Fifth generation, Low temperature, high EXergY district heating and cooling NETworkS

Project Information

FLEXYNETS

Grant agreement ID: 649820

DOI 10.3030/649820

Project closed

EC signature date 10 April 2015

Start date 1 July 2015

End date 31 December 2018

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy

Total cost € 1 999 363,75

EU contribution € 1 999 363,75

Coordinated by

ACCADEMIA EUROPEA DI BOLZANO
Italy

Deliverables

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (13)

Experts Webinars

Draft M24

Project Flyer

Flyer prepared to make public aware of the project and project's objectives.

Project Booklet

FLEXYNETS Booklet (10 pages), containing the main project achievements. Draft M30

Public Workshops

Drafts M21, 33

Project Branding and Website

Draft M3 - maintenance all along the projects life

Newsletter publication

Drafts M6, 18

Video News Release

Film reporting on the main outcomes of the project.

Educational Kit

Higher education (university) and vocational training material elaborated.

Guide Book

Guide Book of FLEXYNETS-CONTROL and -PLANNING integrated solutions, devoted to address experts in the sector. Draft M27

Press releases

Draft M6

Scientific Publications

At least 5 publications will be sent by partners to conferences and sectorial magazines and at least 3 publications to peer-reviewed journals will be published. Open Access publications in peer-reviewed journals will be guaranteed. Draft M18

Pre-design support online tool

Online pre-design tool, which will guide experts on selecting appropriate sizes and distributions of energy sources and sinks. The tool will be made public available. The source code will be protected.

Experts Workshops

Draft M18

Documents, reports (8)

FLEXYNETS-TRADING policies

Report on technical challenges, policies and trading models elaborated as part of the FLEXYNETS TRADING. Draft M18

Integration of substations into DHC networks

Report on the on simulations at full DHC network level to elaborate solution for the integration of FLEXYNETS Substations into the DHC solutions. Draft M18

FLEXYNETS-SUBSTATIONS

Report on Energy sources and sinks with short term local storages. Draft M9

Strategies for the integration of DHC networks with the electric and gas grids

Report on the control strategies elaborated for the interaction between DHC network and the grids. Draft M12

Large storage systems for DHC networks

Report on the utilization of large/seasonal storages in relation to the FLEXYNETS DHC solutions. Draft M12

Report on Early Adopters case studies

Report on the FLEXYNETS DHC solutions elaborated for three early adopter cities.

Analysis of network layouts in selected urban contexts

Report on the assessed topologies for FLEXYNETS DHC networks.

Low- and high-level controls for low temperature DHC networks

Report on the control strategies elaborated at SUBSTATIONS and DHC network levels. Draft M18

Publications

Conference proceedings (8)

Potential study on demand side management in district heating and cooling networks with decentrslised heat pumps

Author(s): S. Buffa, M. Cozzini, G. P. Henze, C. Dipasquale, M. Baratieri, R. Fedrizzi
Published in: Proceedings of the International Sustainable Energy Conference - ISEC 2018, Graz, 2018, Issue once every two years, 2018, Page(s) 92-100
Publisher: Organisation committee of the ISEC 2018 Conference

Smart control of a district heating network with high share of low temperature waste heat

Author(s): Vivian Jacopo, Jobard Xavier, Ben Hassine Ilyes, Pietruschka Dirk, Hurink Johann L.
Published in: Proceedings of the 4.1.3 12th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water, and Environment Systems, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Issue Proceedings of the 4.1.3 12th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water, and Environment Systems, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2017
Publisher: Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems – SDEWES Conference

FLEXYNETS – A new district heating network concept for higher renewable and waste heat share

Author(s): Ilyes Ben Hassine, Xavier Jobard, Linn Laurberg Jensen
Published in: Proceedings of the conference 4.1.2 ISES Solar World Congress 2017 – IEA SHC International Conference on Solar Heating and Cooling for Buildings and Industry, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Issue Proceedings of the Conference, 2017
Publisher: "The International Solar Energy Society (ISES) ""Solar World Congress"""

Sector coupling and distributed energy storages for the integration of renewable energy sources

Author(s): Trier Daniel
Published in: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and 4th Generation District Heating – Aalborg, Denmark, Issue Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and 4th Generation District Heating – Aalborg, Denmark, 2018, Page(s) 141-142
Publisher: Conference on Smart Energy Systems and 4th Generation District Heating

Solar CHP systems for low-temperature district heating networks

Author(s): D’Antoni Matteo, Cozzini Marco, Fedrizzi Roberto
Published in: Proceedings of 5th International Solar District Heating Conference Graz, Austria, Issue Proceedings of 5th International Solar District Heating Conference Graz, Austria, 2018, Page(s) 48-55
Publisher: International Solar District Heating Conference

Flexynets – Optionen für die kalte Nahwärme auf EU Ebene (Flexynets - options for cold district heating at EU level)

Author(s): Pietruschka Dirk
Published in: Proceedings of 4th Praxis- und Wissensforum Fernwärme & Fernkälte- AIT, Issue Proceedings of 4th Praxis- und Wissensforum Fernwärme & Fernkälte- AIT, 2018
Publisher: AIT- Austrian Institute of Technology

FLEXYNETS - A NEW GENERATION OF INTELLIGENT LOW EXERGY DISTRICT HEATING AND COOLING NETWORKS

Author(s): Dirk Pietruschka, Ilyes Ben Hassine, Marcus Brennenstuhl, Roberto Fedrizzi, Marco Cozzini, Simone Buffa
Published in: Proceedings of the DHC2016 conference, 2017
Publisher: Organization committee of the DHC2016 conference

Pricing strategies for neutral temperature district heating and cooling networks based on heat pumps

Author(s): M. Cozzini, M. D'Antoni, S. Buffa, R. Fedrizzi
Published in: Proceedings of the HPC 2017, 2017
Publisher: Organisation committee of the HPC 2017

Peer reviewed articles (1)

5th generation district heating and cooling systems: A review of existing cases in Europe

Author(s): Simone Buffa, Marco Cozzini, Matteo D’Antoni, Marco Baratieri, Roberto Fedrizzi
Published in: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Issue 104, 2019, Page(s) 504-522, ISSN 1364-0321
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2018.12.059

Other (7)

The next generation of energy networks

Author(s): Fedrizzi Roberto
Published in: EU research, Issue four times a year, 2016, Page(s) 58-59
Publisher: EU Research- Blazon Publishing and Media Ltd

District Heating and Cooling Networks Based on Decentralized Heat Pumps: Energy Efficiency and Reversibility at Affordable Costs

Author(s): Cozzini Marco, D’Antoni Matteo, Buffa Simone, Fedrizzi Roberto, Bava Federico
Published in: HPT MAGAZINE, Issue VOL. 36 NO 2/2018, 2018, Page(s) 26-29, ISSN 2002-018X
Publisher: Heat Pump Centre

Teleriscaldamento, si lavora alla quarta generazione (District heating, working on the fourth generation)

Author(s): Fedrizzi Roberto, Cozzini Marco, Marchetti Riccardo
Published in: Servizi a rete, Issue November-December 2015, 2015, Page(s) 9-10
Publisher: Tecnedit Srl

Driving Research in Innovation

Author(s): Fedrizzi Roberto
Published in: DHC+ Newsletter, Issue monthly, 2015
Publisher: Euroheat & Power

Bolzano: un laboratorio per testare il teleriscaldamento del futuro (Bolzano: a laboratory to test the district heating of the future)

Author(s): Cozzini Marco
Published in: Servizi a rete, Issue November- December 2017, 2017, Page(s) 19-20
Publisher: Tecnedit Srl

Niedrige Temperaturen sollen im Wärmenetz die Verluste senken

Author(s): ZAFH
Published in: GRÜNES BUCH VDI nachrichten, Issue 42, 2015, Page(s) 22
Publisher: VDI Verlag GmbH

Teleriscaldamento e teleraffrescamento a bassa temperatura: efficienza energetica e reversibilità a costi accessibili (Low-temperature district heating and cooling: energy efficiency and reversibility at accessible costs)

Author(s): Cozzini Marco
Published in: Servizi a rete, Issue December 2018, 2018, Page(s) not available
Publisher: Tecnedit Srl

Thesis and dissertations (3)

Modeling and performance analysis of alternative solar-field configurations for parabolic trough 5.2 Master’s Degree in Energy Engineering (SOLTIGUA)

Author(s): Vivian Jacopo
Published in: 2018
Publisher: Universiy of Pisa

Direct Use of Low Temperature Heat in District Heating Networks with Booster Heat Pumps 5.3 PhD in Industrial Energetic Engineering (ZAFH)

Author(s): Vivian Jacopo
Published in: 2018
Publisher: University of Padua

Advanced control strategies for district heating and cooling systems PhD in Sustainable Energy and Technologies (EURAC)

Author(s): Buffa Simone
Published in: 2018
Publisher: Free Universiy of Bolzano

Non-peer reviewed articles (1)

District Energy Systems: A Collaborative Exchange of Results on Planning, Operation and Modelling for Energy Efficiency

Author(s): Tatiana Loureiro, Miika Rämä, Raymond Sterling, Marco Cozzini, Meritxell Vinyals, Michael Descamps, Wolfgang Birk, Gozde Unkaya, Federica Fuligni, Borna Doračić, Marin Petrovic, Dominik Rutz, Inés Arias, Sofia Lettenbichler, Ioannis Meintanis, Serafeim Moustakidis, Martin Buchholz, Reiner Buchholz, Mathieu Provost, Philipp Geyer
Published in: Proceedings, Issue 2/15, 2018, Page(s) 1127, ISSN 2504-3900
Publisher: Sustainable Places 2018 (SP2018), Aix-les Bains, France, 27–29 June 2018
DOI: 10.3390/proceedings2151127