Ambitious targets to reduce CO2 emissions and air pollution are strong drivers for China in terms of switching to a greener energy system, and heating is an integral part of the energy consumption. [...] Implementing a heat forecasting scheme offers the advantage of optimizing the utilization of local clean energy sources and strategic planning for future heat demand in the supply system. 3. [...] The return temperature in China’s DH systems is considered rather high, and there is room to improve the efficiency of building heating system. [...] For each of the focus areas, preliminary suggestions are made by the Sino-Danish experts on what measures can be taken to bridge the gaps between current conditions for DH and future conditions for a clean and renewable heating system in China. [...] The first step consisted of investigating the conditions for DH in China and in Denmark. [...] Additionally, the energy needed for heating in Billund is 1.2 times that of Beijing and 1.5 times that of Xi'an. [...] This established a standardized and comparable way for evaluating the feasibility of DH for municipalities in Denmark. [...] Figure 15 (Foresight Network, 2021) shows from 2000 to 2019, the utilization of shallow geothermal energy for heating and cooling in China has consistently increased. [...] It is crucial to select suitable local heat sources for the development of clean, low-carbon, efficient, safe, sustainable large-scale heating and cooling systems. In climate zones with hot summer and cold winter, geothermal energy may play an essential role in both district heating and cooling. [...] However, the application of solar energy in heating is constrained by financial, technical and economic challenges, e.g.
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