Update on one of the projects we are working on, set to revolutionize decarbonization of heat in the UK led by Passiv UK and Metropolitan 🚀 💡
Heatropolis End of Alpha Phase findings:
The Heatropolis project is set to revolutionize decarbonization of heat in the UK. The project will develop a first-of-its-kind commercial and technical solution to create a smarter, more flexible electricity and heat network. Swedish climate-tech companies NODA Intelligent Systems and Crossbreed AB are supporting partners of the project.
The Heatropolis Alpha pilot aimed to evaluate if improved energy efficiency could be achieved by more dynamic peak management in a ‘real world’ environment. By leveraging data from both the heat network and the building itself, the platform could send control signals to the building BMS to perform so-called response testing to establish the thermal inertia of the building. This inertia can, for example, be used during periods of sharp increases in energy demand (peaks) to reduce heating demand temporarily and instead rely on the ability of the building to act as a thermal store. This dynamic control strategy effectively takes advantage of the ‘thermal flexibility’ of the building to smooth out peaks of heating demand and reduce overall energy consumption. The pilot found that this strategy is able to work in a real-world environment and has the potential to save heating energy consumption over time.
The developed DNO network impact model calculates the benefits of avoided reinforcement by deploying the smart solutions, which directly reduce the peak demand across heat networks.
Key learning so far showed that increasing heat network investment in smart controls and thermal storage, can reduce heat network peak demand by up to 85%. This can therefore enable the electricity network to be more efficient and minimise costs to consumers as we electrify our heating.
Considering environmental benefits, through reduced generation and electricity fuel saved, GHG emission savings can also be achieved, and Heatropolis will look to quantify these benefits moving forwards.
Project summary page: https://lnkd.in/d_6hcqnb
