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

Description du projet

Intégrer des solutions innovantes de stockage de l’énergie thermique pour les bâtiments intelligents

Le stockage de l’énergie thermique (SET) permet de conserver de l’énergie en réserve pour l’utiliser des jours ou des mois plus tard. Les technologies de SET conservent l’énergie thermique en chauffant ou en refroidissant un support de stockage. Le projet THUMBS UP, financé par l’UE, concevra et démontrera l’efficacité d’un système de SET quotidien et hebdomadaire pour les bâtiments de l’UE. En innovant à différents niveaux, de la modélisation aux matériaux, et en améliorant les solutions d’échange de chaleur, le projet concevra des dispositifs de SET à haute performance conformes aux objectifs européens en matière d’économie durable. Plus précisément, il élaborera des matériaux à changement de phase d’origine biologique à partir de matières premières actuellement gaspillées dans l’industrie alimentaire de l’UE, ainsi que des matériaux thermochimiques à base de matières non dangereuses. Le projet mettra en place trois sites de démonstration en Espagne et en Suède, dans des climats européens et des contextes de marché de l’énergie différents.

Objectif

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.

Coordinateur

VEOLIA SERVICIOS LECAM SOCIEDAD ANONIMA UNIPERSONAL
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 559 212,50
Adresse
CALLE TORRELAGUNA 60
28043 Madrid
Espagne

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Région
Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid
Type d’activité
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Liens
Coût total
€ 798 875,00

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