LUSTER - London Urban Sub-Terrain Energy Recovery

伦敦城市次地形能量回收--LUSTER--提出了一个合作研究项目，以伦敦为例，确定和量化从城市地下结构(如下水道、铁路隧道)中全面回收热能的潜力。英国承诺到2050年将温室气体排放量减少80%。通过LUSTER，我们的愿景是探索技术上和经济上可行的从地下来源回收热量的系统的可行性，以便能够以资源高效的方式实现2050年的目标。地下基础设施系统，如下水道、电力和数据电缆隧道、总水管、铁路隧道等，是强大的尚未开发的能源。它们通常靠近供热需求较高的地区，有可能提供全年供热。这些结构中的大多数都可以在大城市找到，比如伦敦，但在英国和其他地方的大多数城市地区也很普遍。该项目将由两个在能源研究、传热学和系统模拟方面具有互补专业知识的团队进行。牵头团队将以伦敦南岸大学(LSBU)为基地，伦敦大学学院(UCL)为主要研究伙伴。调查的一个关键结果将是一张地图，它将确定具有最大能量回收潜力的城市地下结构和应用。一项成功的可行性研究将为城市地下能源回收带来许多机会，不仅在整个首都，而且在其他城市和拥有地下基础设施系统的城市地区也是如此。

London Urban Sub-Terrain Energy Recovery - LUSTER - proposes a collaborative research project to identify and quantify the potential for inclusive heat energy recovery from urban subterranean structures (e.g. sewers, railway tunnels), using London as a case study. The UK is committed to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of 80% by 2050. Our vision, through LUSTER, is to scope the feasibility of technically and economically viable systems for recovering heat from subterranean sources, so as to enable this 2050 target to be met in a resource efficient manner. Subterranean infrastructure systems, such as sewers, electricity and data cable tunnels, water mains, railway tunnels etc., are potent and untapped energy sources. They are normally in close proximity to areas of high heat demand and could potentially provide a year-round heat supply. The majority of these structures can be found in big cities, such as in London, but are also prevalent in most urban areas in the UK and elsewhere. The project will be carried out by two teams with complementary expertise in energy research, heat transfer and systems simulation. The lead team will be based at London South Bank University (LSBU), with University College London (UCL) as the principal research partner. A key outcome of the investigation will be a map which will identify urban subterranean structures and applications with the greatest energy recovery potential. A successful feasibility study will yield many opportunities for urban subterranean energy recovery, not only across the capital, but also in other cities and urban areas with underground infrastructure systems.