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Energy efficiency facets: innovative district cooling systems

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  • Francesco Passerini

    (R2M Solution Srl, Italy)

  • Raymond Sterling

    (National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland)

  • Marcus Keane

    (National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland)

  • Krzysztof Klobut

    (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Finland)

  • Andrea Costa

    (R2M Solution Srl, Italy)

Abstract

Cooling demand in buildings is globally increasing, therefore developing more efficient cooling systems is important for the sustainability of European cities. Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the council on energy efficiency states: “Member States should carry out a comprehensive assessment of the potential for high-efficiency cogeneration and district heating and cooling”. The EU project INDIGO is investigating this issue considering also the economic efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources. In a district cooling system different kinds of cooling production can be combined. E.g., the use of absorption chillers with waste heat or through the solar cooling or the use of free cooling (generally the heat is rejected to seas, lakes, rivers or waterways) offer the possibility of a more sustainable way of cooling. Controlling those systems in an efficient way is a complex problem (consider that the cooling demand is much more difficult to predict than the heat demand, particularly the peaks, and sources such as the solar energy and the waste heat are not predetermined by the designers). The main results of INDIGO will be the development of: - predictive controllers (responsible for obtaining the HVAC systems set-points and based on component dynamic thermos-fluid models, some of them also including embedded self-learning algorithms); - system management algorithms (focused on energy efficiency maximization or energy cost minimization); - an open-source planning tool (based on design and performance parameters as well as simulation and optimisation results; LCA framework will be used as a method for both economic feasibility and climate impact assessment). To validate the results, the consortium is analysing case studies, both through energy modelling and through on-site observations and measurements. The present paper focuses mainly on the development of dynamic energy models and on their use in the context of the project.

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  • Francesco Passerini & Raymond Sterling & Marcus Keane & Krzysztof Klobut & Andrea Costa, 2017. "Energy efficiency facets: innovative district cooling systems," Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 4(3), pages 310-318, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:ssi:jouesi:v:4:y:2017:i:3:p:310-318
    DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2017.4.3S(6)
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    1. Alice Mugnini & Gianluca Coccia & Fabio Polonara & Alessia Arteconi, 2019. "Potential of District Cooling Systems: A Case Study on Recovering Cold Energy from Liquefied Natural Gas Vaporization," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(15), pages 1-13, August.
    2. Simon Pezzutto & Philippe Riviere & Lukas Kranzl & Andrea Zambito & Giulio Quaglini & Antonio Novelli & Marcus Hummel & Luigi Bottecchia & Eric Wilczynski, 2022. "Recent Advances in District Cooling Diffusion in the EU27+UK: An Assessment of the Market," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-16, March.

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    Keywords

    energy efficiency; predictive controllers; new system management algorithms; new planning tool; more efficient district cooling systems; energy models;
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    JEL classification:

    • C63 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Computational Techniques
    • C88 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Other Computer Software

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