The DHC+ Student Awards highlight outstanding and original contributions to district heating and cooling related research, including economic and technological aspects, energy management, and the environmental consequences of energy utilisation. The international jury, composed of DHC experts from business and academia, evaluates the submitted papers based on the overall importance to the science and technology, methodology and logic of conclusions, clarity and preciseness of presentation, expected market impact and creativity of approach.
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The newly released report by members of the DHC+ Platform offers a tangible perspective on how operators can upgrade their systems' performance through digital solutions.
This report serves as a database for literature review and best practice examples for ultra-low and neutral temperature district heating and cooling networks.
This study proposes to solve the optimal pipe routing problem as a non-linear topology optimization problem, drawing inspiration from density-based topology optimization.
