This report is now published and can be accessed on the IRENA website. It was developed in collaboration with Aalborg University and with the support of an Advisory Group of District Heating and Cooling Experts, drawn from the constituency of the GGA and other institutions. It provides guidelines to policy makers at the national and local level, urban planners, district heating and cooling utilities, etc. on the options and available tools for facilitating the integration of low temperature renewable energy resources, including geothermal energy, into new and existing district heating and cooling networks and buildings.
The key topics addressed in the report include strategic planning for heating and cooling; technical challenges and solutions on the integration of renewables into existing or new buildings and networks; and enabling regulatory conditions, business models, and financing.
Based on the findings of the report, IRENA and Aalborg University, together with other partner organizations successfully organized capacity building activities in different countries/regions, including a global webinar as follows:
December 2019: Belgrade, Serbia (including the western Balkans) - Presentation and recording available
April and May 2020: Series of global webinar - Presentation and recording available
February 2021: Belarus - Presentation and recording available
March 2021: China - Presentation and recording available
For additional feedback or clarification, please contact: gga@irena.org.
Source: Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA)