Competitive potential of district heating over individual solutions: a case study of Onesti

Ostaci, Razvan-Stefan

4. Term

Urban, Energy and Environmental Planning, Master

2016

2016-06-01

65 pages

The past two decades have shown great influence upon the landscape of the Romanian heating system. Having been divided into both collective and individual solutions, it has the purpose of delivering heating services to consumers which inevitably choose the safest and most affordable alternative. However, recent requirements enforced by the EU have put the matter of choice under question and account for the uncertainty addressed by the research presented in this paper. On this topic, the investigation approaches qualitative and quantitative methods of research and incorporates the use of interviews, study case and scenario design. The study highlights the benefits of using energyPRO as a tool in analyzing the input data and obtaining preliminary results to be later approached in the sensitivity analysis. The latter is presented in brief as the feasibility of the investigated scenario shows high sensitivity to slight changes that would otherwise render it unfeasible. Based on the final results, the conclusion reflects upon the mentioned suggestion and accounts for individual solutions as the most feasible choice seen from a consumer point of view. As for the proposed alternatives, the closing chapter cannot account for a viable solution for their implementation.

District heating ; Individual heating ; Onesti ; Romania ; energyPRO

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