Polysmart


Project name

POLYgeneration with advanced Small and Medium scale thermally driven Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Technology

Project duration

June 2006 - June 2010

Coordinator

Dr. Hans-Martin HenningFraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE

Partners

   1. Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft żur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
   2. Hógskolan Dalarna
   3. Besel S. A.
   4. ClimateWell AB
   5. Fredrik Setterwall Konsult AB
   6. Kungliga Tekniska Hoegskolan
   7. IKERLAN Technological Research Centre.
   8. Rotartica S. A.
   9. Joanneum Research-Forschungsgesellschaft m.b.H.
  10. FA. TEC Thermic Energysystems & Consulting GmbH
  11. Behaltertechnik Pink Ges.m.b.H.
  12. Schneid GmbH
  13. S.O.LI.D. Gesellschaft fur Solarinstallation und Design m.b.H.
  14. Weingut Ing. Johannes Peitler
  15. PSE GmbH -Forschung Entwicklung Marketing
  16. Sortech Aktiengesellschaft
  17. Technische Werke Ludwigshafen am Rhein Aktiengesellschaft
  18. TEDOM-VKS s.r.o.
  19. Energy research Centre of the Netherlands
  20. Narodowa Agencja Poszanowania Energii S.A.
  21. Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e lnovacao
  22. AO SOŁ – Energias Renovaveis, LDA.
  23. EuroSolar – Energias Alternativas, Lda.
  24. Politecnico di Milano
  25. Avesco AG
  26. M.Conde Engineering
  27. Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research
  28. ROBUR S.p.A.
  29. Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research
  30. Phoenix SonnenWaerme AG
  31. Technische Universitat Berlin
  32. University of Malta

Objectives

The main goal of the proposed project is to support the development of a new market for polygeneration: small and medium capacity tri-generation. The operating time of a CHP system can be significantly increased by using the heat produced for thermally-driven cooling, which creates a remarkable improvement in cost efficiency.
Therefore the proposed integrated project aims to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness and reliability of small-scale combined heat, cooling and power (CHCP) units for a wide range of buildings and industrial applications. Key actors in the project are the majority of today's manufacturers of thermally-driven cooling machines in Europe and manufacturers of CHP systems. The consortium also includes utilities, engineering consultants, energy agencies, end-users and research institutions.

Eight demonstration sub-projects using different thermally-driven cooling technologies will be carried out as a main activity at twelve sites in seven European countries for a wide spectrum of applications. Many different combinations of thermally driven chillers and CHP systems will be developed to the pre-commercial product stage. The operation of the demonstration sub-projects will be investigated in practical applications and assessed with regard to economic and energy performance. Further activities covered in the work plan include a broad market potential analysis of micro-trigeneration systems, the development of component and system models for engineering, the development of design guidelines and tools for professionals, and the production of documents for training and dissemination. Workshops and seminars for technology transfer and training will be carried out in different countries in national languages.

All in all, this comprehensive project aims to achieve substantial progress in the technical and market development of micro-CHCP systems using advanced, small and medium-scale, thermally-driven air-conditioning and refrigeration technology.



Project website

www.polysmart.org

Coordinator from NAPE’s side

Andrzej Wiszniewski awiszniewski@nape.pl

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