Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ColdPeak (PCM-based cold storage as peak shaving for air conditioning units)
Período documentado: 2015-01-01 hasta 2015-05-31
• increase of the ACS efficiency, since the ACS power output and the load requirements are decoupled and the ACS unit can work at its optimal power;
• reduction of energy consumption thanks to the increase of ACS efficiency and to the production of a cold energy share during the night (low external temperature and higher efficiency);
• reduction of users’ energy bill due to the reduction of kWh consumption and to the possibility of producing cold energy when electricity cost is lower (low peak hours).
• business plan – analysis of the target market, competitors analysis, business model and strategy, application scenarios, revenue model definition, go-to-market strategy, SWOT analysis;
• ColdPeak platform definition – technological solution analysis, minimum viable solution for PH2, value chain and strategic partnership selection, technical feasibility assessment, operational plan;
• Impact on the companies – forecast financial data, impacts on company dimensions;
• IPR Management and Protection Plan.
• First market: tertiary application (offices, educational, hotels, restaurants, hospitals and sport facilities);
• Minimum viable product: 30 kWhcold storage system;
• Industrial partners selection:
o two development partners: RUBITHERM (Germany, PCM manufacturer) and TEINSA (Spain, installer in the Spanish market).
o components suppliers;
o technical suppliers: LABOR and Process Engineering Research group of the University of Rome “Campus Bio-medico”;
o End users: Telecom, Pirelli, Gala S.p.A. Deutsche Bank, Mapfre Asistencia.
• Price for tertiary applications = 183 €/kWh; Production cost = 102 €/kWh;
• Revenues for the ColdPeak SMEs = 35 M€ in the 5th year after the product market launch (gross margin = 12 M€);
• Go-to-market strategy: industrial production of ColdPeak-30 (30kWh), ColdPeak-50 (50kWh) and ColdPeak-100 (100kWh).