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Drivers and barriers for prosumer integration in the Swedish district heating sector
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden.
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Built Environment, System Transition and Service Innovation.ORCID iD: 0009-0005-1073-5419
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Built Environment, System Transition and Service Innovation.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8470-3779
2021 (English)In: Energy Reports, E-ISSN 2352-4847, Vol. 7, p. 193-202Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Despite the apparent usefulness of prosumers in the DH grid, there has not been a systematic investigation into why Sweden has not seen a general uptake in prosumer integration in the district heating (DH) sector. The transition to 4th generation district heating (4GDH) and smart energy system concepts are conducive to prosumer integration. Nonetheless, the integration of heat prosumers has been slow in Sweden. Our current study investigates the drivers and barriers for prosumer integration in the Swedish DH sector and looks at if and how rules, regulations and policies may affect the enabling of prosumer integration. The research questions posed in this study are: what are the drivers and barriers for prosumer integration in the DH sector in Sweden, and, what are the rules, regulations and policies that can affect the enabling of prosumer integration in the DH sector in Sweden. A directed Content Analysis of systematically selected scientific and industry-related literature is analyzed to investigate the drivers and barriers for prosumer integration in the Swedish DH sector. The drivers for prosumer integration can be broadly categorized as DH-side drivers, prosumer side drivers and macro-trend drivers. In terms of the DH-side, costs savings, more flexibility, increasing the environmental and commercial profile of the company and increasing the effective use of energy are the main drivers. Similarly, for the prosumers, it is additional income, increased self-sufficiency and raising the environmental profile which are the main drivers. In the barriers side, not up-to-date policies and regulations about the energy use and required energy efficiency for buildings, and conflicting regulations about accounting of energy use disincentivize prosumer integration in the Swedish DH sector. There are barriers on both the DH-side and prosumers’ side hindering the integration of prosumers in the DH sector. These barriers are also enhanced by ambiguous policies, which hinder the prosumer integration in the Swedish DH sector.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. Vol. 7, p. 193-202
Keywords [en]
Sweden, Prosumers, District heating, Drivers and barriers
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Energy Systems
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-58166DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2021.08.155OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-58166DiVA, id: diva2:1628266
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17th International Symposium on District Heating and Cooling (DHC), 6–9 September 2021, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Available from: 2022-01-14 Created: 2022-01-14 Last updated: 2024-06-26Bibliographically approved

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