WEDISTRICT

👉The WEDISTRICT project concludes demonstrating new renewable energy DHC concepts The main goal of the project was to demonstrate solutions and concepts for 100% renewable district heating and cooling. In order to achieve this goal, 3 demo-sites were built to integrate and demonstrate the 10 different technologies that were either developed or improved within the project. 🔹Bucharest demo-site (Romania) 🔹Cordoba demo-site (Spain) 🔹Luleå demo-site (Sweden) Beyond the experimental demonstration of technologies and integration concepts, the WEDISTRICT project aimed to showcase the replicability of the results beyond the demo-site of the project. The Thermal Energy and Building Performance Department at IREC - Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya contributed extensively within the project by leading a work package, participating in the design, conceptualization and analysis of the Luleå demo-site, as well as contributing to the simulation activities and the development of the WEDISTRICT tool. Joaquim Romaní Picas coordinated IREC’s participation in the project and lead the WP2, in which the evaluation framework and the KPI were defined. Paolo Taddeo participated actively in the design and conceptualization of the Luleå demo-site, carrying out the experimental test of the immersion cooling system and the solid oxide fuel cell, as well as contributing to the modelling of the system. Santiago Escudero Carmona participated in the simulation activities of the project, carrying out the evaluation of IREC demo-follower case as well as the simulation associated to the WEDISTRICT tool. Aleksandar Ivancic provided his experience in district heating and cooling in the definition of the evaluation framework as well as the design of the demo-sites. The consortium is formed by ACCIONA (coordinator), DHECO Energías, Atos Spain, Eviden, Ramboll, Cepsa, NUSTPB, RISE, IREC - Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya, ESCI, R2M Solution France, Soltigua, SEENSO, CER, Grupo Fertiberia, UCO, ISPE, Aalborg CSP A/S, UPM, PTER, KAPE, AAF and URV. Read the full news at our website: 🔗https://lnkd.in/dZwFBYKU #IRECprojects ICERCA - Centres de Recerca de Catalunya

PROYECTO WEDISTRICT | La Universidad de Córdoba logra climatizar más de 20.000 metros cuadrados con energías renovables https://lnkd.in/dScUYzxg

September 2024... Even the best experiences must come to an end ! The WEDISTRICT project, a significant initiative funded by the European Commission through #Horizon2020, has come to a close. With great professionalism, ACCIONA coordinated the activities of a truly PERFECT consortium (YES, I’m using this term without hesitation! 👏 ). WEDISTRICT has allowed us to take a further step towards the validation and installation of District Heating and Cooling (#DHC) systems powered by renewable energy. Three demo sites were successfully built in Bucharest (Romania), Luleå (Sweden), and Córdoba (Spain), integrating amongst others: ➡ Geothermal heat pumps coupled with PV ➡ High-efficiency biomass boiler ➡ Parabolic trough collectors ➡ Linear Fresnel collectors ➡ Flat concentration solar collector ➡ Solid oxide fuel cells The partners successfully completed the testing of the innovative Advanced Absorption Chiller and the validation of molten salts as a Thermal Energy Storage material. We (R2M Solution France) led the exploitation and business modeling activities for each of these solutions and for the demo sites. It was an amazing 6-year journey! Special thanks to Manuel Ruiz de Adana Santiago, María Jesús Romero Lara, Francisco Comino Montilla, and all the Universidad de Córdoba team for organizing the Final General Assembly. It was truly special. Thanks to @Jon_Martínez_Fontecha, Claudia Sanroman, and the entire ACCIONA team for your coordination. You did an extraordinary job. Lastly, a huge thank you to all the partners. Everybody worked with exceptional expertise, professionalism, a collaborative spirit, and always with a smile 😀 . Aalborg CSP A/S, Universidad de Córdoba, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, IREC - Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya, Ramboll, Grupo Fertiberia, SEENSO RENOVAL SL, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, ESCI - European Science Communication Institute , Circular Energy Resources Ltd., The Polish National Energy Conservation Agency (KAPE), Institutul de Studii și Proiectări Energetice, Soltigua, Atos Sander Smit Mojtaba Maktabifard Cecile Barrere PhD Miguel Herrador Moreno Jon Summers Francisca Galindo Paniagua Alberto Abánades Joaquim Romaní Picas Javier Rodríguez Constantin Ionescu Jonas Gustafsson Alexandra Scherer Sara L. María Guadalupe Rodriguez Díaz WEDISTRICT - I will miss you! ☀

🎞 New video is now online! Our new video about District Heating & Cooling Network on our third demo site at the Universidad de Córdoba's Rabanales Campus is live! 🎉 Covering the energy needs of multiple buildings, this demo site brings together 100% renewable energy from innovative solar technologies, local biomass, and cutting-edge digitalization. With an intelligent energy management system at the core, we’re transforming the way we heat and cool—sustainably. ♻️ 📽️ Watch the video to see how we're revolutionising energy production and distribution in Spain! ➡ https://lnkd.in/euC8feiq Thank you very much for your contribution, María Jesús Romero Lara, Manuel Ruiz de Adana Santiago and Miguel Herrador Moreno! #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #Innovation #SolarEnergy #Biomass #DistrictHeating #SmartEnergy #Cordoba