This Engineers Ireland’s course aims to introduce the key concepts and fundamentals of district heating systems across the main stages in a heat networks development from initial heat planning and policy, business case development, through to the design and construction of the network.
Course Programme
- What is district heating
- Types of district heating networks
- Why Ireland is adopting district heating – the benefits of district heating & supporting policies
- Stages of developing a district heating network
- Heat planning – purpose, method and useful tools for identifying district heating opportunities which consider demand density, heat producing technologies (including waste heat) and physical constraints
- Stakeholder engagement – identifying, prioritising and communicating with stakeholders
- How to assess the feasibility of possible networks – Key elements of the techno-economic analysis for networks
- Key concepts that influence the design and cost of heat networks
- Introduction to methods of optimising building heating systems for connection the DH networks
- Business model options for DH projects
- Projects currently under development in Ireland
- Sector integration potential for heat networks as a means of energy storage, grid balancing etc.
