Feasibility Study for the Modernization of TP1 and TP2 Baneasa Heating Plants, Bucharest, Romania

摘要

This EcoLinks project is a Best Practice because it successfully demonstrated a solution for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and generating reliable and cost effective energy by replacing old heat-only boiler plants with small-scale, combined heat and power plants (CHPs) in a large, district heating utility in Romania. Based on the research and analysis of several alternatives, a practical locally feasible solution resulting in both economic and environmental benefits was selected. This integrative methodology, involving a feasibility study a sound financial strategy, is transferable to other similar utilities seeking to improve energy efficiency and availability and service quality$ and to reduce heat and power costs and greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, data gathered from surveying residential clients' attitudes toward heat savings and related investments in their apartments and collective buildings provided an important information base that could also benefit other utility companies seeking to improve the quality and reliability of their services.