Legal Framework as a Core Element of District Cooling Success—The Case of Denmark

Bent Ole Gram Mortensen^*

University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.

DOI: 10.4236/jpee.2014.29007                

Abstract

This paper describes the Danish legal framework for district cooling as an example of a model which so far has had limited success. A number of suggestions are analysed and discussed.

Keywords

District Heating, District Cooling, Legal Framework

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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