Optimization of energy management through the modernization of district heating system (DHS) Chisinau: challenges and solutions

Abstract

The need to modernize the DHS Chisinau and the optimization of its energy management is very actual for ensuring living conditions in accordance with the demands of modern society. The improvement and modernization of the DHS structure represents the basis for obtaining thermal comfort of the residences in the Chisinau municipality. The development of DHS in Chișinău since the 1950s has had the function of providing its citizens with long-term energy insurance and security. Initially the distribution system of DHS was equipped with 22 pumping stations, whose initial functionality was compliant with the provision of quality services for the supply of thermal energy to consumers and ensured the efficiency and reliability of the operation of the main thermal networks. The pumping stations play a significant role both on the delivery and suction side of the thermal agent. As a result of recent technological improvements, the number of these stations has been gradually reduced to 18. The Republic of Moldova, in particular the city of Chisinau, based on the perspective of continuous industrial development, in most cases faces important tasks in the field of efficiency of natural resources utilization, production, transportation, and distribution of energy and its use in all forms. Energetics management, as a science, in the given context, occupies an important place relying on methods of organizing production, transportation, and efficient use of energy. This article purpose is to explore the specific challenges faced in the modernization of the city's DHS and present potential solutions aimed at improving energy efficiency and sustainability.