Demanding expectations: Exploring the experience of distributed heat generation in Europe

Managing energy performance through heat pumps. Success drivers and barriers in residential sector

“…Heat pumps demand electricity to operate and, in some countries, the poor electricity infrastructure, and enhanced bureaucracy due to policy change could encounter difficulties to face this additional demand, which can trigger a negative attitude toward heat pumps from the part of citizens (Lowes et al, 2019;Reid & Ellsworth-Krebs, 2021). However, substituting away from natural gas or other fossil fuels for home heating and cooling and towards electric heat pumps offers the potential for large-scale reductions in energy consumption and carbon emissions (Davis, 2023).…”

The Contradictions between District and Individual Heating towards Green Deal Targets

“…A sustainable heat supply is characterised by the efficient use of renewable energy sources for heat supply, both through the use of renewable energy sources in individual heat supply and through their integration into district heating systems [16]. Although global heat supply accounts for one third of total carbon emissions, energy policy is more concerned with electricity generation, which could be explained by the fact that both district heating systems and technological plants of different sizes, temperatures and types are used for heat supply, which complicates decision-making processes [17,18]. It is estimated that 53% of total household energy consumption is used for heating and 16% for hot water [18].…”

“…Although global heat supply accounts for one third of total carbon emissions, energy policy is more concerned with electricity generation, which could be explained by the fact that both district heating systems and technological plants of different sizes, temperatures and types are used for heat supply, which complicates decision-making processes [17,18]. It is estimated that 53% of total household energy consumption is used for heating and 16% for hot water [18]. For private households, there are a number of factors that can influence the type of heat supply.…”

Valuing the value: An affordances perspective on new models in the electricity market

“…While, in their own right, valuable insights have been produced, systematic attention concerning the explicit role, or status and organization of stakeholder dynamics underlying the integration of prosumption into the mainstream business of electricity markets, is still in the developing stage (see e.g., [20][21][22][23][24]). In fact, the prevailing market model approach does not sufficiently incentivise prosumers to participate in P2P, CSC, and TE models which, arguably, generates a wider range of values than just financial benefits [25,26].…”