Cities & Communities

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

Publications

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Conf Proceedings Paper

Aligning Learning and Development with Demands in Practice: Challenges and Learning Needs in the Heat Pump Installation Sector

2026-05-26

Conf Proceedings Paper

Field-based and predictive assessment of effective borehole thermal resistance in standing column wells

2026-05-26

Conf Proceedings Paper

Heat pumps enabling waste heat utilization: unlocking sustainable energy from data centers

2026-05-26

Conf Proceedings Paper

“Monitoring and lessons-learned of an 800 kW sector-coupling heat pump from wastewater to district heating in Gleisdorf”

2026-05-26

Conf Proceedings Paper

Dispatch optimization of high-temperature heat pump technologies for district heating

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