renewable heating & cooling european technology platform

Renewable Heating & CoolingEuropean Technology Platform

Dr. Luisa F. Cabeza

Lleida, SpainMay 2012

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RHC Platform

• Brings together stakeholders from the biomass, geothermal and solar thermal sector - including the related industries - to define a common strategy for increasing the use of renewable energy technologies for heating and cooling– Solar Thermal Technology Panel– Biomass Technology Panel– Geothermal Technology Panel– Cross Cutting Technology Panel

• District heating and cooling• Thermal energy storage – Focus group leader: Luisa F.

Cabeza• Hybrid systems and heat pumps

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RHC Platform

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RHC Platform

• The European Technology Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling (RHC-Platform) is officially endorsed by the European Commission and its activities are supported by the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (GA n. 268205)

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Main objectives

• Defining the overall common Vision for the short-, medium- and long-term evolution of renewable energy systems for heating and cooling in Europe

• Setting up the shared Strategic Research Agenda (SRA)

• Establish and implement a roadmap for the large scale development and deployment of renewable heating and cooling systems

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Documents

• Common Vision for the Renewable Heating and Cooling sector in Europe: 2020 - 2030 – 2050– Already available

• Strategic Research Agenda– Being developed today

• Strategic Research Priorities

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SRA Cross-cutting Technology

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SRA Cross-cutting Technology

• Technology status• Sensible heat storage• Latent heat storage • Thermochemical storage• Research priorities at system level• Non-technological priorities

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SRA Cross-cutting Technology

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Annual Conference

• 3rd Annual Conference– 26 and 27 April 2012– Copenhagen, Denmark

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Other events

• First RHC week at the European Parliament

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