Cities & Communities

Heat pumps in thermal grids for district heating and cooling of cities and communities

Publications

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Conf Proceedings Paper

High-Temperature Heat Pump at Berlin City Center: Detailed Results and Experiences from Real-World Operation

2026-05-26

Conf Proceedings Paper

Study on the implementation effects of a district renewable heat utilization system using ground source heat pumps and cogeneration waste-heat

2026-05-26

Conf Proceedings Paper

District Heating Integration for High-Temperature Heat Pumps: Assessing the Optimal Trade-Off between Environmental and Economic Benefits

2026-05-26

Conf Proceedings Paper

Risk-assessment of heat pumps as investment decision to decarbonize district heating and cooling systems – comparison between nine case studies in Europe

2026-05-26

Conf Proceedings Paper

A large-scale air heat collector in an air-source heat pump: experiment-based computational analysis of heat transfer duty throughout a frosting cycle with various fin pitches

2026-05-26

Articles

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HPT - Heat Pumping Technologies

Domestic Heat Pumps Using Hydrocarbons: Current Status and Market Overview in Europe

2025-05-07

HPT - Heat Pumping Technologies

Creating an Investment Climate for Clean District Heating

2024-12-03

HPT - Heat Pumping Technologies

Topical Article: The Cost of CO2 Emissions Abatement in Micro Energy Communities

2024-08-30

HPT - Heat Pumping Technologies

Topical Article: Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Large-Scale Heat Pumps Using Digital Twins for Set Point Optimization

2024-08-30

HPT - Heat Pumping Technologies

Topical Article: Roll-Out of Large-Scale Heat Pumps as A Key Factor for The German Energy & Heat Transition

2024-08-27

Case studies

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Project 57

Sthlmflex - Creating and testing a flexibility market in Stockholm

2025-09-25

Project 57

Large heat pumps in Stockholm

2025-09-25

Project 57

Smart heat - Combining district heating and geothermal heat pumps in order to optimize heat consumption and reduce heating costs in Gothenburg

2025-09-25

Project 57

Waste-to-energy CHP plant in Stuttgart-Münster

2025-09-25

Project 57

Municipal utility in Rosenheim

2025-09-25

Projects

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Project 61

2022–2026
Heat Pumps in Positive Energy Districts

Project 57

2021–2023
Flexibility by implementation of heat pumps in multi-vector energy systems and thermal networks