• Assessing the potential of seasonal thermal storage for local energy systems: Case study for a neighborhood in Norway 

      Kauko, Hanne; Pinel, Dimitri; Graabak, Ingeborg; Wolfgang, Ove (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      District heating has an important role in the shift to carbon-neutral energy systems through enabling the use of heat sources that would otherwise be wasted to cover buildings’ heating demands. The availability of many ...
    • Challenges and potentials for low-temperature district heating implementation in Norway 

      Nord, Natasa; Nielsen, Elise Kristine Løve; Kauko, Hanne; Tereshchenko, Tymofii (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Current district heating (DH) systems with high temperatures are facing many challenges that may decrease its competitiveness. Some of the challenges are decreased heat demands due to energy efficient buildings and high ...
    • Cold thermal storage integration in a large industrial refrigeration system 

      Selvnes, Håkon; Hafner, Armin; Kauko, Hanne (Chapter, 2018)
      Global warming is one of the greatest challenges our society faces today, and researchers strive to find solutions to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases that accelerate the global warming effect. This paper describes ...
    • Design of a cold thermal energy storage unit for industrial applications using CO2 as refrigerant 

      Selvnes, Håkon; Hafner, Armin; Kauko, Hanne (Chapter, 2019)
      Natural refrigerants such as ammonia, hydrocarbons and CO2 are becoming increasingly popular due to favorable thermo-physical properties, low environmental impact and low cost. Industrial refrigeration systems are often ...
    • Dynamic energy system with a local LTTG at Leangen 

      Skulstad, Vegard (Master thesis, 2020)
      Denne masteroppgaven er en fortsettelse av en tidligere prosjektoppgave og evaluerer bruken av spill-varmekilder for å lage varmtvann til et leilighetsområde. Hovedfokuset er på en oversvømmet fordamper og en CO2 varmepumpe ...
    • Dynamic modeling of local district heating grids with prosumers: A case study for Norway 

      Kauko, Hanne; Kvalsvik, Karoline Husevåg; Rohde, Daniel; Nord, Natasa; Utne, Åmund (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      District heating (DH) will play an important role in the future fossil-free energy systems by enabling increased utilization of waste heat and renewable heat sources to cover buildings' heat demand. A prerequisite for this ...
    • Dynamic modelling of local low-temperature heating grids: A case study for Norway 

      Kauko, Hanne; Kvalsvik, Karoline Husevåg; Rohde, Daniel; Hafner, Armin; Nord, Natasa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Today's district heating (DH) networks in Norway are 2nd and 3rd generation systems, with supply temperatures ranging from 80 to 120 °C. In new developments, it is desirable to shift to 4th generation, low-temperature ...
    • Energy flow analysis of a smart thermal grid at Leangen 

      Sundal, Eirin Vannes (Master thesis, 2019)
      På Leangen i Trondheim skal det bli bygget et nytt boligområde. Hensikten med denne masteroppgaven er å evaluere hvordan et lokalt lav-temperatur varmenett kan forsyne boligområdet med energi til romoppvarming, produksjon ...
    • Grønn energi til Stryn Sommerski - Utredningsstudie om alternative energiløsninger 

      Kauko, Hanne; Bruland, Oddbjørn; Bakken, Tor Haakon (SINTEF Rapport;, Research report, 2019)
      Strynefjellet Sommerski ligger langt fra kraftnettet, og strømforsyningen er dermed basert på bruk av fossile brensler med årlige CCE-utslipp på ca. 61 tonn. I denne rapporten er tre ulike alternative energiforsyningssystem ...
    • Innovasjonsrapport 2020. Forskningssenteret for nullutslippsområder i smarte byer (FME ZEN) 

      Bergsdal, Håvard; Sørensen, Åse Lekang; Cervenka, Zdena; Holm, Øystein; Thomsen, Judith; Sartori, Igor; Lindberg, Karen Byskov; Stokke, Raymond Andreas; De Boer, Luitzen; Hamdan, Hasan; Holmen, Elsebeth; Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Backe, Stian; Kauko, Hanne; Georges, Laurent; Walnum, Harald Taxt; Lien, Synne Krekling; Skaar, Christofer; Wolfgang, Ove; Brattebø, Helge; Lausselet, Carine; Resch, Eirik; Sandberg, Nina Holck; Pinel, Dimitri; Thorvaldsen, Kasper Emil; Alonso, Maria Justo; Askeland, Magnus; Petersen, Sobah Abbas; Favero, Matteo; Carlucci, Salvatore; Liu, Peng (ZEN Report;, Research report, 2020)
      Forord. Forskning og innovasjon er grunnpilaren i vår visjon om å utvikle bærekraftige områder med null klimagassutslipp. Innovasjonskomiteen skal bistå senterledelsen i dette arbeidet gjennom å etablere gode innovasjonsprosesser ...
    • Investigating the influence of the modeling depth on the design optimization of heat pumps for local heat generation 

      Baur, Nils (Master thesis, 2025)
      Varmepumper har blitt identifisert som en nøkkelteknologi for overgangen fra dagens fossile varmeforsyning til en utslippsfri varmeforsyning. I motsetning til forbrenningsbaserte varmegeneratorer, avhenger egenskapene til ...
    • Lavtemperatur-varmenett 

      Nielsen, Elise Kristine Løve (Master thesis, 2017)
      Hensikten med oppgaven er å vurdere energisparingspotensialet ved overgang fra høytemperatur til lavtemperatur fjernvarme. Lavtemperatur fjernvarme er et virkemiddel for å nå målene om fleksibel og energieffektiv varmeforsyning. ...
    • Local Heating Networks with Waste Heat Utilization: Low or Medium Temperature Supply? 

      Kauko, Hanne; Rohde, Daniel; Hafner, Armin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      District heating enables an economical use of energy sources that would otherwise be wasted to cover the heating demands of buildings in urban areas. For efficient utilization of local waste heat and renewable heat sources, ...
    • Phase change material thermal energy storage for a large scale ammonia chiller/heat pump system 

      Jokiel, Michael; Kauko, Hanne; Schlemminger, Christian; Hafner, Armin; Claussen, Ingrid Camilla (Chapter, 2017)
      Thermal energy storage (TES) can be applied to reduce peak heating and cooling loads in buildings and to improve the performance and reliability of the heat supply system. For short-term TES, phase change materials (PCM) ...
    • Phase change materials for thermal energy storage in low- and high-temperature applications: a state-of-the-art 

      Sevault, Alexis; Kauko, Hanne; Bugge, Mette; Banasiak, Krzysztof; Haugen, Nils Erland L; Skreiberg, Øyvind (Research report, 2017)
    • Quantitative scanning transmission electron microscopy studies on heterostructured GaAs nanowires 

      Kauko, Hanne (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2013:369, Doctoral thesis, 2013)
      This thesis presents a quantitative high-angle annular dark eld scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF STEM) study on heterostructured GaAs-based nanowires (NWs). Quantitative HAADF STEM was employed to investigate ...
    • Seasonal storage and demand side management in district heating systems with demand uncertainty. 

      Egging-Bratseth, Ruud; Kauko, Hanne; Knudsen, Brage Rugstad; Bakke, Sara Angell; Ettayebi, Amina; Haufe, Ina Renate (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      District heating is an under-researched part of the energy system, notwithstanding its enormous potential to contribute to Greenhouse Gas emission reductions. Low-temperature district heating is a key technology for ...
    • Smart Thermal Energy System for Modern Apartment Buildings 

      Ørbæk, Mari Elisabeth Jensvold (Master thesis, 2020)
      I et område i Trondheim, Tungavegen 1, vil en gammel nedslitt veddeløpsbane snart bli omgjort til et nytt og fremtidsrettet boligområde. Området vil blant annet bestå av rekkehus, leiligheter, fellesområder og kontorbygg. ...
    • Smart thermal grid concepts for the Leangen area 

      Jørgen Formo Kihle (Master thesis, 2019)
      Sammendrag Leangen består for øyeblikket av en veddeløpsbane. Koteng Eiendom AS planlegger å rive banen, for å deretter bygge et bærekraftig boligområde med lavt energiforbruk og klimavennlig fotavtrykk. Byggeplanene ...