SFG Feasibility study ROTOFRANK MD-to-Market
If you look at the industry of metal surface treatment (electroplating), you will find work steps that are particularly energy-intensive and resource-intensive along the manufacturing process. One example of this is the rinsing of workpieces. This creates large amounts of wastewater that is “contaminated” with electroplating components. In the absence of efficient recovery technologies, this […]
EnableDigitalDH – Data science for better data quality: missing link for successful data-driven digitalisation of district heating
In digitalised district heating networks, customers or smart meters continuously send their measurement data to the operator via a data link. The general control system is connected to energy producers and heat consumers (“demand side”), so that measurement data of the entire system are continuously available. To exploit the potential of this data, analysis methods […]
IEA SHC Task 55 – Towards the Integration of Large SHC Systems into DHC Networks
IEA SHC Task 55 aims to develop technical and economic requirements for the commercial market introduction of solar district heating and cooling (DHC) for a broad range of countries. The activities aim to improve technological know-how, market know-how and understanding of the boundary conditions as well as to provide expert know-how for project initiation and […]
AWKST – Waste heat register Styria
The Climate and Energy Strategy Styria 2030 including the Action Plan 2019-2021 forms the basis for Styria’s energy and climate policy. Energy efficiency is an important field of action for achieving the goals. The use of waste heat is an essential component here. The Action Plan 2019-2021 provides for the evaluation and further development of […]
Energy planning Kapfenberg
In the “Sachbereichskonzept Energie“ (a new tool for local spatial planning established by the province of Styria), the municipality of Kapfenberg has identified potential district heating supply areas. Based on this, the innovative approach of a wastewater heat pump from the wastewater treatment plant into a new local heating network was investigated for the area […]
CollFieldEff+ – Modeling of thermal power output of large collector arrays and development of an in situ collector array test method
The topic of the industrial PhD project CollFieldEff+ is modeling and characterization of the thermal power output of collector arrays with covered flat plate collectors. The methodological approach is firstly the development of collector array models for fully dynamic operating conditions, and secondly the development of an in-situ test for collector arrays to characterize the […]
DevMoTES – Methodology development for accelerated generation of thermal energy storage models for transient system simulations
The heating sector accounts for more than half of the total final energy demand and thus for a considerable proportion of the European Union’s CO2 emissions. Decarbonization of the heating sector is therefore of great importance if we want to achieve our long-term climate targets. Thermal energy storages (TES) are a key technology in this […]
SOLTRAIN Phase IV – Southern African Solar Thermal Training and Demonstration Initiative – Phase IV
In order to support the broad rollout programmes of solar thermal systems in all six participating countries, Solar Thermal Roadmaps and Implementation Plans were developed in Phase III in broad stakeholder processes in close cooperation with policy (ministries and governmental bodies). The next logical step in Phase IV is the implementation of the Solar Thermal […]
SOLTRAIN Phase III – Southern African Solar Thermal Training and Demonstration Initiative – Phase III
Phase III of the project is based on the national and regional governmental renewable energy targets as well as on the results and lessons learnt in the two previous phases of SOLTRAIN, which were carried out from 2009 – 2016. It is the aim of all measures taken in the project to anchor the results […]
IEA DHC Annex TS2 – Implementation of Low Temperature District Heating Systems
Third generation district heating technology including high temperatures was implemented when fossil fuels were used and when buildings had high heat demands. In the future, these preconditions will change and district heating will use renewable and recycled sources to heat buildings with low heat demands. Apart from conventional renewable energy flows such as solar and […]