Research Interests
In my research, I study how district heating can serve as a strategic platform for a sustainable society. I also seek to highlight the measures required to make this possible. In my studies, I focus primarily on the environmental benefits of district heating, which include:
- flexibility in the fuel mix (Biofuel, waste, and peat account for the largest share of fuel in Swedish district heating systems. Oil, which was previously the main fuel, is now mostly used only for peak load during the winter.)
- large facilities in a district heating system are more efficient compared to private boilers (which reduces the use of primary energy for heating)
- the ability to produce electricity in combination with heat (which can reduce the use of coal for electricity production in the power system)
- the ability to produce biofuel for transport vehicles in combination with heat (which can reduce the use of fossil fuels in the transport sector)
- the potential to utilize waste heat from industries
- the potential to produce district cooling using heat-driven chillers (the use of such chillers, known as absorption chillers, can reduce electricity consumption for cooling during the summer).
Most of the research projects I have worked on over the past ten years have primarily focused on various business strategies aimed at achieving more environmentally friendly and economically viable operations within the district heating industry.
In my research, I use a variety of methods and tools.
