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March 7, 2025
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THE WEDISTRICT TOOL: AN OPEN-ACCESS WEB APPLICATION TO SUPPORT DECISIONS ON DISTRICT HEATING AND COOLING PROJECTS AROUND EUROPE

Publicated to:37th International Conference On Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation And Environmental Impact Of Energy Systems, Ecos 2024. 2 1211-1222 - 2024-01-01 2(), DOI: 10.52202/077185-0104

Authors: Abánades A; Roncal-Casano JJ; Rodríguez-Martín J; Romaní J; Escudero S; Rodríguez MG; Diatlova N; Bava F; Wulff S; Fontecha JM

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Acciona; Anabel Segura 11; Alcobendas; 28108; Spain - Author
Atos; Albarracin 25; Madrid; 28037; Spain - Author
Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya (IREC); Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1; Sant Adrià de Besòs Barcelona; 08930; Spain - Author
Rambøll; Hannemanns Allé 53; København S; 2300; Denmark - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; José Gutierrez Abascal 2; Madrid; 28006; Spain - Author
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Abstract

Integrating renewable energy sources into district grids effectively is crucial to achieving decarbonization goals. Therefore, it is imperative to have tools that facilitate the assessment and planning of these systems. The WEDISTRICT project has developed and tested various renewable energy-based heating and cooling systems. The knowledge gathered during the project has led to the creation of the WEDISTRICT tool. This tool is based on a database built from a series of simulations carried out with TRNSYS. With this tool, a user could preliminarily assess renewable district heating and cooling systems. This work explains how the tool was developed and demonstrates its functionality and capabilities in a case study. The tool is expected to enhance knowledge, acceptance, and planning of heating and cooling networks. © 2024 37th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, ECOS 2024. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Clean energyDecarbonisationDistrict heating and coolingEnergy-basedHeating and cooling systemsOpenaccessRenewable energiesRenewable energy sourceRenewablesWeb applicationWeb applications

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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-12:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 1 (PlumX).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Denmark.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (ABANADES VELASCO, ALBERTO) .