Cool ways of using low grade Heat Sources from Cooling and Surplus Heat for heating of Energy Efficient Buildings with new Low Temperature District Heating (LTDH) Solutions.
Description/Objectives:
COOL DH focuses on technology innovation – such as exploiting low grade energy sources and new energy efficient energy distribution pipes – and user installations for low temperature district heating combined with integration of local renewable energy sources.
COOL DH will:
- Innovate, design and build cooling and heat recovery process systems, enabling heat recovery to a local low temperature district heating grid.
- Design and build a low-temperature district heating grid with non-conventional pipe materials and testing of new innovative pipe components.
- Innovate and design suitable innovative heating systems and controls inside buildings that combine LTDH with distributed integration of local produced renewable energy on the buildings.
- Develop viable business models and new pricing systems, that ensures a good (low) return temperature and provide the building companies with maximum flexibility regarding the choice of heating systems.
- Demonstrate a full system with all needed components suitable for ultra-low DH temperatures (40 oC) including demonstration of systems for heating of DHW without risk of legionella.
Partners:
The COOL DH consortium consists of the utilities and municipalities of the two cities Lund (SE) and Høje-Taastrup (DK) and leading DH energy specialists as well as leading industrial manufacturers:
COWI A/S (Denmark), Kraftringen Energi AB (Sweden), Høje-Taastrup Kommune (Denmark), Lunds Kommun (Sweden), Lund University (Sweden), Euroheat & Power (Belgium), Logstor A/S (Denmark), Høje Taastrup Fjernverme amba (Denmark), COWI AB (Sweden), Alfa Laval AB (Sweden), Lunds Kommuns Fastighets AB (Sweden)
Duration:
October 2017 – September 2021
Useful resources:
1st European Technical Webinar – 19 September 2019 (recording)
Funding:
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
Website:
http://www.cooldh.eu