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Fourth-generation District Heating

Fourth-Generation District Heating is a district heating system—the nearest class of thermal energy infrastructure—that is distinguished by its integration of low-temperature operation, renewable energy sources, thermal storage, and smart grid technologies to enable highly efficient, sustainable, and demand-responsive heat supply in urban environments.

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3.2K

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137

Authors

48

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

41

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Publications

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Perspectives on fourth and fifth generation district heating

Henrik Lund, Poul Alberg Østergaard, Tore Bach Nielsen et al. · Energy · 2021 · 357 citations · Full text

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District heating and cooling in Sweden

S. Werner · Energy · 2017 · 287 citations · Full text

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Achieving low return temperatures from district heating substations

Henrik Gadd, S. Werner · Applied Energy · 2014 · 202 citations · Full text

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Future district heating systems and technologies: On the role of smart energy systems and 4th generation district heating

Henrik Lund, Neven Duić, Poul Alberg Østergaard et al. · Energy · 2018 · 194 citations · Full text

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Heat roadmap China: New heat strategy to reduce energy consumption towards 2030

Weiming Xiong, Yu Wang, Brian Vad Mathiesen et al. · Energy · 2015 · 166 citations

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Authors

137

  1. HL
    Henrik Lund

    Aalborg University, Denmark

    10 publications · 1.1K citations

    10

    h-index

  2. BV
    Brian Vad Mathiesen

    Aalborg University, Denmark

    9 publications · 1.1K citations

    9

    h-index

  3. PA
    Poul Alberg Østergaard

    Aalborg University, Denmark

    6 publications · 879 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. SW
    S. Werner

    Heidelberg University, Germany

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

    6

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  5. DB
    Dagnija Blumberga

    Riga Technical University, Latvia

    5 publications · 188 citations

    5

    h-index

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Institutions

48

  1. Aalborg University

    Aalborg, Denmark

    13 h-index

    48 publications

    4.6K citations

  2. Halmstad University

    Halmstad, Sweden

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    1.5K citations

  3. Riga Technical University

    Riga, Latvia

    6 h-index

    26 publications

    1K citations

  4. Tsinghua University

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    663 citations

  5. Danfoss (Denmark)

    Nordborg, Denmark

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    902 citations

  6. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

    Stockholm, Sweden

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    180 citations

  7. University of Zagreb

    Zagreb, Croatia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    334 citations

  8. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    225 citations

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Venues

  1. Energy

    17 publications · 1.9K citations

    16

    h-index

  2. Energies

    8 publications · 178 citations

    8

    h-index

  3. Energy Procedia

    3 publications · 75 citations

    3

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  4. Energy Conversion and Management

    3 publications · 160 citations

    3

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  5. Applied Thermal Engineering

    3 publications · 110 citations

    3

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