Energy in Districts
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 September 2020) | Viewed by 287
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Sustainability journal will provide a Special Issue of energy in districts. The scope covers a variety of topics focusing on zero and positive energy districts, their definitions, solutions, and impacts, as well as planning and operation. Papers dealing with required services and business models of such districts are also welcome. Furthermore, papers may also cover the stakeholder and user roles of district-scale energy solutions. Papers may deal with either new constructions or renovations. If a paper addresses a strong focus on renewable energy solutions, it may also be considered, even if a zero or positive energy level is not reached in a district-level.
References
ur Rehman, H., Reda, F., Paiho, S. & Hasan, A. Towards positive energy communities at high latitudes. Energy Conversion and Management 196 (2019) 175–195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2019.06.005
Paiho, S., Ketomäki, J., Kannari, L., Häkkinen, T. & Shemeikka, J. A new procedure for assessing the energy-efficient refurbishment of buildings on district scale. Sustainable Cities and Society 46 (2019) 101454. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2019.101454
Paiho, S. & Saastamoinen, H. How to develop district heating in Finland? Energy Policy 122 (2018) 668–676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.08.025
Hukkalainen, M., Virtanen, M., Paiho, S. & Airaksinen, M. Energy planning of low carbon urban areas - Examples from Finland. Sustainable Cities and Society 35 (2017) 715–728. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2017.09.018
Abdurafikov, R., Grahn, E., Kannari, L., Ypyä, J., Kaukonen, S., Heimonen, I. & Paiho, S. An analysis of heating energy scenarios of a Finnish case district. Sustainable Cities and Society 32 (2017) 56–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2017.03.015
Paiho, S., Hoang, H. & Hukkalainen, M. Energy and emission analyses of solar assisted local energy solutions with seasonal heat storage in a Finnish case district. Renewable Energy 107 (2017) 147–155. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2017.02.003
Paiho, S., & Reda, F. 2016. Towards next generation district heating in Finland. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 65 (2016) 915–924. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.07.049
Paiho, S., Abdurafikov, R., Hoang, H. & Kuusisto, J. 2015. An analysis of different business models for energy efficient renovation of residential districts in Russian cold regions. Sustainable Cities and Society 14 (2015), pp. 31–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2014.07.008
Dr. Satu Paiho
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