SDU and industrial partners participation in IEA DHC TS4

This project aims to extend the existing danish participation in the IEA DHC Annex TS4 ‘Digitalisation of District Heating: Optimised Operation (and Maintenance) of District Heating and Cooling Schemes via Digital Processes Management’.

The IEA DHC Annex TS4 has two aims:

- To promote the opportunities of the integration of digital processes into district heating and cooling
(DHC) schemes and to clarify the role of digitalization for different parts within the operation (and
maintenance) of the district heating and cooling system.
- To offer insights on how digitalization impacts the district heating industry, system suppliers, showcases the current state of the art, identifies barriers, and presents objectives, targets, and recommendations.

The following specific tasks of the IEA DHC Annex TS4 have not been covered by any Danish participation and will be covered by the project partners:
1. Fault prediction, detection, and diagnosis in DH systems (the activities related to Subtask C in IEA DHC Annex TS4)
2. Digitalization and big data driven business model innovation and value creation (the activities related to Subtask D in IEA DHC Annex TS4)
3. Knowledge transfer and dissemination of the above two tasks (the activities related to Subtask E in IEA DHC Annex TS4)