Digital technologies combined with integration of buildings in the network operation are believed to make the whole energy system smarter, more efficient, and reliable and to boost the efficiency and the share of renewables in the system. In the future, digital applications might enable district energy systems to fully optimize their plant and network operation while empowering the end consumer via demand response actions. The workshop is a joined initiative of IEA EBC Annex 84 and IEA DHC TS4 (TS4 webpage)

Aim of the Workshop: 

• to discuss the role of digitalization of the demand side as key in the green transition of DHC systemst
• to present activities, challenges, and solutions from the industry perspective
• to get an insight about the current commercial solutions supported by results from on-going projects
• an overview of practical examples and barriers that can
  avoid delays and errors in setting other than Denmark

AGENDA 

Introduction
8.30: Coffee and testing of technical connections
8.45-9.00: Introduction into the Workshop (Michele Tunzi), Introduction to IEA Annex TS4 (Dietrich Schmidt), Introduction to IEA EBC Annex 84 (Anna Marszal-Pomianowska)

9.00-9.45: Block 1 – Digitalization of demand side: meter and submeters in
buildings

• Steen Schelle Jensen (Kamstrup): “Digitalisation of the demand side - the importance of digitalization to ensure optimal functioning heat installations and building in a 4DH low temperature context”
• Carsten Larsen (Brunata): “Potential of the digitalization of the demand side”
• Jens Lunding (ISTA): “Do we need new smart solutions and data, or can we simply use the data we already have to be smart?”

10.00 - 11.00 Block 2 – Digitalization of demand side: substations, hydraulics, and improved
control

• Szabolcs Nagy (Grundfos): “Temperature and Pressure Optimization in District Heating with Demand-Response” Harnessing digitalized monitoring of building heating to unlock energy efficiency”
• Leif Moller Jakobsen (Danfoss): “Demand prediction, artificial intelligence, and the use of a hydraulic model as a prerequisite for successful temperature and pressure optimization in District Heating systems”
• Alex Arash Sand Kalaee (Neogrid): “Harnessing digitalized monitoring of building heating to unlock energy efficiency”
• Bjarne Mølgaard (Kiona):”Demand response and digitalization of demand side in district heating and cooling systems”

11.30 -12.15 Block 3 – Digitalization of demand side: DH operators and house associations

• Christian Byrjalsen (Aalborg Forsyning): “Perspectives towards a smart DH-system”
• Tom Diget (Viborg Varme): “The road to Digitalization, and usage of customer data for optimization”
• Sven Buch (Himmerland Boligforening): ” District Heating pilot project in East Aalborg”