Abstract
Harmful emissions from heating installations have recently received public attention in Poland. Polish municipalities mainly take their heat from local district heating networks with large-scale coal-fired heat sources. Today, transition to nonemissive sources on this scale would be impractical. The easiest way to reduce carbon emissions is to limit heat consumption, but at the same time, to preserve thermal comfort, the application of smart technologies is necessary. Veolia operates on 71 district heating systems in Poland, including Warsaw, Lodz, and Poznan. Since heat consumption in Warsaw and Metropolis GZM is at a similar level, this is a case study of Hubgrade automation system application within the Warsaw district heating network. This paper also presents results of simulation of harmful emission reduction potential in Metropolis GZM. Simulation results show that there is a potential for saving approximately 275 kt of CO2 for the whole Metropolis GZM.
Highlights
The rapid industrialization process in Poland left a heavy burden on the environment.Despite consistent economic growth in recent years [1], today, in the COVID-19 era [2], the Polish economy needs to find a way forward, which would incorporate a promise of digital transformation [3] and take into account expectations of the stakeholders [4]
This paper presents how the Hubgrade solution contributes to harmful emissions reduction in the Warsaw district heating system and simulates how it could address emissions in the Metropolis GZM district heating system
Metropolis GZM had gone through a similar process before with the transportation network in which user experience improved through the integration of providers and smart technologies
Summary
The rapid industrialization process in Poland left a heavy burden on the environment. Metropolis GZM had gone through a similar process before with the transportation network in which user experience improved through the integration of providers and smart technologies District heating is another area in which creating soft potential, in building trust among stakeholders, may transform into energy efficiency benefits and support the European Green Deal goals [10]. This paper summarizes the application of smart solutions in the Warsaw district heating system, in which heat consumption is comparable to Metropolis GZM Based on this summary, the authors simulated energy-saving opportunities and harmful emissions reduction potential in the GZM region. It is worth mentioning the fact that lack of competitiveness in the DHS sector has caused stagnation, and monopolistic conditions are natural to this branch, unlike in electric energy markets [13]
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