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TEMPerature Optimisation for Low Temperature District Heating across Europe

Project information

Grant agreement ID: 768936

Status

Ongoing project

  • Start date

    1 October 2017

  • End date

    30 September 2021

Funded under:

H2020-EU.3.3.1.

  • Overall budget:

    € 3 691 657,75

  • EU contribution

    € 3 130 868,43

Coordinated by:

VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.

Belgium

Objective

The technical and economic viability of today’s district heating (DH) networks are undermined by transitions to highly efficient building stocks and ineffective business models which fail to benefit all stakeholders. TEMPO tackles this by 1) innovations to create low temperature (LT) networks for increased network efficiency and integration options for renewable and residual heat sources; and 2) new business models to boost network competitiveness and attractiveness for stakeholder investment.

In TEMPO, six innovations related to networks, digitisation thereof and building optimisation undergo final development (TRL7-8). The innovations are combined into 3 solution packages suitable for 3 different application areas: new LT DH networks in urban areas, new LT DH networks in rural areas, and existing (HT) networks. The benefits of these solution packages to reduce network temperatures will be demonstrated in 3 selected representative demos. The Vattenfall demo is a new urban LT network whereby solution package 1 will be demonstrated to reduce temperatures and therefore to enable integration of a geothermal energy source and cooling. The Enerpipe demo is a new rural LT network whereby solution package 2 will be demonstrated to reduce temperatures and so can open up the possibility to integrate a renewable energy source at a later stage. The existing network of A2A currently operates at a very high supply temperature. By integrating solution package 3, with particular emphasis on end consumer engagement, reduction in network temperatures will be similarly demonstrated. A comparable monitoring approach will ensure optimal network performance (reliability and durability) assessment and to foster maximal replication options in other areas.

Each solution package will be coupled to an innovative business model, which can leverage cost savings due to improved energy efficiency to offset the investment costs. Stakeholder engagement and consumer empowerment will be high pr

Field of Science

/social sciences/economics and business/business and management/business model

/engineering and technology/environmental engineering/energy and fuels/renewable energy/geothermal energy

/social sciences/economics and business

/engineering and technology/environmental engineering/energy and fuels/renewable energy

/engineering and technology/environmental engineering/waste management/energy efficiency

Programme(s)

H2020-EU.3.3.1. - Reducing energy consumption and carbon foorpint by smart and sustainable use

Topic(s)

EE-04-2016-2017 - New heating and cooling solutions using low grade sources of thermal energy

Call for proposal

H2020-EE-2017-RIA-IA

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Funding Scheme

IA - Innovation action

Coordinator

VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.

Address

Boeretang 200
2400 Mol

Belgium

Activity type

Research Organisations

EU Contribution

€ 788 953,75

Website

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Participants (10)

NODAIS AB

Sweden

EU Contribution

€ 283 281,25

AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH

Austria

EU Contribution

€ 327 235

THERMAFLEX INTERNATIONAL HOLDING BV

Netherlands

EU Contribution

€ 191 465,75

STEINBEIS INNOVATION GGMBH

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 276 636,25

SMET-GROUNDWATER TECHNICS

Belgium

VATTENFALL WARME BERLIN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 327 440,93

ENERPIPE GMBH

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 388 718

A2A CALORE & SERVIZI SRL

Italy

EU Contribution

€ 117 600

HOGSKOLAN I HALMSTAD

Sweden

EU Contribution

€ 189 537,50

EUROHEAT & POWER

Belgium

EU Contribution

€ 240 000

Project information

Grant agreement ID: 768936

Status

Ongoing project

  • Start date

    1 October 2017

  • End date

    30 September 2021

Funded under:

H2020-EU.3.3.1.

  • Overall budget:

    € 3 691 657,75

  • EU contribution

    € 3 130 868,43

Coordinated by:

VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.

Belgium

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Last update: 17 February 2020

Record number: 212364