Truong Nguyen | lnu.se

I have a PhD in Building Technology from Linnaeus University and a MEng in Energy Technology from Asian Institute of Technology. I also have experience as a consultant and trainer in energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.

Research

My research focus is to use the concept of system analysis to compare primary energy use and life cycle monetary cost of different heat production technologies and systems.

Publications

Article in journal (Refereed)

Truong, N.L., Gustavsson, L. (2020). Production of district heat, electricity and/or biomotor fuels in renewable-based energy systems. Energy. 202.
Truong, N.L., Gustavsson, L., Dodoo, A., Tettey, U.Y.A. (2020). Implications of supplying district heat to a new urban residential area in Sweden. Energy. 194. 1-18.
Dodoo, A., Gustavsson, L., Truong, N.L. (2018). Primary energy benefits of cost-effective energy renovation of a district heated multi-family building under different energy supply systems. Energy. 143. 69-90.
Truong, N.L., Dodoo, A., Gustavsson, L. (2018). Effects of energy efficiency measures in district-heated buildings on energy supply. Energy. 142. 1114-1127.
Sathre, R., Gustavsson, L., Truong, N.L. (2017). Climate effects of electricity production fuelled by coal, forest slash and municipal solid waste with and without carbon capture. Energy. 122. 711-723.
Gustavsson, L., Haus, S., Lundblad, M., Lundström, A., Ortiz, C.A., et al. (2017). Climate change effects of forestry and substitution of carbon-intensive materials and fossil fuels. Renewable & sustainable energy reviews. 67. 612-624.
Gustavsson, L., Truong, N.L. (2016). Bioenergy pathways for cars : Effects on primary energy use, climate change and energy system integration. Energy. 115. 1779-1789.
Gustavsson, L., Haus, S., Ortiz, C.A., Sathre, R., Truong, N.L. (2015). Climate effects of bioenergy from forest residues in comparison to fossil energy. Applied Energy. 138. 36-50.
Truong, N.L., Dodoo, A., Gustavsson, L. (2015). Renewable-based heat supply of multi-apartment buildings with varied heat demands. Energy. 93. 1053-1062.
Truong, N.L., Gustavsson, L. (2014). Minimum-cost district heat production systems of different sizes under different environmental and social cost scenarios. Applied Energy. 136. 881-893.
Truong, N.L., Gustavsson, L. (2014). Cost and primary energy efficiency of small-scale district heating systems. Applied Energy. 130. 419-427.
Truong, N.L., Dodoo, A., Gustavsson, L. (2014). Effects of heat and electricity saving measures in district-heated multistory residential buildings. Applied Energy. 118. 57-67.
Truong, N.L., Gustavsson, L. (2013). Integrated biomass-based production of district heat, electricity, motor fuels and pellets of different scales. Applied Energy. 104. 623-632.
Gustavsson, L., Truong, N.L. (2011). Coproduction of district heat and electricity or biomotor fuels. Energy. 36. 6263-6277.
Gustavsson, L., Dodoo, A., Truong, N.L., Danielski, I. (2011). Primary energy implications of end-use energy efficiency measures in district heated buildings. Energy and Buildings. 43. 38-48.

Conference paper (Refereed)

Truong, N.L., Dodoo, A., Gustavsson, L. (2019). Final and primary energy use for heating new residential area with varied exploitation levels, building energy performance and district heat temperatures. Innovative Solutions for Energy Transitions. 6544-6550.
Truong, N.L., Gustavsson, L. (2019). Costs and primary energy use of heating new residential areas with district heat or electric heat pumps. Innovative Solutions for Energy Transitions : Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE2018). 2031-2038.
Truong, N.L., Gustavsson, L. (2019). Co- and polygeneration of district heat, electricity and/or biomotor fuels in renewable-based energy systems. The 14th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES 2019), Dubrovnik, Croatia, October 1-6, 2019.
Truong, N.L., Gustavsson, L. (2017). Climate effects of biomass use in integrated energysystems. ECEEE Summer Study proceedings 2017. 911-920.
Truong, N.L., Gustavsson, L. (2016). Effects of energy efficiency measures in district-heated buildings on energy systems. Proceedings of International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment - SBE 16. March 8 - 11, 2016, Hamburg, Germany.
Truong, N.L. (2016). Costs and primary energy use of energy supply options to buildings of different energy efficiency levels. 2016 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings : From Components to Systems, From Buildings to Communities.
Gustavsson, L., Truong, N.L. (2015). Effects of different bioenergy pathways on primary energy efficiency, climate mitigation and energy system integration. The 10th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems – SDEWES 2015. September 27- October 3, 2015, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Truong, N.L., Gustavsson, L., Dodoo, A. (2014). Heat supply of multi-apartment buildings with varied heat demands. Energy Procedia: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON APPLIED ENERGY, ICAE2014. 1464-1467.
Gustavsson, L., Haus, S., Ortiz, C., Sathre, R., Truong, N.L. (2014). Dynamic impacts of forest residues on primary energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. The 9th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems - SDEWES. September 20 - 27, 2014, Venice-Istanbul.
Truong, N.L., Gustavsson, L. (2014). Solar heating systems in renewable-based district heating systems. Energy Procedia: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON APPLIED ENERGY, ICAE2014. 1460-1463.
Truong, N.L., Dodoo, A., Gustavsson, L. (2013). Effects of energy-efficiency measures and climate change mitigation policy instruments on primary energy use in district-heated buildings. ECEEE Summer Study proceedings : rethink, renew, restart. 515-522.
Truong, N.L., Gustavsson, L. (2013). Minimum-cost district heat production systems of different sizes under different taxation schemes. International Conference on Applied Energy, July 1-4, 2013, Pretoria.
Gustavsson, L., Truong, N.L., Dodoo, A. (2012). Primary energy implications of heat savings in district heated buildings. Presentation at International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE 2012, Jul 5-8, 2012, Suzhou, China.
Gustavsson, L., Truong, N.L., Dodoo, A., Sathre, R. (2011). Effects of environmental taxations on district heat production structures. World Renewable Energy Congress 2011, Linköping, Sweden, May 8-11. 3420-3427.

Conference paper (Other academic)

Truong, N.L., Gustavsson, L., Sathre, R. (2016). Primary energy and climate change effects of forest residues and fossil coal for electricity production with and without carbon capture and storage. 24th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition. Hamburg, Germany, June 23-26, 2016, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 1394-1401.
Truong, N.L., Gustavsson, L. (2014). Costs of CO₂ Emission Reduction in Biomass-Based District Heat Production Systems. 22nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition - EUBC&E2014, Hamburg, Germany, June 23-26, 2014. 1401-1406.
Truong, N.L., Gustavsson, L. (2012). Potentials of polygeneration in district heating systems. World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, May 13-17, 2012; Denver, Colorado.

Report (Other academic)

Gustavsson, L., Joelsson, J.M., Truong, N.L. (2011). Where are biomass fuels best used in the Swedish energy system? : efficient use of biomass fuels given different targets with respect to CO2 emission and oil use reduction. Swedish Energy Agency. 44.

Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)

Truong, N.L. (2014). District heat production under different environmental and social cost scenarios. Doctoral Thesis. Växjö, Linnaeus University Press.