22 Jun 2022

10th International DHC+ Student Awards

The winners of the anniversary edition of the Student Awards were announced on 21 June 2022 during the 2022 EHP Conference in Brussels.

The Evaluation Committee composed of 8 academic and industry representatives from the DHC+ Platform assessed all applications received and selected the top three submissions:

1^st place winner: Frank Wendel (Institute of Energy Economics and Rational Energy Use, University of Stuttgart, DE) – Paper on "Energetic Refurbishment vs. Network expansion? – Change of District Heating Network Expansion Capabilities due to Efficiency Enhancement Potentials using Probabilistic Building-Specific Heat Demand Simulations"
2^nd place winner: Selva Veronica Calixto (Politecnico di Milano, IT) – Paper on "Techno-economic tool for the evaluation of neutral-temperature district heating and cooling networks and individual solutions"
3^rd place winner: Lucia Doyle (HafenCity University, DE) – Paper on "The use of diisocyanates required for polyurethane manufacturing has been restricted. Which insulation will district heating pipes use?"

All winners will publish their articles in the International EuroHeat&Power Magazine (issue III-IV 2022).

The DHC+ Platform and the organising committee of the DHC+ Student Awards would like to congratulate the winners for their outstanding papers and contribution to the further development of the sector.

We also extend our thanks to all the applicants of the anniversary edition, our incredible jury members and sponsors!

Would you like to know more about the DHC+ Student Awards or take part in the next edition?

Get in touch with the DHC+ Platform team!

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