 100%
  • Development Planning 100%
  • Energy Transition 100%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  26 Downloads (Pure)
• 2022

  The benefits of 4th generation district heating and energy efficient datacentres

  Sorknæs, P., Nielsen, S., Lund, H., Mathiesen, B. V., Moreno, D. & Thellufsen, J. Z., 1 Dec 2022, In: Energy. 260, 9 p., 125215.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • District Heating 100%
  • Energy Engineering 100%
  • Energy Systems 44%
  • End-Users 22%
  • System Cost 11%
  15 Citations (Scopus)

  59 Downloads (Pure)
• 2021

  Energy transition in petroleum rich nations: Case study of Iran

  Noorollahi, Y., Lund, H., Nielsen, S. & Thellufsen, J. Z., Aug 2021, In: Smart Energy. 3, 100026.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

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  • Energy Systems 100%
  • Energy Transition 100%
  • Carbon Dioxide Reduction 60%
  • Energy Engineering 60%
  • Power Sector 40%
  25 Citations (Scopus)

  110 Downloads (Pure)
• 2020

  District Heating Tariffs, Economic Optimisation and Local Strategies during Radical Technological Change

  Djørup, S. R., Sperling, K., Nielsen, S., Østergaard, P. A., Thellufsen, J. Z., Sorknæs, P., Lund, H. & Drysdale, D. W., 4 Mar 2020, In: Energies. 13, 5, 1172.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Optimization 100%
  • District Heating 100%
  • Savings 100%
  • Technological Change 100%
  • Economics 100%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

  157 Downloads (Pure)

• Heat Roadmap Chile: A national district heating plan for air pollution decontamination and decarbonisation

  Paardekooper, S., Lund, H., Chang, M., Nielsen, S., Moreno, D. & Thellufsen, J. Z., Nov 2020, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 272, 122744.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • District Heating 100%
  • Energy Conservation 20%
  • Fossil Fuel 20%
  • Energy System Analysis 20%
  • Contamination 20%
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Smart Energy Aalborg: Matching End-Use Heat Saving Measures and Heat Supply Costs to Achieve Least Cost Heat Supply

  Nielsen, S., Thellufsen, J. Z., Sorknæs, P., Djørup, S. R., Sperling, K., Østergaard, P. A. & Lund, H., 27 Jan 2020, In: International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management. 25, p. 13-32 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Energy Engineering 100%
  • Marginals 30%
  • Energy Conservation 20%
  • Boiler 10%
  • Sustainable Energy 10%
  16 Citations (Scopus)

  106 Downloads (Pure)

• Smart energy cities in a 100% renewable energy context

  Thellufsen, J. Z., Lund, H., Sorknæs, P., Østergaard, P. A., Chang, M., Drysdale, D., Nielsen, S., Djørup, S. R. & Sperling, K., Sept 2020, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 129, 109922.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Energy Engineering 100%
  • Specific Industry 100%
  • Energy Systems 40%
  • Global Context 25%
  • Local Level 20%
  171 Citations (Scopus)

  107 Downloads (Pure)

• Sustainable Energy System Planning for an Industrial Zone by Integrating Electric Vehicles as Energy Storage

  Noorollahi, Y., Golshanfard, A., Aligholian, A., Mohammadi-ivatloo, B., Nielsen, S. & Hajinezhad, A., Aug 2020, In: Journal of Energy Storage. 30, 101553.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Sustainable Energy 100%
  • Energy System Planning 100%
  • Energy Storage 100%
  • Renewable Energy Source 33%
  • Models 33%
  47 Citations (Scopus)

• The benefits of 4th generation district heating in a 100% renewable energy system

  Sorknæs, P., Østergaard, P. A., Thellufsen, J. Z., Lund, H., Nielsen, S., Djørup, S. & Sperling, K., 15 Dec 2020, In: Energy. 213, 119030.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • District Heating 100%
  • Renewable Energy System 100%
  • Energy Engineering 42%
  • District Heating System 28%
  • Energy Systems 28%
  77 Citations (Scopus)

  55 Downloads (Pure)

• Unconventional Excess Heat Sources for District Heating in a National Energy System Context

  Nielsen, S., Hansen, K., Lund, R. F. & Moreno, D., Oct 2020, In: Energies. 13, 19, 5068.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • District Heating 100%
  • Excess Heat 100%
  • National Energy Systems 100%
  • Heat Source 100%
  • Temperature 100%
  25 Citations (Scopus)

  66 Downloads (Pure)
• 2019

  Heat atlas accuracy compared to metered data

  Grundahl, L. & Nielsen, S., 16 Oct 2019, In: International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management. 23, p. 3-13 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Heat Demand 100%
  • Building Type 100%
  • Dataset 50%
  • Building Category 50%
  • Large Uncertainty 50%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Implementing cleaner heating solutions towards a future low-carbon scenario in Ireland

  Thellufsen, J. Z., Nielsen, S. & Lund, H., 20 Mar 2019, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 214, p. 377-388 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • District Heating 100%
  • Low Carbon 100%
  • Carbon 100%
  • Heating 100%
  • Energy Systems 40%
  35 Citations (Scopus)

  158 Downloads (Pure)

• Investment screening model for spatial deployment of power-to-gas plants on a national scale – A Danish case

  Nielsen, S. & Skov, I. R., 12 Apr 2019, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 44, 19, p. 9544-9557 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Power-To-Gas 100%
  • Models 100%
  • Biogas 100%
  • Investment Cost 50%
  • Specific Case 33%
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Policy paradigms for optimal residential heat savings in a transition to 100% renewable energy systems

  Hvelplund, F., Jensen, L. K., Nielsen, S., Terkelsen, E. & Madsen, K. B., Nov 2019, In: Energy Policy. 134, 110944.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Conservation 100%
  • Renewable Energy System 100%
  • Savings 100%
  • Supply System 40%
  • Path Dependency 40%
  14 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  District Heating Expansion Potential with Low-Temperature and End-Use Heat Savings

  Nielsen, S. & Grundahl, L., 24 Jan 2018, In: Energies. 11, 2, 277.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • District Heating 100%
  • Low-Temperature 100%
  • Lower End 100%
  • Temperature 100%
  • Heating 100%
  11 Citations (Scopus)

  226 Downloads (Pure)
• 2016

  Comparison of district heating expansion potential based on consumer-economy or socio-economy

  Grundahl, L., Nielsen, S., Lund, H. & Møller, B., 15 Nov 2016, In: Energy. 115, 3, p. 1771–1778 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • District Heating 100%
  • Economics 50%
  • Benefits 25%
  • Location 25%
  • Taxation 25%
  31 Citations (Scopus)
• 2015

  Smart Energy Systems for coherent 100% renewable energy and transport solutions

  Mathiesen, B. V., Lund, H., Connolly, D., Wenzel, H., Østergaard, P. A., Möller, B., Nielsen, S., Ridjan, I., Karnøe, P., Sperling, K. & Hvelplund, F., 1 May 2015, In: Applied Energy. 145, p. 139–154

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Smart Meter 100%
  • Gas 100%
  • Natural Gas 100%
  • Heat Pump 100%
  • Battery (Electrochemical Energy Engineering) 100%
  894 Citations (Scopus)
• 2014

  A Geographic Method for High Resolution Spatial Heat Planning

  Nielsen, S., 2014, In: Energy. 67, p. 351–362

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • District Heating 100%
  • Transmissions 100%
  • Heating 100%
  • District Heating System 66%
  • Model System 66%
  35 Citations (Scopus)

• Heat Roadmap Europe: Combining district heating with heat savings to decarbonise the EU energy system

  Connolly, D., Lund, H., Mathiesen, B. V., Werner, S., Möller, B., Persson, U., Boermans, T., Trier, D., Østergaard, P. A. & Nielsen, S., Feb 2014, In: Energy Policy. 65, p. 475–489

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • District Heating 100%
  • Energy Systems 100%
  • Reduction 33%
  • Heat Demand 16%
  • Energy Engineering 16%
  640 Citations (Scopus)

• Heat Saving Strategies in Sustainable Smart Energy Systems

  Lund, H., Thellufsen, J. Z., Aggerholm, S., Wittchen, K. B., Nielsen, S., Mathiesen, B. V. & Möller, B., 2014, In: International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management. 4, p. 1-15

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  • District Heating 100%
  • Smart Energy System 100%
  • Heat Demand 66%
  • Marginals 66%
  • Sustainable Future 33%

• Heat Saving Strategies in Sustainable Smart Energy Systems

  Lund, H., Thellufsen, J. Z., Aggerholm, S., Wittchen, K. B., Nielsen, S., Mathiesen, B. V. & Møller, B., 2014, In: International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• High resolution heat atlases for demand and supply mapping

  Möller, B. & Nielsen, S., 2014, In: International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management. 1, p. 41-58 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

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  36 Citations (Scopus)

  725 Downloads (Pure)
• 2013

  GIS based analysis of future district heating potential in Denmark

  Nielsen, S. & Möller, B., 1 Aug 2013, In: Energy. 57, p. 458-468

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Production Costs 100%
  • Distribution Costs 100%
  • Location 100%
  • District Heating 100%
  • Heating 100%
  106 Citations (Scopus)

• HEAT ROADMAP EUROPE II: Fjernvarme skaber job og hjælper Europas CO2-mål

  Lund, H., Connolly, D., Nielsen, S., Möller, B., Mathiesen, B. V. & Østergaard, P. A., Jun 2013, In: Fjernvarmen. 6, p. 30-31 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

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  67 Downloads (Pure)
• 2012

  Creating consciousness about the opportunities to integrate sustainable energy on islands

  Möller, B., Sperling, K., Nielsen, S., Smink, C. & Kerndrup, S., 2012, In: Energy. 48, 1, p. 339-345

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  30 Citations (Scopus)

• Excess heat production of future net zero energy buildings within district heating areas in Denmark

  Nielsen, S. & Möller, B., 1 Dec 2012, In: Energy. 48, 1, p. 23-31 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  80 Citations (Scopus)

• Solceller i fremtidens danske energisystem

  Mathiesen, B. V., Sperling, K., Hvelplund, F., Lund, H., Möller, B., Nielsen, S. & Connolly, D., Jun 2012, In: Vedvarende energi og miljø. p. 10-11

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research

  Open Access

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  760 Downloads (Pure)
• 2011

  Electricity market auction settings in a future Danish electricity system with a high penetration of renewable energy sources: A comparison of marginal pricing and pay-as-bid

  Nielsen, S., Sorknæs, P. & Østergaard, P. A., Jul 2011, In: Energy. 36, 7, p. 4434-4444

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  62 Citations (Scopus)