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Introduction and how to use this platform

The Education Platform is presented as a series of key questions for developing district heating. The answers are provided on two levels: Introductory and Advanced Knowledge.

What is Introductory Knowledge

Introductory knowledge is required knowledge for learning about district heating in general and playing the serious game.

What is Advanced Knowledge

Advanced knowledge provides detailed knowledge on developing district heating systems. It includes knowledge resources and tools from projects for different district heat planning elements.

Serious game

http://rewardheat-game.hawk.de/

Learning outcomes / expectations

Participants are expected to take away from playing the game (as e.g. producers, consumers, government) the following:

• Increased awareness and engagement in the DHC transformation
• Challenges and barriers to the DHC transformation
• Interdependencies between different stakeholders
• Key technical, economic, ecological and socio-political aspects related to the heating sector
• LCOH calculation methodology
• Different types of DHC systems (HTDH, LTDH, ATDH) and their main features
• Different types of heat supply options (both individual and district heating options)

Funding information

The REWARDHeat Educational Platform has been developed with funding from the REWARDHeat project: REWARDHeat - Renewable and Waste Heat Recovery for Competitive District Heating and Cooling Networks funded by the European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement 857811.