Table 1 Research fields included in the system analysis on DHS and corresponding institutions (own illustration)
Discipline | Motivation for inclusion | Institution |
|---|---|---|
Spatial planning | Spatial aspects are important for determining the environmental and economic feasibility of DHS. Therefore, aspects of spatial planning are included into the system analysis of DHS. | BOKU–IRUB: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Spatial Planning, Environmental Planning and Land Rearrangement |
Environmental planning | Building and operating DHS has an environmental impact that is a key issue of this research and is therefore considered. | BOKU–IRUB |
Energy technology | Also, energy aspects play an important role when analysing DHS, e.g. chosen energy sources, grid design, and new developments regarding renewable sources. | AEA—Austrian Energy Agency, Vienna |
Buildings technology | Thermal quality of buildings, needed temperature levels, applied heating distribution systems, and new developments are essential to understand the heat demand side. | AEA |
Resource management | For constructing DHS, materials for plants, grids, storages, etc. are needed. | RMA—Resources Management Agency, Vienna |