Demand modelling in district heating systems within the conceptual design of a waste-to-energy plant

Optimisation models, commonly used to design these facilities, perform calculations in certain time steps, typically on an annual or monthly basis. The simplification from hour to month time step may cause inaccuracies. The paper offers alternative solutions to modelling methods of WtEP, using so-called correction coefficients. They help to increase the accuracy of the models while maintaining acceptable calculation time.