Type

NTDH

Short description

NTDH utilizing river and ground heat for heating buildings

Location

Janseniushof project - Leuven

Country

Belgium

End users

Existing buildings and a new buildings

Heat source

Ground/River

Description

Heat is extracted from river and ground; River loop has HEX to transfer heat to primary loop (ground is directly connected); houses has HPs or HEX depending on their heat demand

Cooling

Yes

Heat source-network connection

HEX

Booster HP or no for SH

HP

Booster HP, IHEU or DHSU for DHW

HP

TES

Aquifer TES

Centralized/ Decentralized TES

Centralized

Category

1.2.1.1.1.

Tsource [°C]

20 (river)

Tsupply,max [°C] (network)

14

Tsupply,min [°C] (at consumer substation)

40

Treturn [°C] (network)

8

Installed capacity [MW]

0.6 (different building has different size HPs)

Building heat demand kWh/m2/year

25 (new buildings) and 70 (old buildings)

Project area [km2]

0.025

Reference 1

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.12.059

Reference 2

http://etkhpcorder.extweb.sp.se/ViewDocument.aspx?RapportId=1808

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