Energy Master Planning for Resilient Public Communities--Best Practices from Denmark

When the oil embargo of 1973 occurred, Denmark, which until that time was totally dependent on imported oil, initiated a long-term energy policy with the support of a solid majority in the Danish Parliament that encouraged and adopted resilient and cost-effective energy solutions for the country as...

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Published in:ASHRAE transactions 2021-01, Vol.127 (1), p.629-646
Main Authors: Dyrelund, Anders, Neimeier, Robert M, Margaryan, Hasmik, Moller, Anders B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternative energy sources
Architectural design
Best practice
Carbon
Case studies
Cogeneration
Cogeneration power plants
College campuses
Combined cycle
Community
Community planning
Consumers
Cooperation
Cost analysis
Denmark
District heating
Electric cables
Electric power production
Electric power systems
Electricity
Energy efficiency
Energy industry
Energy management
Energy policy
Floors
Green buildings
Heat pumps
Heat storage
Infrastructure
Military bases
Natural gas
Natural gas utilities
Planning
Political aspects
Power
Power consumption
Public utilities
Renewable resources
Solar energy
Solar heating
Storage facilities
Symbiosis
Underground cables
Utilities
Wastewater
Water storage
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Summary:When the oil embargo of 1973 occurred, Denmark, which until that time was totally dependent on imported oil, initiated a long-term energy policy with the support of a solid majority in the Danish Parliament that encouraged and adopted resilient and cost-effective energy solutions for the country as a whole. The Electricity and Heat Supply Acts of1980 started a program of nationwide energy planning that aimed to replace oil and to cost-effectively improve the country's energy resiliency and energy efficiency.
ISSN:0001-2505