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Making Energy Transition Happen – Trends, Challenges and Necessities from the Perspective of Climate Targets

23 Apr 2024

rental models, one-stop-shop approaches) Source: EHPA Market Statistics 2024 Implementing the Energy Transition │Veit Bürger │ Graz │ 10/04/2024 9 Spotlight Heat-Pumps: Operation Costs In terms of operating costs, the competitiveness Price ratio electricity (DD) / of heat pumps depends mainly on the correlation gas D2 (Q2/2022) between gas and electricity prices In Q2 2022, the electricity/gas. [...] Above this value, a heat pump is no longer competitive with a gas boiler in a typical existing building High-temperature heat pumps can reduce dependence on the heating system's temperature and refurbishment state, improving competitiveness Source: Öko-Institut based on Eurostat data Implementing the Energy Transition │Veit Bürger │ Graz │ 10/04/2024 10 Spotlight District Heating High shares o. [...] In cases where renewable energy is used, biomass dominates Quelle: DHCTREND (2021) the renewable energy share Substitution of coal with natural gas and/or biomass (co-firing) in recent decades Implementing the Energy Transition │Veit Bürger │ Graz │ 10/04/2024 11 Spotlight District Heating High shares of DH in Scandinavia, the Baltic states and some Eastern European countries Currently, ther. [...] Substitution of coal with natural gas and/or biomass (co-firing) in recent decades Quelle: DHCTREND (2021) Implementing the Energy Transition │Veit Bürger │ Graz │ 10/04/2024 12 Spotlight District Heating "New" renewable energy technologies still without major market shares However, this will change in the course of decarbonization. [...] Large heat pumps Unavoidable waste heat Geothermal Solar thermal Images: Philip Pramer/STANDARD (1), Siemens Energy (2), Markus Schlaf/SWM (3), Marstal Fjernvarme (4) Hydrogen (CHP) Storage capacities (short- and long-term storage) Implementing the Energy Transition │Veit Bürger │ Graz │ 10/04/2024 13 Spotlight Gas Infrastructure Demand for natural gas must fall Scenarios for DE: Dev.

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Veit Bürger

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17
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Germany