Thermal Energy Storage Systems for Energy Efficient Buildings. An integrated solution for residential building energy storage by solar and geothermal resources

Objective

There is a compelling need of encouraging energy efficiency in buildings, enhance green technologies and promote advance thermal energy storage solutions. TESSe2b will enable the optimal use of renewable energy and provide one of the most advantageous solutions for correcting the mismatch that often occurs between the supply and demand of energy in residential buildings. The target of TESSe2b is to design, develop, validate and demonstrate a modular and low cost thermal storage technology based on solar collectors and highly efficient heat pumps for heating, cooling and domestic hot water (DHW) production. The idea is to develop advanced compact integrated PCM TES tanks exploiting RES (solar and geothermal) in an efficient manner coupled with enhanced PCM borehole heat exchangers (BHEs) that will take advantage of the increased underground thermal storage and maximize the efficiency of the ground coupled heat pumps (GCHP). The two TES tanks developed within TESSe2b project will be integrated with different PCM materials; (i) enhanced paraffin PCM, (ii) salt-hydrates PCM, while in both of them a highly efficient heat exchanger will be included. Even if the concept of phase change thermal stores has been demonstrated, TESSe2b project discriminates itself through incorporating; (i) PCM materials innovation, (ii) advanced energy management through self-learning model-based control system, (iii) enhanced PCM BHEs (v) compact modular design of thermal storage tank. Since the lifetime of TESSe2b solution is among the most critical factors determining its acceptability, reliability and success the on the long run, special emphasis will be given in the life-expectancy of the involved components.

Field of science

• /natural sciences/mathematics/applied mathematics/numerical analysis
• /natural sciences/computer and information sciences/data science/data analysis
• /engineering and technology/materials engineering/coating and films
• /natural sciences/physical sciences/classical mechanics/fluid mechanics/fluid dynamics
• /natural sciences/earth and related environmental sciences/atmospheric sciences/meteorology/solar radiation
• /engineering and technology/environmental engineering/energy and fuels/renewable energy
• /engineering and technology/electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering/electronic engineering/automation and control systems
• /natural sciences/physical sciences/classical mechanics/fluid mechanics/computational fluid dynamics

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.2.1.5.2. - Technologies enabling energy-efficient systems and energy-efficient buildings with a low environmental impact

Topic(s)

• EeB-06-2015 - Integrated solutions of thermal energy storage for building applications

Call for proposal

H2020-EeB-2015
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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinator

INSTITUTO POLITECNICO DE SETUBAL

Address

Edificio Sede Campus Do Ips
2910-761 Setubal
Portugal

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 501 250

Participants (10)

CENTRE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND SAVING FONDATION

Greece

EU contribution

€ 467 500

Address

Marathonos 19Th Km
19009 Pikermi

Activity type

Research Organisations

TECHNOLOGIKO EKPEDEFTIKO IDRIMA STEREAS ELLADAS

Participation ended

Greece

EU contribution

€ 362 495,29

Address

3 Klm Palaias Ethnikis Odou Lamias Athinon
35100 Lamia

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

GEOTEAM TECHNISCHES BURO FUR HYDROGEOLOGIE, GEOTHERMIE UND UMWELT GMBH

Austria

EU contribution

€ 482 500

Address

Bahnhofguertel 77/4
8020 Graz

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

PANEPISTIMIO IOANNINON

Greece

EU contribution

€ 286 250

Address

Panepistemioypole Panepistemio Ioanninon
45110 Ioannina

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

SZKOLA GLOWNA GOSPODARSTWA WIEJSKIEGO

Poland

EU contribution

€ 425 375

Address

Ul. Nowoursynowska 166
02 787 Warszawa

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

RUHR-UNIVERSITAET BOCHUM

Germany

EU contribution

€ 641 875

Address

Universitaetsstrasse 150
44801 Bochum

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

ASOCIACION ECOSERVEIS

Spain

EU contribution

€ 296 325

Address

Calle Camprodon 3
08012 Barcelona

Activity type

Other

PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL PRODUCTS LTD

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 329 375

Address

Mere View Industrial Estate Unit 32 Yaxley
PE7 3HS Peterborough Cambs

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Z & X MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONS LIMITED

Cyprus

EU contribution

€ 340 000

Address

12 Agapinoros Str
8049 Paphos

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

ETHNIKO KAI KAPODISTRIAKO PANEPISTIMIO ATHINON

Greece

EU contribution

€ 178 754,71

Address

6 Christou Lada Str
10561 Athina

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments