Abstract
The Dutch project 'Transition in Energy and Proces s for a Sustainable District Development' focuses on the transition to sustainable, energy neutral di stricts in 2050, particularly in energy concepts an d decision processes. The research results in six innovative e nergy concepts for 2050. Firstly, fourteen variations of six general energy concepts have been developed and calculations conducted on the energy neutrality by means of an Excel model de signed for this purpose. Three concepts are based on the idea of an energy h ub (smart district heating, cooling and electricity networks, in which generation, storage, conversion and exchan ge of energy are all incorporated). Calculations sh ow the energy neutrality ranges from 130 % to 164% excluding transport of persons within the district. In this approach, different districts have differen t sustainable energy potentials that have their pea k supply at different times. The smart approach therefore is no t an autarkic district, but an exchange of surplus sustainable energy with neighbouring districts and import of th e same amount of energy in case of a shortage.
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