Do ground source heat pumps challenge the dominant position of district heating in the Swedish heating market?. (1st May 2020)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- Do ground source heat pumps challenge the dominant position of district heating in the Swedish heating market?. (1st May 2020)
- Main Title:
- Do ground source heat pumps challenge the dominant position of district heating in the Swedish heating market?
- Authors:
- Åberg, Magnus
Fälting, Lars
Lingfors, David
Nilsson, Annica M.
Forssell, Anders - Abstract:
- Abstract: In urban areas, district heating (DH) has a dominant position in the Swedish heating market. Historically, DH has met almost no competition from other heat supply technologies. However, ground source heat pumps (GSHPs) have become more economically feasible and indications suggest that they are potentially replacing DH. This study investigates if GSHPs present a competitor to DH and what obstacles for GSHP that exist in urban areas. The investigation is based on a questionnaire study and calculations that illustrate limitations of replacing DH with GSHPs. The analysis employs theories of natural monopolies, market entry barriers, and common pool resources. A competition index is introduced to indicate competition between GSHPs and DH. The study concludes that GSHP are currently not strong competitors to DH in Sweden, and that a full replacement of DH with GSHPs is not realistic due to the large areas needed for energy wells. In urban areas, zones of competition between GSHPs and DH and zones of technological monopoly for DH are identified. Policies that regulate the distance between energy wells affect the competitiveness between the two technologies, but are necessary in order to avoid net cooling of the ground.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of cleaner production. Volume 254(2020)
- Journal:
- Journal of cleaner production
- Issue:
- Volume 254(2020)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 254, Issue 2020 (2020)
- Year:
- 2020
- Volume:
- 254
- Issue:
- 2020
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2020-0254-2020-0000
- Page Start:
- Page End:
- Publication Date:
- 2020-05-01
- Subjects:
- District heating -- Ground source heat pumps -- Pricing on district heating -- Energy market competition
Factory and trade waste -- Management -- Periodicals
Manufactures -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals
Déchets industriels -- Gestion -- Périodiques
Usines -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Périodiques
628.5 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09596526 ↗
http://www.elsevier.com/journals ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120070 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0959-6526
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