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Thermal energy storage solUtions to optimally Manage BuildingS and Unlock their grid balancing and flexibility Potential

Descripción del proyecto

Integrar soluciones innovadoras de almacenamiento de energía térmica en edificios inteligentes

El almacenamiento de calor permite acumular energía para utilizarla días o meses más tarde. La tecnología de almacenamiento de calor acumula energía térmica al calentar o enfriar un dispositivo de almacenamiento. El equipo del proyecto THUMBS UP, financiado con fondos europeos, desarrollará y demostrará el almacenamiento de calor diario y semanal para los edificios de la Unión Europea (UE). Al innovar a distintos niveles, desde la modelización hasta los materiales y la mejora de las soluciones de intercambiadores de calor, en el proyecto se diseñarán soluciones de almacenamiento de calor de alto rendimiento en consonancia con los objetivos de economía sostenible de la UE. En concreto, se crearán materiales de cambio de fase de origen biológico a partir de materias primas que actualmente se desechan en la industria alimentaria de la UE y materiales termoquímicos basados en materiales no peligrosos. En el proyecto se establecerán tres instalaciones de demostración en España y Suecia, situadas en diferentes contextos de mercado, energéticos y climáticos de la UE.

Objetivo

THUMBS UP aims to develop and demonstrate thermal energy storage (TES) at daily (based on environmental friendly PCM) and weekly level (based on TCM sorption technology) solutions to be easily integrated in EU buildings (both connected and not-connected to DHN) to increase their energy efficiency as well as to exploit Power-to-Heat (PtH) approaches also to make EU Buildings as grid flexibility actors. THUMBS UP wants to overcome all the limits of state-of-the-art building-integrated PCM and TCM TES technologies, increasing TES energy density and reducing CAPEX. THUMBS UP innovates at different levels, from modelling to materials and enhance heat exchanger solutions, targeting demonstration at TRL 7. High-performance TES solutions part of an EU sustainable economy is a factor at the core of THUMBS UP. The project develops truly i) bio-based PCMs from raw materials currently wasted in the EU food industry, turning them into valuable TES materials and ii) TCMs relying exclusively on non-hazardous materials and on water as working fluid. THUMBS UP TES will be demonstrated in 3 demosites (a single-family building in Spain and 2 multi-family buildings in Sweden/Spain) in different EU climates and energy market contexts also to assess THUMBS UP replication potential in two replication sites (ITA, NL). Via its demonstration and replication campaign, THUMBS UP promotes TES role as key enabling technology to optimize thermal comfort and energy efficiency in buildings as well as to promote PtH as facilitator of RES grid integration in a sector coupling approach, to be studied via innovative modelling tools. THUMBS UP gives specific attention to how to fully integrate TES solutions into buildings and wider smart energy networks by combining the technology advancements with TES-tailored digital innovations. THUMBS UP widens the capability to control, monitor and forecasts how to operate building-integrated TES systems to provide services toward both the H&C and power sector.

Coordinador

VEOLIA SERVICIOS LECAM SOCIEDAD ANONIMA UNIPERSONAL
Aportación neta de la UEn
€ 559 212,50
Dirección
CALLE TORRELAGUNA 60
28043 Madrid
España

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Región
Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid
Tipo de actividad
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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Coste total
€ 798 875,00

Participantes (19)

Socios (1)