Sustainability of industrial waste heat - the Stenungssund case
Research Project, 2013
– 2014
There is a huge untapped potential of industrial waste heat that could be used in district heating systems. A large-scale utilization of industrial waste heat for district heating networks will affect its economy and operation, such as base load, fuel use and the amount of electricity that can be produced in district heating systems. Moreover, large investment in infrastructure is required. There are thus a number of complex issues related to the exploitation of these large amounts of industrial waste heat, in particular on a long time horizon, including economic and environmental sustainability. It is therefore of great interest to carry out a broader sustainability assessment. The sustainability assessment will be implemented with the help of a combination of different assessment tools such as energy system modelling, LCA and life cycle sustainability assessment.
Participants
Erik Ahlgren (contact)
Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Energy Technology
Collaborations
IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
Stockholm, Sweden
Funding
Swedish Energy Agency
Project ID: 37330-1
Funding Chalmers participation during 2013–2014
Business Region Göteborg (BRG)
Project ID: RegionalfjärrvärmeiVästsv
Funding Chalmers participation during 2013–2014
Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure
Sustainable development
Driving Forces
Energy
Areas of Advance