Intelligent Hybrid Thermo-Chemical District Network (H-DisNet)
Description
The project develops a new technology for district and heating network which combines district heating and cooling with drying and humidification services. While coventional district heating networks transports thermal energy, "chemical potential" is transported in thermochemical networks in form of a concentrated salt solution. Thermal energy is released when the salt solution is humidified by water vapour (air humidity). The salt solution can be then regenerated using waste heat and renewable energy at low temperature. The main advantages of this technology are:
- no heat losses during transport or storage
- timing and space shift between heat utilisation and heat production
- use of waste heat and renewable energy sources
ZHAW is demonstrating the technology in a greenhouse and in a biogas plant.
Key data
Projectlead
Project team
Claudio Koller
Project partners
Aurubis AG; Thermaflex International GmbH; Watergy GmbH; Technische Universität Berlin; Newcastle University; Catholic University of Leuven
Project status
completed, 06/2016 - 05/2019
Institute/Centre
Institute of Energy Systems and Fluid Engineering (IEFE)
Funding partner
Horizon 2020 / Projekt Nr. 695780
Project budget
2'700'000 EUR
Further documents and links
School of Engineering
Technikumstrasse 9
8400 Winterthur