District heating and cooling (DHC) benefits energy security, the economy, and the environment. It is one of the most effective means to implement renewable energy and benefit from heat and power coupling. But as you can read in this issue of Hot Cool, the DHC potential remains mostly unexploited globally. There are opportunities in many countries to deploy new DHC infrastructure, improve the energy efficiency of aging ones, and integrate higher shares of renewables into existing networks. But it doesn't happen — a reason is sometimes lack of experience, knowledge, or practical skills to implement these large-scale energy transformations.
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