Description du projet
Une approche universelle pour l’ensemble des solutions énergétiques
Selon l’Agence internationale de l’énergie, les bâtiments et le secteur de la construction représentent à eux seuls 36 % de la consommation totale d’énergie dans le monde et environ 40 % des émissions de CO2. La demande énergétique est en augmentation; les gouvernements, les entreprises et les particuliers reconnaissent la nécessité de réduire leur dépendance à l’égard des combustibles fossiles et de passer aux énergies renouvelables. Des scientifiques financés par l’UE mettent au point une solution majeure de production combinée de chaleur et d’électricité qui exploite l’énergie solaire, la chaleur ambiante et la combustion de biomasse. On s’attend à ce qu’elle réponde à tous nos besoins en matière de chauffage, de climatisation et d’électricité, quels que soient le type ou la taille du bâtiment, sans avoir à se soucier d’heures d’ensoleillement limitées ou de températures glaciales.
Objectif
The SolBio-Rev project will develop a flexible energy system suitable for building integration based on renewables for covering a large share of energy demand (heating/cooling/electricity). Its flexibility is derived from the long-term collaboration of key industrial partners with research organisations, having in mind the large variety of EU buildings, especially non-residential (types, uses and sizes).
The overall objective is to develop a configuration based on renewables that allows covering all heating and cooling demand and a variable electricity demand (from zero up to even 100%) in a cost-effective manner. This configuration is based on solar, ambient and bioenergy, while it is suitable to be installed in various buildings types and sizes without any geographical restriction. The main technologies included have already proven their performance and they are combined with the aim to exploit all possible energy flows/sources, ensuring their cost-effectiveness compared to standard solutions.
The SolBio-Rev concept is based on solar thermal collectors with vacuum tubes combined with thermoelectrics, a cascade thermal chiller with electrical-driven heat pump for very high performance under cooling operation even at extreme hot conditions, a reversible heat pump/ORC for enhancing flexibility and switching operating modes between summer and winter, exploiting all available solar heat, and an advanced biomass boiler coupled with the above ORC for CHP operation. A smart control is also envisaged to manage and optimise the system operation with user-friendly features. The project also includes dissemination and communication activities to ensure outreach of its results, as well as an active participation of end-users and installers in the technology development. Moreover, exploitation activities include long-term deployment path development through a technology roadmap.
Champ scientifique
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power generationcombined heat and power
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energysolar thermal
- agricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass
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RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinateur
157 80 ATHINA
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