The HYSTORE project aims to advance thermal energy storage (TES) technologies to enhance energy efficiency, integration with renewable energy sources and enable demand-response through sector coupling. The project's primary objectives include developing innovative TES configurations tailored to specific heating/cooling and domestic hot water needs, reducing system costs, simplifying installation processes, and extending TES applications to grid services for enhanced energy flexibility. By leveraging state-of-the-art technologies and intelligent aggregators, HYSTORE seeks to transform TES from an auxiliary service to a central component of building energy management, providing comfort and supporting grid stability.
The project is structured around five pillars: technical development of storage and control systems, system integration, validation through demonstrators, and exploitation and business model creation. Each pillar addresses specific gaps in current TES technologies, ensuring high energy density, low CAPEX, and ease of integration with existing energy systems. HYSTORE's comprehensive approach aims to achieve significant impacts, such as reducing design and installation efforts by 50%, achieving energy cost savings of at least 15%, and enhancing grid stability through innovative TES applications.