Feasibility of district heating of northern U. S. cities by cogeneration
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OSTI ID:6890287
This paper summarizes a study that examines the engineering and economic feasibility of providing district heating to six major northern U.S. central cities by utilizing cogenerated electrical and thermal energy from retrofit of existing power plants. The four major components of the analysis are discussed, namely: (1) demand estimation, (2) supply analysis, (3) transmission/distribution design, and (4) approximation of operations. A cost comparison to three coal-based heating alternatives is made, including (1) electricity, (2) coal gasification, and (3) coal liquefaction. In addition to costs, energy savings are illustrated for the district-heating technology. Results indicate that cogeneration-based district heating is a technology worthy of continued evaluation by the U.S. 13 references.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 6890287
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/EES-CP--18; CONF-780744--1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290800* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Heat Utilization-- (1980-)
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320304 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Waste Heat Recovery & Utilization
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Consumption
& Utilization-- Municipalities & Community Systems-- Public Utilities-- (1980-)
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CONSTRUCTION
DEUS
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ECONOMICS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENGINEERING
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SPACE HEATING
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THERMAL POWER PLANTS
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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Waste Heat Recovery & Utilization
320603 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Municipalities & Community Systems-- Public Utilities-- (1980-)
CO-GENERATION
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
DEUS
DISTRICT HEATING
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENGINEERING
HEATING
POWER GENERATION
POWER PLANTS
RETROFITTING
SPACE HEATING
STEAM GENERATION
THERMAL POWER PLANTS