Annex I. - Description of Work

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1 PART B Cover Page SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME THEME EeB.NMP NMP New efficient solutions for energy generation, storage and use related to space heating and domestic hot water in existing buildings Nanosciences, Nenotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies - NMP Grant agreement for: Collaborative Project - Large-scale integrating project Annex I. - Description of Work Project acronym: HEAT4U Project full title: Gas Absorption Heat Pump solution for existing residential buildings. Grant agreement no.: HEAT4U CP-IP Date of preparation of Annex I (latest version): 16/09/2011 Date of approval of Annex I by Commission: (to be completed by Commission) Page 1 of 79

2 Table of Contents B1. Concept and objectives, progress beyond state-of-the-art, S/T methodology and work plan... 3 B 1.1 Concept and project objective(s)... 3 B 1.2 Progress beyond the state of the art B 1.3 S/T Methodology and associated work plan B2. Implementation B 2.1 Management structure and procedures B 2.2 Beneficiaries B 2.3 Consortium as a whole B 2.4 Resources to be committed B3. Impact B 3.1 Strategic impact Energy, environmental and economic impact Europe-wide value chain Market potential Potential impact at EU27 level by B 3.2 Plan for the use and dissemination of foreground B4. Ethics issues (if applicable) B5. Gender aspects (optional) Page 2 of 79

3 B1. Concept and objectives, progress beyond state-of-the-art, S/T methodology and work plan B 1.1 Concept and project objective(s) In the following sections the main need that led to the preparation of this proposal will be described (1.1.1), the conceptual idea that is proposed to address such need (1.1.2) is presented and the project scientific and technological objectives that need to be reached to overcome the current limitations (1.1.3) are discussed : Need for Space Heating and Domestic Hot Water (DHW) solutions in energy renovation of existing buildings Energy Use for Space heating and Domestic Hot Water (DHW): the European framework The largest consumer of energy in the European Union is the building sector. The latter, as consequence, gives the largest contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. In fact buildings are responsible for about 49% of energy consumption, in terms of primary energy, and about 36% of all greenhouse gas emissions [European Renewable Energy Council - EREC, 2006]. As a result, buildings have a significant impact on the environment and on climate change. Figure 1.1.1: Final energy demand in the European Union (source: EREC 2006) According to a recent study by the Architect Council of Europe [The Fundamental Importance of Buildings in Future EU Energy Saving Policies. A Paper Prepared by a Taskforce of Actors and Stakeholders from the European Construction Sector, Final 12th July 2010]: in the European Union there are about 210 million buildings, providing approximately 53 billion square metres of usable indoor space for human activities. These buildings are divided into the following typologies: Table 1.1.1: Baseline for the quantum of buildings in the European Union. Page 3 of 79

4 Residential buildings and Retrofitting: Maintenance issues Residential buildings represent 60% of the building stock and this is where most of the potential to drastically reduce energy use and CO 2 emissions lies. Space heating and domestic hot water (DHW) production is the main energy use in residential buildings. New directives (i.e European Performance of Buildings Directive - EPBD) and regulations (for instance: French RT2012) push for deep retrofitting and maintenance efforts, in order to achieve the imposed energy efficiency targets. Such objectives require actions both on the improvement of the building envelope quality (i.e. thermal insulation) and more efficient equipments: heating and DHW. Frequently the upgrade of the insulation level of the envelope presents technological constraints (historical buildings, room shortage, etc.). These factors highlight the need for developing a solution that enables the retrofitting and construction industry to achieve (and possibly exceed) the energy efficiency targets, in particular on small and medium sized residential buildings, even when the upgrade of the envelope cannot be optimal. The current rate of improvement in energy efficiency of the overall European building stock is creating a major challenge in conceiving a plan that could promptly deliver substantial primary energy savings and CO 2 emissions reduction. As indicated in the Energy Efficient Buildings PPP Multi-annual Roadmap the fastest solution to generate results will be associated with the renovation of the heating plants (5% per year) and with the retrofitting (2% per year), while the rate of new demolition/construction (0.2%) cannot meet the time pressure associated with the overall environmental challenge. Based on these considerations, the consortium has focused its attention on identifying a cost effective solution that can provide the highest contribution in the shortest possible time. Retrofitting of building involves three main areas: envelope (facade, roof, windows, etc.), heating plant (heat generation, distribution and control) and indoor system heat emission (radiators, floor heating, etc.). The complexity of construction works required to replace or upgrade the heat emission system of an existing building usually imposes that the dwellings are completely vacated for a significant amount of time and tenants are transferred to alternative properties. These intrinsic difficulties suggest identifying technological solutions that enable energy saving without imposing expensive replacement or upgrades of the heat emission system. In the 75% of the cases [Ecoboiler Eco-design of boilers, Task 4 Final report on Technical Analysis 2007] the emission systems in use in Europe are based on medium or high temperature radiators. The development of a generation ( boiler ) technology that is capable of working with such existing emission system will enable the construction and retrofitting industry in Europe to accelerate the deployment of Energy Efficient building retrofitting. On the other side, where deep building retrofitting is viable, the option to easily deploy (design, install, commission and operate) energy efficient solutions, is to integrate part of the heating plant with building shell components. The latter will provide a key enabler to the construction and retrofitting industry to promptly and cost-effectively adopt innovative heating technologies that will drive towards higher energy efficiency compared with the minimum law requirement and therefore increase the value of the building/construction while lowering the cost for the owner/tenant. Energy efficiency frame of existing and innovative technologies This overall scenario will therefore create the preconditions where, heating systems granting a higher efficiency in the use of primary energy, integrating substantial amount of Renewable Energy Sources (RES), and able to achieve energy consumption lower than 50 kw/m 2 /year will be required throughout Europe to achieve the overall European 2020 scenario. According to a recent report published within the ERABUILD project [Building Renovation and Modernisation in Europe: State of the art review Final Report. 31 January 2008], in single-family dwellings, central heating systems based either on fossil fuel or on biomass are Page 4 of 79

5 predominant. District heating is used mainly in multifamily dwellings. Local heating (stoves) still represents 5% to 17% of heating systems in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. In Switzerland, heat pumps which serve single-family dwellings already represent 5% of the total heating systems. Electrical heating is widely used in Finland and France with shares up to 30%. In the current European electrical system (interconnected), the direct use of electricity ( Joule effect ) for heating applications is a major environmental concern due to the exergetic waste (valuable electricity should only be used for applications where there is not alternative, as for the generation of mechanical work or lighting). The results of the study Ecoboiler [Eco-design - Final Commission Workshop, 11 September 2007] provide a ranking (expressed in term of efficiency on primary energy input) of the different heating technologies available today in Europe: Figure 1.1.2: Efficiency of Heating technology (Ecodesign-Ecoboiler - Task 1) As highlighted in the above mentioned study, the integration of renewable energy into the heating generation can lead to outstanding efficiencies of the heating system. This result can be achieved substantially with two approaches. Directly collecting an integrating solar energy into the heating plant, or using the heat pump approach to collect heat at a low temperature (from air, water, or ground) and pumping it into a higher temperature level. The most common way of implementing the first approach is using non concentrating collection technologies (flat plate or vacuum solar collectors). The second approach is commonly implemented through the use of an electrically driven compression heat pump. Combinations of the two approaches (Solar heat pump systems) are entering the central north European solar markets (e.g., Austria, Germany) for new built single family dwellings. Solar systems can provide a limited energy contribution to the space heating and DHW demand of existing or retrofitted houses. The average solar fraction (solar energy contribution to cover the heat load) in Europe for these systems, depends on quality of the building shell and latitude. However their use is often limited by the availability of surfaces or architectural constraint: multi-storey dwellings, historical buildings, dense urban areas. Moreover solar heating systems face a barrier to their application due to the reduction in efficiency of conversion of the solar radiation in heat the more the temperature of the required heat is higher. In fact it is strongly recommended to use solar heating in junction with low temperature distribution technologies (e.g., floor heating). Furthermore the specific investment costs and costs of primary energy saved for these systems typology remains fairly higher than conventional solutions. Electrically driven heat pumps (EHP) are not affected by the above-mentioned limitations of the solar systems, but their use in the retrofit industry is hindered by the consequences of an intrinsic limitation of EHP technology. As documented in the following graph, the efficiency and output power of EHP strongly depends on thermal lift (difference between the temperature of the required heat and temperature of the heat source). In other words the Page 5 of 79

6 efficiency (COP) of the heat pump (i.e. its capacity to produce heat for each given unit of electricity) reduces significantly the higher the temperature lift. For instance given a Air-Water EHP coupled with a distribution system with radiators (which require heat at 65 C), if the external ambient air goes from 15 C to 0 C (deep winter condition) the efficiency of the EHP can drop of 50% reaching primary energy efficiency levels lower than the less performing fossil fuel boilers. Ground Source EHP with floor heating (New Building) Air Source EHP with radiator (Existing Building) Table 1.1.2: EHP efficiency (COP) as function of temperature lift (i.e. the temperature difference between cold source and warm sink). EHP can address this limitation either by expensively maintaining the source side at a relatively high temperature ( ground or water sourcing EHP ) or by limiting the field of use of the air sourced EHP to the applications where the heating temperature is in the range C. This implies that air sourced EHPs can deliver space heating services in an efficient way only at low temperature (e.g. floor heating). Moreover the DHW production is either not viable or carried out with very low efficiency. It is furthermore worth highlighting that, the use of Electrical Heat Pumps technology for heating purposes imposes a transfer of power load from the existing gas grid (by far the most common energy vector for the heating function in Europe) to the electrical grid. This incremental power demand for the increased EHP needs to be translated into the associated investments for additional power stations, transmission lines and distribution networks and their environmental constraints. In order to exemplify, it should be noted that, according to European Heat Pump Association [Outlook European Heat Pump Statistics Summary], a total number of EHP was sold in Europe during Such number of Heat Pumps drives an extra load on the European electrical system of about 1.8 GW, approximately equivalent to two/three major electrical power stations. Consequently both technologies (Solar and EHP) do not represent the solution which can in short time have a significant impact on the energy renovation of existing buildings. Other solutions to increase energy efficiency of the heating function are currently under development, like micro-cogeneration with Stirling engines or fuel cells. The lack in availability of a reliable source and capillary distribution network for Hydrogen is expected to represent for the current development perspective an obstacle to their massive market introduction. Due also to the development and standardization efforts required in order to bring their benefits at a level which can be exploitable in residential applications, these Page 6 of 79

7 technologies do not allow for optimistic forecasts of their short term adoption rate within the framework of the time horizons tackled by the EeB PPP Initiative. Therefore, in order to effectively achieve energy targets, a significant portion of the space heating and DWH applications in Europe needs to be upgraded with solutions compatible with and optimized for the constraints of the European building stocks that uses primarily radiators, features a large numbers of existing and historical buildings, has a highly scattered distribution of buildings typologies (large number of medium/small buildings) and that takes advantage of an existing gas grid network : Project concept and industrial targets The HEAT4U Project main concept is to further develop the Gas Absorption Heat Pump (GAHP) technology to allow its cost-effective application in existing residential buildings, duly taking into account the constraints (standards, norms and technological limitations existing in refurbishment and deep maintenance actions) and the availability of resources at the district level in the built environment. The proposers have identified in the GAHP a technology that can effectively contribute to address the European demand for reduction of energy consumption and environmental impact in existing residential buildings. Gas absorption systems have been used for decades for cooling applications, allowing the cold production through the use of gas as fuel. Their application in heating mode was predicted since the early stage of developments of the absorption technology. And several scientific and technological barriers prevented its deployment. In the last five years, the first absorption heat pumps entered the market. Since 2005 a growing number of companies are introducing GAHP products for efficient heating of light commercial applications, hotels, hospitals, etc.; the application in the residential segment has been hindered by the lack of products in the necessary capacity range (10 25 kw th ). In fact currently the market available products target larger installations. Figure 1.1.3: Implementation of GAHP modules in light commercial application Moreover residential applications require a radical rethinking of the installation perspectives, for matching the flexibility required by households and the necessary access to the external renewable energy source (i.e., the air). These products are currently available and often installed in cascades and optimized for heating loads in the ideal range of 40kW to 1 MW. Consequently they are specified and installed by leading engineering houses, maintained by professional service organizations. GAHP technology is based on a thermodynamic cycle that includes a solution of a natural refrigerant (ammonia with Global Warming Impact = 0 and Ozone Depletion Potential =0 [Ammonia. The Natural Refrigerant of Choice. Green Paper of International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration]) and an absorbent medium (water). According to testing performed by several recognised test laboratories in Europe (DVGW - Deutscher Verein des Gas- und Wasserfaches e.v. and VDE, - Verband der Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik e.v.) the energy efficiency (measured according to European standard EN12309) of such technology can reach 170%, by exploiting renewable energy from renewable sources. Which means 70% more than the net calorific value of the fuel. Page 7 of 79

8 The GAHP technology appears to be suitable to the application environment of the smallmedium residential applications since it is able: to achieve high performance when used with the Air Sourced approach in combination with radiators: efficiency of 150%, with air at 2 C and hot water production at 50 C at 100% load according to EN12309); to work in combination with existing heating plant (radiators can impose output temperatures higher than 50 C); to respect the constraints imposed by anti-legionella standards (regular heating cycle above 60 C); to deliver DHW service (reaching output temperatures of 70 C); to maintain high efficiency even at low outdoor temperatures: efficiency 144% with external air source at -7 C and hot water temperature 35 C according to EN12309); to use existing gas grid without imposing upgrade of electrical generation, transmission and distribution; to benefit by the increasing percentage of biogas included in the natural gas grid. In line with the call EeB.NMP New efficient solutions for energy generation, storage and use related to space heating and domestic hot water in existing buildings, the HEAT4U Project aims to develop a compact Space Heating and DHW system targeted to both family houses and residential multi storey buildings to reduce energy consumption and environmental impact of buildings. In detail, the goal of the HEAT4U project is to develop a heating system providing nominal power in the range kw th and global efficiency rated in the range % (EN12309) based on GAHP technology, capable of maintaining high efficiency levels even when operated at partial load. The proposed system, which uses as renewable energy source the external environment air, will be hydronic and therefore designed for easy integration with additional renewable energy sources, such as solar system and/or biomass boilers. The project will focus on a GAHP system able to efficiently and autonomously operate as an Air Source (vs. Ground or Water Source) module to be suitable for application in retrofitting and to represent a cost effective solution. To ensure that the efficiency generated by the GAHP technology is transferred into the application to the benefit of the end user, the GAHP Appliance will be integrated into a GAHP System that will include all required controls, hydraulics and ventilation to flexibly manage the various application requirements (various hydraulic schemes, storage, solar collector integration, etc.). Specifically designed control systems needs to be developed, for both the GAHP Appliance and the building system, to maximize overall efficiency in operation, while delivering comfort and a friendly user interface. To further enhance the integration level and the suitability for the construction and retrofitting industry the GAHP technology should be available both as embedded within a building module (suitable for easy installation as construction module for the new buildings and for deep retrofitting) and as a stand alone system for those situations where the required energy efficiency can not be achieved by upgrading the envelope and revisiting the heating distribution system. This holistic approach is selected to respond to the widely different application requirements (environmental conditions, user needs and cultures) of the SME companies operating into the construction and retrofitting industry, while preserving the GAHP efficiency levels through an up-front sophisticated engineering optimization. Page 8 of 79

9 The table below summarises the relevance of the objectives of the project in respect to the call. Addressed topic Eeb.NMP Cost-effective solutions along the entire life cycle and suitable for retrofitting are necessary to ensure market acceptance Integration of new reliable systems improving the comfort and combining energy collection, energy storage, space heating water heating and energy waste capture should be developed This will require new design tools, production concepts and solutions which are easy to install, reducing maintenance efforts and simplifying logistics Holistic approaches, tackling multidisciplinary developments Deliverables should include the development, integration and proof of concept, prototypes or demonstrators, decision support systems and assessment tools of the above concepts if possible according to the global strategy at district level Measurement and analysis tools for existing and future energy performance are necessary to validate the developed technologies A wide impact is expected from higher energy-efficient solutions for space heating and domestic hot water production, which contribute to around 50% of energy use in residential buildings. Holistic design of solutions for energy generation, storage and use should increase the overall efficiency by at least 30%. The proposers should also anticipate future targets for energyefficient buildings. HEAT4U project Integrated modules comprising built-in solutions are expected to provide relevant efficiency and to strongly reduce the energy consumption for the end users, at acceptable costs for the end users Deployment of residential Gas Absorption Heat Pumps is expected to provide a clear benefit in terms of reliability and radical increase in efficiency in the energy conversions, with scalable solutions and tunable output power The system based on GAHP element is integrating space heating with DHW based on relevant contribution from renewable sources Pre-cast built-in elements for retrofitting buildings will be the main hardware outcome of the project, providing turnkey solutions for quick installation of the optimal solution. Decision Support tool developed to support the selection of such elements would be made available to stakeholders in the building retrofitting sector The multi-disciplinary solutions and technologies developed and implemented in the buildings will be quantified by the overall performance of the whole building, providing direct quantification of the reduced environmental footprint and costs reduction for the end users HEAT4U Project is providing lab-scale prototypes of GAHP based new components, integrated into the built environment through pre-cast modules. The selection of appropriate modules dimensions and power output will be based on design tools, taking into account the environmental requirements and the georeferentiation. Concepts will be validated via a complete set of full-scale demonstrators proofing the viability across different European areas conditions Full scale demonstrators will be monitored and real date will be used for validating and tuning the retrofitting analysis tools. The target dimension and power level of the GAHP elements to be developed within the Project are addressing the majority of the built environment across the enlarged Europe. The expected increase in efficiency is estimated to significantly exceed 30% with respect to current SoA solution in residential heating, providing a relevant reduction of costs and dependency from nonrenewable resources. Furthermore, the Gas absorption HP technology is already potentially implementable for the application of biogas, therefore anticipating the future development of the gas grid in Europe Page 9 of 79

10 The overall industrial and economical objectives of the HEAT4U Project are: Development of a lower power level GAHP system (in the range kw th ) suitable for residential building applications; Development of GAPP module integrated into pre-built elements, suitable for flexible applications and refurbishments; Development of expert support system, enabling the design of optimal systems and the selection of the applications in the different building operating conditions and in accordance to the thermal requirements and standards; Implementation of installation and distribution frame, in order to support the application of such systems and their exploitation into different types of built environment (single buildings, multi-storey dwellings) in order to cover different needs in the European environment. The achievement of such ambitious targets enables to address two main market segments: single family independent buildings, and small retrofitted multi-storey house, in particular social housings, which altogether represents more than the 60% of the built environment in the enlarged Europe, and therefore simultaneously supports the largest perspective for deployment and the most relevant impacts in the achievement of the environmental and energy efficiency targets. The GAHP concept developed in HEAT4U will be realised and its validity will be proven through demonstration activities on real cases, confirming under real conditions the performance of the concept and the improvements in terms of: reduced energy demand, operating stability, appropriateness of the exploitation of renewable resources, reduced costs for the citizens/owners /tenants. In addition, a decision support system will be developed to predict GAHP system behaviour in any other applications. To validate the relevant benefits that the GAHP technology can bring to the residential applications a set of demonstrators have been planned to encompass different climate conditions (Average, Cold and Warm according to ErP Ecoboiler Lot 1 definitions) and both individual dwellings and multi-storey/social housing. In addition to exploit the opportunities offered by the growing use of Biogas (creation and storage at district level of renewable energy), a demonstrator will be created to show the benefit of using GAHP technology as enabler of such strategic approach to heating. Such field test will be preceded by analysis of interaction of biogas with GAHP components, possible design improvement to ensure compatibility and endurance and will be followed by a post mortem analysis of the endurance results. The Project idea is based on solid theoretical principles already developed and tested under the light commercial and industrial applications and that need to be further developed for the specific requirements of the residential applications. Unlike EHP systems that rely on proprietary compressor technology mainly developed in the Asia (hindering de facto any type of independent development in Europe), GAHP development in the residential segment will exploit technologies developed within Europe. Industrial and energy utilities partners are strongly committed to the strategic development of GAHP technology in their core business. Therefore they will actively participate to the project activities since it perfectly fits their strategic intent. Page 10 of 79

11 Figure 1.1.4: Supplier of compression technology for European Heat Pumps 1.1.3: Project S/T Objectives In order to successfully deploy in volume the GAHP technology to the largest possible portion of the existing and retrofitted residential buildings stock, a number of current limitations and technological barriers need to be overcome. For this reason the following Project Scientific and Technological Objectives need to be addressed: - Development of a space heating and DHW GAHP appliance with nominal power in the 10-25kW th range: the technology is currently applied in industrial and light commercial buildings (hotels, schools, supermarkets, etc), where the required capacity is much higher and the equipment is delivered in cascaded systems with modular elements of about 40 kw th. This objective is verified trough Milestone MS2 at month 1 (see Part A). o Reduction of the dimensions and weight of the GAHP system, a simple downscaling of the system currently used for industrial and light commercial buildings would lead to a too heavy and large machine. There is the need to implement research activities to adapt the GAHP to the residential application requirements. Targets are: 32 kw th /m 3 and 0.08kW th /kg). o Modulation of thermodynamic cycle to efficiently operate at part load conditions: no absorption equipment is currently available on the market able to be efficiently operated at partial loads as low as the one required by the residential applications. Modulation capability required needs to meet or exceed an overall efficiency of 150% A7W35 with partial load of 30% (EN12309). Current GAHP technology implementation (industrial and light commercial buildings equipment) does not require such functionality since machines are used in cascade to serve large installations. Residential applications impose efficient operation at partial loads for the majority of the time. Research will focus on using and testing solutions about the thermodynamic cycle, new materials and new mechanical design that are required to enable the achievement of the expected performances. In particular the thermodynamic solutions are expected to leverage the pre-existing and unique Robur s background (know how, expertise and patents) in GAHP technology and the associated sealed circuits. o Development of an Acoustic and Thermal insulation to reach more stringent the noise reduction and thermal losses levels in small scale applications, suitable at the same time to be integrated in automated way, through the application of advanced materials and processing methods. Noise requirements in the industrial and light commercial applications are currently not as stringent as the ones used in residential applications therefore a maximum noise level of 41 db at a distance of 5 m is to be achieved by the newly designed system. o Development of an overall HW and SW System Control offering an integrated heating and ventilation management able to maximize the advantages deriving from the GAHP technology, while ensuring error-proof installation and commissioning installation and an user interface suitable for residential application. Introduction in a residential application of self diagnostics, smart capabilities for visualization of the optimal working conditions, indication to the Page 11 of 79

12 end user of the instantaneous and average efficiency levels and self-learning of building parameters are expected. Seamless Integration of the GAHP Appliance and GAHP System controls to provide the final customer with a single interface to monitor the functionality and performance of the building system. - Development of an integrated building module for GAHP technology. The module will integrate the GAHP heat pump (GAHP Appliance), the associated hydronics and control (GAHP System) and the overall enclosure (GAHP Module) to optimally interface to the building. This GAHP module is designed to allow easy and cost effective deployment in deep renovation. Development of such module will need to incorporate also visual aspect that will grant public acceptance, pan-european installation, and contemporarily respect of the rules and traditions for local installation aspects. This objective is verified trough Milestone MS3 at month Performance of lab testing. This objective is verified trough Milestone MS3 at month 24. If possible, this will be done trough the revision/development of European norms and standards for the measurement of performance of GAHP technology at both appliance level and at field test level. - Creation of a Decision support system able to predict performance of the technology in the widest possible spectrum of applications. This objective is verified trough Milestone MS3 at month 24. Figure 1.1.5: sketch presenting in a schematic way a perspective for implementation of modules containing the GAHP element in residential building applications To better underline the holistic and multidisciplinary approach of the program, the Consortium would like to highlight that energy recovery, storage and envelope improvements are all aspects that need to be addressed to achieve and overall and meaningful reduction of fossil fuel energy dependency and reduction in emissions. HEAT4U contributes to such multidisciplinary task by primarily addressing in a cost effective manner the use of a substantial amount of renewable energy in the space heating and DWH production. Success in deployment of GAHP technology will enable the development of systems that allow energy recovery from several forms of heat waste (e.g. exhaust air from building). Indeed using the energy still embedded in the exhaust air when released to the outdoor Page 12 of 79

13 environment will eneble the heat pump cycle to recover this heat and transfer it back into the space heating or DHW production. The use by GAHP systems of the existing gas network, does not require any need to create larger energy storage capabilities to smooth out peaks of consumption. The existing European gas grid already behaves like a distributed buffer tank to decouple demand from supply. Any further development/improvement of such energy storing capacity will be consistent with the development of the GAHP technology. Possible development of Biogas technology implies a form of intrinsic energy recovery and storage capacity that will be consistent with the GAHP technology approach. Infact while organic material is produced throughout the year, GAHP consumption will benefit of resulting Biogas primarily during the heating season. The storage in this case might happen in the form of storage of organic material. At indivual level (application) the energy can be stored in a conventional water tank for decoupling DHW production and or Space Heating systems. The optimization of the control of the GAHP system as a function of the user need, the presence/size/temperature of the buffer tank, the environmental conditions is a key obejctive for the Work Package 3. GAHP technology delivers efficient generation of heat, possibly with energy recovery, without imposing the creation of energy storage facilities or infrastructures (since it relies on gas grid). Within the Heat4U program the possibility to integrate GAHP intimately with the envelope is considered. While the GAHP technology could be applied with all existing envelope improvement technologies and do not limit the conception of more efficient (passive and active) envelope technologies, the members of the Consortium believes that creating an easy way to integrate the heat generation function (including control and distribution) into an element of enevolpe might simplify the application of the techonology as well as the use of the energy recovery function. Page 13 of 79

14 B 1.2 Progress beyond the state of the art State-of-the art in residential space heating and DHW systems Among the different type of residential space heating and DHW production systems installed across Europe, individual wet systems cover the largest share (see Table 1.2.1). Within this share, gas fired boilers are predominant. Table 1.2.1: EU Domestic Heating STOCK, in 000 dwellings [source: BRG Consult 2006 in Eco- Design Boiler Task2, VHK, 2007] Under the perspective of energy efficiency and the associated CO 2 emissions savings, the state-of-the-art in the category of gas-fired boilers is currently represented by the gas condensing boiler, which is going to supersede the conventional gas boiler in the forthcoming years. In Germany, about 65% of the installed boilers are of the condensing type, and in countries where installation of condensing units is prescribed by law (UK, Netherlands, Denmark), the market share among boilers accounts for about 90% [Bosch (2006) - Market Report 2006, BBT Thermotechnik GmbH, p. 31]. Manufacturers of condensing boilers claim gas utilization efficiency up to 109% (on a low heating value basis) at standard test conditions, i.e. supply / return temperature equal to 40/30 C. However, the typical return temperature in existing installations can be significantly higher (particularly if high temperature terminals are used, such as radiators), thus causing a drop in the amount of heat recoverable from condensation. The expected annual efficiency of different boiler types is reported in Table Gas. Utilization Boiler Type Efficiency (NCV basis) Standard boiler, 24 kw 69 Low Temperature boiler, 24 kw 82 Condensing boiler 24 kw 93 Condensing boiler 10 kw 101 Table 1.2.2: Expected annual gas utilization efficiency for different boiler types, space heating load 7250 kwh/year [source: Eco-Design Boiler Task4 final report, VHK, 2007, p. 38]. Boilers are relatively easy to install, do not occupy much space and are sufficiently silent. They can supply space heating and instantly produce domestic hot water. The installation cost for the typical residential unit amounts to 1,000 1,500 Euro, plus the unit price, which Page 14 of 79

15 is roughly 1,500 2,000 Euro. Their useful life is estimated in years, maintenance cost at 175 Euro/year [source: Eco-Design Boiler Task 2 Market Analysis report, VHK, 2007, p ]. Despite the aforementioned stock figures, some research analysts prospected a relevant decrease in the share of gas boilers by 2020 due to the envisaged uptake of more energy efficient and eco-compatible alternatives. Figure : Value of product in 2020 based on Gas favoured Scenario [source: Converging Technologies in HVAC, BSRI A- June 2009 ] The main technologies that will compete with the gas condensing boiler are the electrical heat pump and the so-called gas powered alternatives, such as gas fired microcogeneration and gas fired heat pumps. Based on a gas favoured scenario, gas powered alternatives are expected to become break through technologies. Electrical Heat Pump (EHP) can move heat from a cold source to a warm sink by performing a vapour compression cycle, in which a mechanical compressor is driven by electricity. Capacity modulation is achieved either through on/off cycling or varying the speed of the compressor. The renewable heat source can be the ambient air, the water or the ground, and is a renewable source. The heat output can be supplied directly to the indoor air or to a heat transfer medium (water). The performance indicator is the Coefficient of Performance - COP, defined as the heat output to electricity input ratio. The COP is a function of the source and sink temperatures. Source temperatures vary with the type of source (air, water, or ground) and could vary during the season. Sink temperature varies with the type of use (space heating at low temperature, space heating at high temperature, domestic hot water preparation). The COP is rated at different conditions, depending on the nature of the source. Typically, the source is set at 7 C for air, 10 C for water and 0 C for brine, whereas the sink is water at 35 C. An example of the rated COP is provided in the Eurovent labelling scheme (see Table 1.2.3). Table Eurovent COP classes for the different types of EHP. As different working conditions are found during the year, a seasonal average of the COP, namely the Seasonal Performance Factor (SPF), is more appropriate for a comparison among different electrical heat pumps. SPF can be determined numerically (e.g. with the Bin Page 15 of 79

16 method) or experimentally. For example, a Eurovent class B brine-to-water heat pump (COP=4.35) with alternating operation mode for space heating (at 55 C supply temperature) and domestic hot water (300 liters storage loading at 50/60 C) and electrical back-up heater in parallel to the heat pump operation yields a SPF of 2.85, a much lower value than the rated COP [source: Eco-Design Boiler Task 4 Final report, VHK, 2007, p. 176 ]. Experimental measurements of SPF have been recently carried out by Energy Saving Trust (UK) and by Fraunhofer ISE (DE) with a substantially aligned outcome. Results for the different types of heat pumps and building characteristics are reported in Table It should be remarked that experimental measurements do not assess only the unit performance, the climatic conditions and the type of emission system, but also the quality of the installation, the overall system design and the real load profiles. New buildings Existing buildings Ground-source Air-to-water Table 1.2.4: Average of the measured SPF value for ground-source and air-to-water heat pumps [source: European Heat Pump NEWS, Issue 10, Dec. 2009] One of the main barriers to the adoption of the electrical heat pump is its high investment cost. The capital outlays for heat pump systems contain the equipment costs, costs of the heat source development as well as costs of material and assembly. The average capital outlays lie, for ground-source water heat pumps, with approximately 17,500 in the new building and 19,500 in existing buildings [Analyse des deutschen Wärmepumpenmarktes- Bestandsaufnahme und Trends, GZB Geothermiezentrum Bochum, March 2010]. The pure equipment price has thereby a portion of approximately 50% of the capital outlays. For airwater heat pumps the average costs lie with 14,500 in the new building and 15,300 in existing building. The equipment price has here a portion of the total costs from approximately 80 to 85%. For water-to-water heat pumps, the average capital outlays are approximately 17,000 in the new building and 15,800 in existing buildings fall (portion equipment price about 60%). Micro-cogeneration (micro-chp) refers to Combined Heat and Power (CHP) in the small scale, approximately from 1 to 50 kw e. Micro-CHP is still in its early stage, with only a few products available on the market in Europe, namely reciprocating engines, Stirling engines and micro-turbines. Fuel cells in the micro-scale are not yet mature for commercialization as cogeneration unit. The reciprocating engine is an internal combustion system fuelled with gasoline, diesel, natural gas or ethanol. Gas engine micro-chp systems show electrical efficiency of 20% - 30% and total fuel efficiency up to 90% on a NCV basis. The Stirling engine is an external combustion motor and thus can make use of different heat sources, including solid biomass. Such an engine is very silent but is also slow to respond to changes in the heat applied. Whilst typical electrical efficiency is only 10-18%, total fuel efficiency can be as high as 90%. Microturbines are characterized by high rotational speed, electrical efficiency of about 30% and a total fuel efficiency of about 80%. The smallest microturbine available on the market is a 30kW electric output engine. The investment cost of the typical gas fired micro-cogenerator is about 1,500-2,000 /kwe. Germany, the Netherlands and the UK are the leading European countries in the field testing of micro-chp. A demonstration project in the UK by the Carbon Trust s Micro-CHP Accelerator was launched with the aim to investigate the potential benefits of Micro-CHP and understand the technical, commercial and regulatory barriers to adoption [Micro CHP Accelerator, Carbon Trust, 2007]. The trial has demonstrated that the carbon and cost savings from Micro-CHP are generally better for buildings where they can operate for long and consistent heating periods, such as small commercial applications, residential care homes, community housing schemes and leisure centres, in which typical carbon savings of 15% to 20% relative to a conventional heating system using modern boilers can be achieved. Page 16 of 79

17 In domestic applications, the annual heat demand does not seem to be as favourable as in the light commercial sector, and potential carbon savings of 5% to 10% are achievable only for older, larger houses with high and consistent heat demands. Moreover, customer feedback suggests there are various practical and service-related issues that must be addressed before domestic Micro-CHP systems are deployed at scale. Gas Absorption Heat Pumps (GAHP), likewise electrically driven compression heat pumps, use a refrigeration cycle where the compression system driven by the electrical motor in the EHP is replaced by a substantially static thermal compressor as described in Figure Condenser Figure 1.2.2: Mechanical vapour compression cycle (left) and thermal vapour compression (right). In both cases, refrigerant leaves the evaporator at low pressure and need to be compressed and transferred to the Condenser. Instead of using a mechanical compressor, which requires a considerable input of work, in thermal compression refrigerant gets absorbed into a liquid medium (2) and the resulting solution is pumped (3), at a much lower expense of mechanical work, to the separator (4), where refrigerant leaves the solution under the supply of heat. Figure 1.2.3: Thermodynamic operating cycle Page 17 of 79

18 As already mentioned in section 1.1.2, GAHP can achieve gas utilization efficiencies of % while supplying heat at 50 C and extracting renewable heat from air at low temperatures (-7/ 2 C). In case of frost formation, during defrosting they are still able to deliver 50% of their nominal heating capacity. GAHP are currently available in units above 35 kw th thermal output which are conceived to operate in arrays and optimized for heating loads in the ideal range of 50kW to 1MW. Consequently they are specified and installed by leading engineering houses and maintained by professional service organization, without any direct involvement of the users. The investment cost for a 38 kw th thermal unit is about 12,000. It is worth pointing out that such appliance is able to reliably deliver approximately 14 kw th of renewable power. The price levels (Euro/ kw th of peak power of renewable power source installed) achieved today in light commercial appliances already position GAHP as the most cost competitive technology among the renewable energy sources for space heating and DWH in light commercial applications Claimed Innovation beyond existing state-of-the art As compared to the aforementioned alternatives to the gas condensing boilers, GAHP have the potential of bringing a relevant step-ahead in the state-of-the-art for the following main reasons: high gas utilization efficiency as compared to the gas condensing boiler; possibility to use ambient air as the renewable heat source even in cold climates; lower primary energy consumption as compared to air-to-water electric heat pump; differently from air-source electrical heat pump, they don t need an auxiliary heater during defrost mode, nor an extra input of electricity; lower heat exchanger surface at the evaporator and therefore lower installation costs as compared to ground-source electric heat pump Flexibility of integration into the heating systems (floor heating, fan-coils, radiators) and possibility to produce domestic hot water; lower investment as compared to condensing+solar, electric heat pump and microcogeneration; less maintenance problems and associated costs as compared to microcogeneration; lower flue gas emissions as compared to internal combustion engines; low noise emissions compared to an equivalent electric heat pump (due to the absence of the compressor and the lower amount of air to be ventilated). Accordingly, the European industry has recently increased its attention on small scale gasfired sorption heat pumps for single family houses, and several research institutes are currently active in research and development work worldwide. In Japan, (the Ministry of International Trade and Industry MITI), several local gas utilities and manufacturing companies have heavily invested in developing and testing several sorption technologies. The Far East suppliers represent today a significant portion of the supply of sorption technology. They have not yet officially presented a GAHP product, but development and testing activity are ongoing. In Europe, with few remarkable exceptions, there is not yet a complete industrial presence and a commercial offer of such product for the residential market. Despite the significant efforts and investments that are devoted to the development of the absorption technology in several parts of the world, there is no evident availability of absorption technology in residential products and in particular for heating applications. The primary obstacles in bringing the GAHP technology to the residential market can be identified in the lack of the elements that need to be simultaneously available to successfully accomplish the task: complete understanding of the thermodynamics of the cycle (few experts are available on a world wide scale); Page 18 of 79

19 need of multidisciplinary competence (chemistry, thermodynamics, manufacturing technologies, electronics, etc.); availability of fast turnaround of prototypes to shorten the development time; ability to predict results from validation testing; manufacturing processes expertise for Water Ammonia Absorption; competence on field test definition and management; ability to disseminate technology in a market that traditionally evolves very slowly; lack of knowledge on GAHP integration in conventional HVAC systems; complete understanding of the thermodynamics of the cycle (few experts are available on a world wide scale). These competences and know-how are considered foundation elements for overcoming the technological barrier mentioned above and enabling the development and the mass deployment of this technology. Aim of the program is to focus the development of the technology to be optimized for climatic areas with European Heating Index inside the range (see Figure 1.2.4). Figure 1.2.4: European Heating Index (ECOHEATCOOL Project, 2006) Therefore, the research and development program of HEAT4U will need to address all challenge areas by developing brand new solutions as highlighted further:. CHALLENGE AREA. SOLUTION. Applying the Absorption Technology to a unit with nominal power suitable for individual dwellings while being suitable to cover the demand in deep retrofitted residential multi-storey buildings. Using specifically designed Thermodynamic Cycle and Heat Exchanger.. Maintaining reliability and performances. Validating Equipment Performance and Duration for absorption equipment technology.. Adapting noise levels and size to the residential market. Increasing ability to modulate at partial loads. Peculiar design mechanical (solution pump and ventilation) issues need to be addressed to avoid noise generation and emission. Use a new solution/ concept which allows to control capacity between 30% and 100% without substantial efficiency loss. Page 19 of 79

20 Proportionally reducing manufacturing costs Simplifying installation and use for a wider adoption. No absorption heat pump is currently manufactured in volume. Design-to-manufacturing is needed in order to achieve cost reductions. Taking advantage of the peculiarities of the GAHP technology, installation techniques need to be developed in order to enable building integration. Table 1.2.5: Scientific and technological challenges It is of relevant importance to highlight that the performance of an Air Source GAHP is expected to be fairly stable in terms of efficiency for two fundamental reasons. a) The thermodinamic cycle of a GAHP unit does not rely as much on the renewable source as electrical heat pumps do. In fact, the major advantage of the GAHP results from the direct use of primary energy that avoid the losses associated with the conversion of the primary energy in electricity before being used by an EHP. In fact even a GAHP with a modest GUE of 1.3 will exceed in terms of primary energy an EHP featuring a COP of 3.25 (assuming Eurostat average European conversion factor of 2.5). But while the GAHP in worst possible conditions (at ourtdoor temperature close to - 20C) will perform not worts than a condensing boiler (GUE about 1.0 with a maximum loss of 25% ), an EHP might deteriorate its performance by loosing the 60% of efficiency (COP about 1.5 and an efficiency on primary energy significantly lower than a condensing boiler). b) In addition the absorption principle of a GAHP uses an efficient pump process to move the solution of refrigerant and absorber to an higher pressure level. Conversely EHP uses a compressor whose efficiency is strongly affected by the delta pressure that it needs to overcome. When thermal lift increases (at low ambient temperatures) the delta pressure seen by the compressor will increase and consequently its effciency will drastically decrease. Finally it is worth highlighting the absorption technology applied in heating mode is a brand new scientific and industrial area where the learning curve is still at its beginning and therefore the ratio between improvement and investment is very favorable compared to other technologies that have achieved already physical limits (combustion efficiency, solar efficiency, or compression technology performance) and have already taken advantage of the economies of scale. The sound experience matured by the partners of this consortium and their complementary skills and know-how constitute the best warranty for leveraging such potential for the overall success of the program. In conclusion the HEAT4U project starts from the absence of appliances based on GAHP technology in the residential market and aims to demonstrate the suitability of the GAHP for the residential dwellings (with overall performance listed in detail in previous sections) Page 20 of 79

21 B 1.3 S/T Methodology and associated work plan B Overall strategy and general description: The workplan is composed by 9 Workpackages including specific tasks that will be performed along the 36 months project duration. WP1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 include RTD activities, WP5 includes DEMO activities, WP8 OTHER activities, while WP9 MGT activities. WP1 (Value Chain) is aimed at the definition of the GAHP system s engineering requirements for each homogeneous area within Europe, enabling the identification of the main issues, stakeholders and limitations to be overcome in the relevant geographical valuechains. Such activities are supporting the optimal integration of GAHP technology into building retrofitting industry. This WP is also aimed to develop a building retrofitting valuechain, investigating the roles and framework for the different suppliers, integrating the added value associated to the implementation of the GAHP System as well as to identify the appropriate GAHP System business requirements for an optimal diffusion of the technology. Starting from the engineering requirements defined in WP1, an Appliance will be developed in WP2, capable to achieve stability in efficiency across entire modulation rangebased on a pre-existing thermodynamic know how and sealed circuit technology developed by Robur.. This WP will also address the technological barriers which prevent GAHP equipment from becoming the most suitable heating technology for retrofitting in residential applications and also the resistance factors to installation of outdoor equipment in residential areas by achieving appropriate level of thermal insulation and acoustic quietness. The control features that enable GAHP technology to flexibly adapt to different application environments will be also developed. WP3 will be dedicated to the System development. This task will aim to guarantee, through a holistic approach considering emission, storage, distribution, control and integration with other energy sources) that the GAHP System will maximize efficient use of the energy within the overall building. Further to this, WP4 will aim at the Lab Performance Verification trough testing of GAHP Appliances and Systems according to European international and national standards at the lab scale, performance characterization under simulated load patterns, characteristic for the different typical conditions in the framework of the real application fields. Existing test protocols specific for GAHP will be reviewed and improved, in order to define a solid background of norms and standards for the future deployment of the new generation of GAHP Systems. Performances of GAHP Systems strongly depend on their practical implementation (selection of application, planning, control, hydraulics, enduser behavior, etc.). Therefore, in WP5 (Demonstration and Field Testing), testing in real field applications will be performed to deliver: (i) Validation of GAHP technology in a variety of retrofitted applications that represent of a large portion of retrofitted buildings typology. (ii) Validation of GAHP performance in real applications (to be compared and benchmarked against performance in laboratory testing (WP4) supporting the identification of the sources for any deviation of the GAHP Appliance; (iii) third party recognized data for standardization and regulation activities (WP4); (iv) experimental data for validation of the Decision Support System (WP6); (v) Feedback for overall GAHP System optimization (control logic, schematics, end-user interface, installer instructions, integration into building, etc.). WP6 is aimed at the development of a decision support system tool, capable to assess the degree of compatibility of GAHP with the proposed heating applications and to provide performance figures in terms of environmental, energy and economic benefits. WP7 will be then dedicated: to perform a Life Cycle Cost Analysis to evaluate the cost effectiveness of the proposed heating and DHW system compared with competing technologies, to evaluate any possible environmental, technical and social risks associated with the operation of the system in line of current legislation and Directives; to identify sources of risks and the potential overall impacts on living beings associated to the whole production, installation, operation and maintenance operations; to analyse the cradle-tograve cycle, and when possible cradle-to-cradle cycle of the whole GAHP system, of its Page 21 of 79

22 appliances and of its performances with respect to the macro-system in which operates, and to compare results with environmental impacts caused by competing technologies. Along the project duration, dissemination activities will ensure visibility and increased awareness on the project concept, thus facilitating the use of foreground and the exploitation of the project results (WP8). A Business Model, taking into account players, stakeholders and partners involved at different levels within the Value Chain will be also developed. Management activities will ensure transparency and effectiveness in the communication among the partners by linking together the project components and supporting the circulation of relevant information (WP9). Page 22 of 79

23 Graphical presentation of the components showing their interdependencies WP 1 WP9 Project Management Design / Development Activities Prototyping / Validation Activities Value Chain WP 2 Appliance Development WP 3 System Development and building integration WP 4 Lab Performance Verification WP 5 Demonstration and Field Testing WP 6 Decision Support System WP 7 LCC, LCA, HSE, Risk Assessment, Certification and Labelling WP 8 Dissemination and Exploitation Page 23 of 79

24 Significant risks, and associated contingency plans Risk GAHP Appliance performance cannot be achieved GAHP System requirements cannot be fulfilled by a single solution GAHP Module requirements cannot be fulfilled by a single solution GAHP Technology norms cannot be reviewed in line with project intentions and calendar GAHP test facilities might not be ready Landlord/Tenant cancels or interrupts Field Test program execution Work Risk Risk package ProbabilitySeverity WP2 LOW HIGH WP3 LOW MEDIUM WP3 MEDIUM LOW WP4 MEDIUM LOW WP4 MEDIUM LOW WP5 HIGH LOW Risk mitigation On month 6 a specific milestone is expected to be met to validate initial assumptions (no single performance parameter has the potential to become a show stopper for the program progression) Several European manufacturers have already demonstrated that al global design with local customization approach can indeed serve the multifaceted requirements of the European end users. Assigning the coordination of WP1 and WP3 to the same entity ensures highest possibility to detect possible discrepancy and to address them before they can impact the project. The involvement of industrial partner with consolidated experience in the European construction industry and norms is instrumental to identify a solution that can be suitable for large number of homogeneous areas. Direct involvement of Consortium Partners in the relevant European Technical Committees to ensure progression of revision process in line with the development of the dissemination and deployment plan Both POLIMI and Fraunhofer have already started and should continue moving ahead their administrative paperwork to prevent any possible delay in the preparation of test facilities. Best prevention activity will be to select a larger number of possible sites by involving more candidates for each Field Test program Contingency plan According to the amount discrepancy and the type of performance parameter not achieved, counter measures can be defined to balance the overall GAHP Appliance and System (introduction of storage tank for heating, increased encapsulation levels, etc.) Development plan that splits the requirements in modules, accessories and complementary functions will be introduced (if needed) with a possible time sequencing Specifically dedicated solutions will be timesequenced for development on the basis of the relevance of the application potential Currently the most relevant norms already include GAHP technology and do not prevent the prospected development. The portion of lab test program that might not be possible to be performed as planned, will be carried out at either BTT facilities or Robur facilities The availability of the decision support system will bridge the gap in case of few missing data points in the validation. Page 24 of 79

25 LCCA outcome not in line with expectations WP7 LOW HIGH Extensive research on past and current experience and literature for heating technologies should be completed in WP1 prior to development of LCCA GAHP technology will be confined to those applications that will still remain compelling Page 25 of 79

26 B Timing of work packages and their components: MONTHS WP TASK YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 WP1 Value Chain Task 1.1: Conceptual design and value analysis of a 1 GAHP system architecture for space heating and DHW in residential applications. D1.1 1 Task 1.2: Survey on building retrofitting value chain D1.2 Milestones MS1 WP2 Equipment Development 2 Task 2.1: Development of absorption technology working elements D2.1 2 Task 2.2: Modulating Combustion train for application to GAHP technology 2 Task 2.3: Thermal Insulation, Noise Reduction, Air Flow control and Enclosures Design 2 Task 2.4: GAHP Appliance Control D2.2 Milestones MS1 MS2 WP3 System Development and building integration 3 Task 3.1: Building interface, overall architecture and hydraulic schemes (GAHP System) 3 Task 3.2: Development of GAHP System Control D3.1 D3.2 D3.3 Milestones MS3 WP4 Lab Performance Verification 4 Task 4.1: GAHP technology test protocols review and Improvement D4.1 4 Task 4.2: Test Facilities Preparation 4 Task 4.3: Test of GAHP Equipment and System performance D4.2 4 Task 4.4: Test of performance of GAHP Module (Building Interface) D4.3 Milestones MS3 WP5 Demonstration and Field Testing 5 Task 5.1: Design and realization of Field Testing GAHP system and Modules D5.1 5 Task 5.2: Field Testing and Metrology Protocol D5.2 D5.3 5 Task 5.3: Multi-storey/Social Housing Building Demonstration Testing 5 Task 5.4: District Level approach Demonstration Testing 5 Task 5.5: Low temperature Demonstration Testing ( Cold climate according to ErP) 5 Task 5.6: High Humidity Demonstration Testing ( Average climate according to ErP) 5 Task 5.7: Warm Climate Demonstration Testing ( Warm climate according to ErP) Milestones MS2 MS5 Page 26 of 79

27 MONTHS WP TASK WP6 Decision Support System Task 6.1: Mathematical modeling of GAHP Appliance and 6 System Task 6.2: GAHP System Seasonal Performance 6 Simulations YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 6 Task 6.3: Development of Building oriented Decision Support System D6.1 Milestones MS3 LCC, LCA, HSE, Risk Assessment, Certification and WP7 Labelling 7 Task 7.1: Geographical Benchmark 7 Task 7.2: Risk assessment during manufacturing, installation and operation of GAHP system D7.1 7 Task 7.3: Life Cycle Analysis and Life Cycle Cost analysis D7.2 D7.3 7 Task 7.4: Development of Labelling and Certification Elements Milestones MS4 WP8 Dissemination and Exploitation 8 Task 8.1: Dissemination of results 8 8 Task 8.1.1: Definition a of a dissemination plan D8.1 Task 8.1.2: Creation and maintenance of the Project Website D8.2 D8.4 Task 8.1.3: Creation and update of the Dissemination 8 tools D8.3 Task 8.1.4: Participation to conferences/exhibitions and 8 scientific publication 8 Task 8.1.5: e-learning course 8 Task 8.1.6: Organisation of a Final Dissemination Conference and an International Competition 8 Task 8.2: Concertation activities 8 Task 8.3: Development of a Business Model across the Extended Value Chain and exploitation of results Milestones WP9 Project Management 9 Task 9.1: Overall Project Management 9 Task 9.2: Administrative and Financial Management 9 Task 9.3: Legal issues 9 Task 9.4: Reporting D9.1 Milestones D9.2 D9.3 Page 27 of 79

28 B2. Implementation B 2.1 Management structure and procedures The project management is aimed to guarantee transparency and commitment of all partners and thus to facilitate a smooth and successful project evolution. It assures that the project meets its objectives on schedule, according to budget and quality assurance procedures. A specific work package is devoted to project management activities (WP 9). The HEAT4U project is supported by a coordination structure and decision making mechanisms to cope with the complexity of the project and the degree of the integration required. The project management will encompass the following processes according to ISO9001 quality procedures: - implementation; - quality assurance & monitoring; - knowledge management Management structure The structure of the project management is shown in Figure European Commission PC Administrative and legal tasks EM PCC PDO WPL WPL WPL WPL respective RTD WPs. SAB Strategic planning and project driving will be responsibility of a Project Coordination Committee (PCC, consisting of the Project Coordinator and one representative from each partner) while the overall project coordination will be assigned to the Project Coordinator (PC). Work Package Leaders (WPL) will be nominated for each WP to co-ordinate the activities foreseen in the work package. The Coordinator (PC) for the overall working plan and WP leaders, each one for its part, are responsible of the efficient progression of work and monitor the proper implementation of project steps. This activities are charged to the The Exploitation Manager (EM) will coordinate the exploitation activities of the project, will arrange the project business and exploitation plan, while the input for the Dissemination will be given by the Project Dissemination Office (PDO), headed by P15 CFc and composed by 3-4 members selected at the kick off meeting among the staff of the participating partners bringing complementary background and skills. In order to ensure the full deployment of the technology, a Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) will be composed of representatives of gas utilities (external to the Consortium). The SAB will be chaired by a representative of Danish Gas Center, which will perform, as active member of the SAB also tasks in parallel to the HEAT4U workplan. The SAB will also involve as experts delegates from Swiss Gas and Water Industry Association, Gasterra and Marcogaz. Marcogaz has been involved as the leading European Association of Gas Utilities, while the others have been involved to ensure that the needs of other markets not covered in the project will be taken into account for a further deployment also in those areas. The members of the SAB will provide relevant inputs to WP1, WP7 and WP8 and will cover a strategic advisory role trough their participation to project meetings and the analysis of core deliverables of the projects. They will also support in monitoring of risks situations and advice to reduce the impact of such situation to the project schedule and results Page 28 of 79

29 The table below summarises how the Consortium allocated the project management responsibilities among the different bodies, which are the procedures for vote and the meeting frequency. Page 29 of 79

30 Overview of Management & Administrative responsibilities Management Body Project Coordinator Project Coordination Committee Responsibilities/Features Overall project coordination Overall project communication Chairing the PCC Administering the community financial contribution Developing and maintaining a reporting to EC Elaborating and controlling the work plan and its risk assessment Setting strategies to conduct and to assess and readdress the progress of the project; Analysis of the possible risks introduced by the WPL regarding the scientific activity Proposing changes to the workplan (including the Consortium Budget); PCC proposals for amendments to the Annex I of GA to be agreed by EC Proposal for change into the CA Conflict resolution among partners The PCC will check results (deliverables) with regard to IPR issues: ownership of IP, potential patent applications, possible exploitation routes. N.A. Vote Decision with quorum of two-third (2/3) of its members (present or represented) Decision shall be made by a majority of twothirds (2/3) of the votes Decision related to modifications of the budget, the declaration of breach, the nonvoluntary termination of the participation to the project or the change of the PC shall be taken by unanimous consent Meeting frequency Annual periodical meetings of the PCC and on demand by the other management bodies Quarterly TC and annual periodical meetings Work Package Leaders co-ordination of the work of his/her WP; the scientific/technical progress of the activities in his/her WP; participation in the planning, monitoring and reporting (periodical reports and deliverables) of each task in his/her WP; collection and submission of the required scientific, and technical data bi-annual revision of the risk table as in 1.3 N.A. Quarterly TC and annual periodical meetings and on demand of WPs members Page 30 of 79

31 Management Body Exploitation Manager Responsibilities/Features Coordination of the exploitation activities of consortium in line with WP8; Preparation of the project business and exploitation plan including IPR issues monitoring; The EM will interact with the PDO. N.A. Vote Meeting frequency Annual periodical meetings and on demand by PC and PCC Strategic Advisory Board Project Dissemination Office Inputs to WP1, WP7 and WP8 monitoring of the project results and impact evaluation of the core deliverables such as the field test reports, the dissemination and business plan monitoring of risks situations and advice to reduce the impact of such situation to the project schedule and results Evaluation, implementation and monitoring of actions reported in WP8 and section 3.2 to assure impact of the project N.A. N.A. Annual periodical meetings Quarterly Page 31 of 79

32 2.1.2 Conflict Resolution and Risk Management If necessary, the PC will organise a conflict resolution meeting within 30 days from the written request received by any of the partners. Should the conflicting partners not find an amicable settlement as above provided, the PC, against request of one of the concerned partners, within 30 days from such request, shall convoke the PCC. The PCC shall designate a legal expert, who shall try to settle the dispute in accordance to the law identified according to the rules provided in Rome Convention 80/934/ECC and the principles of fairness. The PC shall communicate such decision to the concerned partners within 30 days from the date of its receipt. If the partners concerned have not reached a settlement of such dispute at the expiration of the two phases above provided, within 30 days from receipt of the decision of the legal expert, each concerned partners can resort to an arbitration procedure in accordance with the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce by one or more arbitrators appointed in accordance with the said Rules Management procedures Flow of activities PROCESS 1: IMPLEMENTATION Objectives Activities & responsibilities - To control the workplan - To decide upon the need for re-directing resources. - To ensure integration of the different research teams - To prepare and agree on the IPR and access rights. - To organise periodic meetings of the PCC, WPLs, etc. The WPLs suggest the research directions to be taken fitting with the overall project plan. The PCC is in charge of elaborating and controlling the work plan, its risk assessment, monitoring the use of resources and need for redirecting resources. 1. The PCC monitors the overall research activity. 2. The WPLs will report on the progress of their WP to the PC and in the PCC. In cooperation with the PC, WPLs are responsible for the integration of their results into individual WPs or tasks, ensuring that output performance, costs and deadlines are met. 1. The CA will regulate Access right to foreground and background for implementation and use. 2. The PC, will propose strategy to be followed to the PCC on IPR. It is anticipated that each partner will be allowed to protect the background and the foreground developed autonomously or independently form the CA. 3. P15 CFc supports the PC in the CA maintenance. 4. Provisions for the management of the Joint Ownership will be established in the Consortium Agreement. The PC, supported by P15 CFc, is responsible for the organisation of periodic meetings. PROCESS 2: QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA) AND MONITORING Objectives Activities & responsibilities To establish common The PC, supported by P15 CFc, will create a consortium manual including operational procedures all the internal procedures operative instructions and templates to ensure that the project is implemented according to the quality criteria To secure the correct and smooth flow of the project activities To check progress of project activities, ensuring adherence to project timetable established. 1. Each partner analyses the state of its activity and transmits it to the relevant WPLs. 2. The PC evaluates the progress reports and decides on any corrective actions. 3. Each partner implements the corrective actions decided by the PCC and evaluates the results. Page 32 of 79

33 To implement corrective actions, if needed To ensure quality of scientific and technical results To verify that each periodic report covers all aspects required to meet the deliverables To minimise possible delays To recover from undesirable situations 1. The PC defines and propose to the PCC a number of critical scientific/technical issues in line with Significant risks and associated contingency plans table. 2. The WPL will be responsible for the design of the deliverables belonging to the WP and the coordination of the technical and organizational work of all partners involved. 3. Deliverables and reports to be submitted to the EC will be checked by the PC. A representative member of each partner organisation will be appointed for the deliverables review before the submission. 4. Core deliverables analysed by experts. 1. The WPLs, will put in place mitigation actions when required, managing scientific risks and by putting them in contingency plans. PROCESS 3: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT The consortium has already developed a plan for the management of knowledge, in order to make the knowledge life-cycle more effective and to analyze and engineer the mechanisms to increase quality, flow and availability of knowledge and accelerate the rate of innovation. Objectives Activities & Responsibilities To ensure that 1. The CA will regulate access rights to foreground for implementation and information is use. available where and 2. PC is then responsible for publishing internal documents, deliverables when it is needed and reports on the website to be accessed by each partner. To ensure timely 1. The PC, supported by P15 CFc, prepares and submits a periodical reporting to the EC technical and financial reports to EU. To support the dissemination of project results To manage the intellectual property rights To prepare and agree on the IPR and access rights To maintain the CA 1. P15 CFc gathers information from the partners and create the dissemination plan. 2. The PC and PDO approve the dissemination plan. 3. The PDO is responsible for the dissemination activity. 4. The PC is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining the public web site. 5. PC organises the information/reports/deliverables received from the partners. 6. P15 CFc collects partners contribution to be included in the Periodic Reports. 7. Publication and patents procedure is regulated by the CA. 8. The EM will prepare business plans for the exploitation of project results 1. The PCC will check results (deliverables) with regard to IPR issues: ownership of IP, potential patent applications, possible exploitation routes. 2. The beneficiaries will set the Agreement in order to organise the dissemination and exploitation of the foreground. They will adhere to the CA and its updates. 3. Partners will define their own Background needed for the purposes of the project 4. Each partner will specify in the CA which part of their own Background is excluded from and which part is included in access Rights 5. The project partners agree that Foreground shall be the property of the beneficiary carrying out the work generating that foreground. The Consortium Agreement defines the specific clauses for IPR and Access Page 33 of 79

34 Rights where several beneficiaries will jointly carry out work generating foreground and where their respective share of the work cannot be ascertained. Page 34 of 79

35 B 2.2 Beneficiaries Robur Spa Description of the organization - Founded in 1956, Robur today is a leading manufacturer whose mission is to offer energy-efficient, gas-fired heating and air conditioning solutions capable of significant energy saving and reducing environmental impact. Robur s extensive experience in climate control, in particular through the manufacturing of Gas Absorption chillers, GA series and the new Gas Absorption Heat Pumps, GAHP series, has allowed it to develop heating and cooling solutions for a broad range of sectors ranging from industry, housing, hotels, tertiary like malls and fitness centres including gas-fired heating and gasfired air conditioning systems. The GA and GAHP series correspond to the concept of Modular Integrated Installations, performing their characteristics of wide applicability and economic convenience. GA and GAHP series guarantee high performances quality installations and energy saving applications. At the Verdelllino Management Centre near Bergamo, site of its headquarters and of its manufacturing facilities, ROBUR developed and implemented the commitment to Total Quality that characterizes its quality policy and its mission. With a turnover of 37 Mio Euro, the company invests about 7% on R&D. Main tasks attributed to the organisation They will be involved in WP1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9. They will provide technical information about the performance of the GAHP Appliance, they will correlate the regional requirements to the needs of the Appliance in terms of installation operation, and they will focus on product concept, overall design and development of single components of thermodynamic circuit of the GAHP Appliance and its control. Moreover, they will study the building interface, the overall architecture and hydraulic schemes and also the development of Plant control system. In addition, they will develop the definition of GAHP Appliance and System test protocol and also the development and realization of the GAHP Appliance, System and Module. They will also be required to contribute to the definition of key parameters and data about the GAHP technology enabling reliability assessment and calculations. Furthermore they will contribute to the dissemination and exploitation of the project, and they will lead the overall Project Management. Previous experience relevant to those tasks - Robur has been previously involved in other European funded projects where absorption technology was partially involved, such as MEDISCO (investigating the Mediterranean food and agro Industry applications of Solar Cooling technologies), SOLERA (aiming to develop highly integrated solar thermal heating and cooling system for buildings that are able to achieve a high solar fraction both for the heating and cooling season) and Polysmart (on Polygeneration with advanced Small and Medium scale thermally driven Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Technology). Robur will make use of its owns unique expertise, know -how and patents (background) in the absorption area which will remain in its exclusive property since they represents the core of its business activity. Profile of the staff personnel involved - Jvan Benzoni (M) R&D Director. Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Since 1999 in Robur Competences in Mechanical design and manufacturing, chemical process, heat exchangers, combustion, phonometry, ventilation, electric motors, setting and control, metrology, electrotechnical principles. Excellent knowledge in gas absorption products/process and absorption cycle water-ammonia. Elisabetta Ainardi (F) Industrial Manager. Mater Degree of Nuclear Engineering (Energy). Since 2005 in Robur. Competences in R&D management, technical design. Sound knowledge about Robur heating pumpand water-ammonia absorption cycle. Luigi Tischer (M) Strategic Business Director. Master degree in Mechanical Engineering, Master in Business Administration. Extensive experience in project management of international level, R&D and Operations Management. Good knowledge in Robur heating pumps and waterammonia absorption cycle. Marco Di Maio (M) Manufacturing Manager for Absorption B.U. Studies of Chemical Engineering. Since 2001 in Robur. Competences in gas absorption products/process and absorption cycle water-ammonia, quality planning, chemical process, plant maintenance and Lean Production. Antonio Di Carlo (M) Robur Electronics R&D Page 35 of 79

36 Project Manager. Studies in Electronics & Engineering. Since 1999 in Robur. Competences in Heat Pumps and Plant Electronic Control Systems innovation, Control functions definition, product definition, product development in selected areas. Relevant patents US Patent number 6,099,269. Absorption refrigeration System having a diaphragm pump and a hydraulic piston pump. Ago, 8, US Patent number 5,490,393. Generator Absorber Heat Exchanger for an Ammonia/Water absorption refrigeration system. Feb, 13, US 7,171,824 B2. Reversible air-water absorption heat pump. Feb, 6, Page 36 of 79

37 Bosch Group Bosch Thermotechnik GmbH Description of the organization - Bosch Thermotechnik GmbH represents the Thermotechnology Division of the Bosch Group. Together with its subsidiaries, the company is a leading supplier of heating products and hot water solutions in Europe. Bosch Thermotechnik has strong international and regional brands and manufactures a diversified product range in 21 plants in 11 European, North American and Asian countries. Bosch Thermotechnik can draw on many decades of experience as a manufacturer of heating and water heating systems with an uncompromising priority on quality, customer benefits and innovation. Bosch Thermotechnik is the result of the 2004 merger of the heating technology activities of Bosch Thermotechnik and Buderus German companies rich in tradition, which look back on over 100 years experience in the area of heat and hot water. The company has a number of powerful brands and is a leading worldwide supplier of high-quality heating and hot water systems. Bosch Thermotechnik GmbH operates throughout the world, reporting annual sales of approximately EUR 2.5 billion. Bosch Thermotechnik GmbH has a broad portfolio of products. In particular, the product comprises floor-standing and wall-hung boilers, water heaters, solar systems, heat pumps, control systems, heat dissipators and heating accessories. The company is also among the leading suppliers of heating equipment worldwide. Drawing on its global presence and leveraging its access to a range of different sales channels Bosch is positioned to become a global player in thermal engineering. Main tasks attributed to the organisation They will be involved in WP1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. They will study the definition of the all engineering requirements for the GAHP System, and they will develop the work for both combustion train, thermal insulation and noise reduction, design of components related to combustion and heat transfer, DFM selection of materials, products and process FMEA for these components. In addition to these they will be envisage a solution suitable for the large variety of applications that the retrofitting industry will impose. They will also be involved in development and realization of the GAHP, system and module for the installation and will support the development of the tool on the basis of the development of GAHP system. Furthermore they will contribute to the definition of key parameters and data about the GAHP technology enabling reliable assessment and calculations, also they will participate in dissemination and exploitation activities. Previous experience relevant to those tasks- Extended experience is provided in system control, combustion, heat transfer and heating products in general. In addition to these they have experience in development of this technology and in a complete product range of commercial gas heat pumps. Profile of the staff personnel involved - Michael Plothe (M), Studies of Mechanical Engineering at University Stuttgart and University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA. Dipl. Ing. Mechanical Engineering. Since 14 years in Bosch. Various National and International assignments in development of gas heating products. Extensive experience in project management of international level. Current position: Senior project manager. Member of the German IGWP (Initiative Gas Wärme Pumpe). Verena Haring (F) Studies of Process Engineering at University Stuttgart. Dipl. Ing Process Engineering. She works in Bosch since Special interest in system design and system control. Current position: development engineer. Olav Harzer (F). She works in Bosch since 1986, and she has received multiple assignments in different business units. Special interest: research and test engineer,and experience in DOE, test rig design and execution of tests. Current position: research engineer". Technician (M) Studies of Mechanical Engineering with a focus on European Product Engineering and Management. Special interest: the heating industry with a focus on development, product management and market introduction of new products. Additional team members (not named individually): various experts in system control, combustion, heat transfer, gas heating products and norms. Page 37 of 79

38 Pininfarina S.p.A. Description of the organization - In over 80 years of activity in the automotive world, PININFARINA has built up a strong reputation in the area of styling and niche engineering/production. PININFARINA specialises in several areas, and enjoys the advantage of being able to draw on the far-ranging synergies of them, through its creative (Styling Centre), design (Engineering Centre and models, prototypes, tooling and testing Facilities) and manufacturing realities (a body in white and painting plant, two assembly plants). PININFARINA provides full-service product design services to industry-leading companies, such as Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Fiat, Honda and Peugeot-Citroen Group, among others. In order to mark the celebrations of its 80th anniversary and testify Pininfarina commitment on sustainable mobility, the NIDO Electric vehicle (Nido EV), has been presented last in May NIDO EV is a supplementary outcome of the pioneering, far-sighted decision taken by Pininfarina three years ago, to focus on sustainable mobility. NIDO EV bears the witness to the skills and the experience that Pininfarina has built up in the development of electric vehicles, paying particular attention to segment A city cars that will populate the streets of the future to make our towns more pleasant to live in. Main tasks attributed to the organisation The organisation will be involved in WP 2, 3 and 8. Pininfarina Group will perform all the activities relevant to design development, feasibility studies and aeroacoustic optimisation. Pininfarina Extra Srl has no distinct legal personality from Pininfarina Spa. Previous experience relevant to those tasks PININFARINA Research and Development department participates in both European and National research programs. Some of the most recent project are hereafter listed: NIDO Research Program ( ), was funded by the Italian Ministry for University and Scientific and Technological Research (MURST L. 488); FIORES (BE ) Formalisation and Integration of an Optimised Reverse Engineering Styling Workflow; FIORES II (Growth-Project GRD ) Character Preservation and Modelling in Aesthetic and Engineering Design; Touch & Design (FP6-IST ) Development of a novel system for shape generation and modification based on a novel haptic interface and intelligent shape manipulation for the exploitation of existing manual skill of designers; MoveOn (FP6-IST ) - Multi-modal and multi-sensor zero-distraction interaction interface for two wheel vehicles ON the move. He s at current responsible of the following programs; i-prod (FP7-ICT ) - Integrated management of product heterogeneous data.; ECOGEM (FP7 ICT-GC) - Cooperative Advanced Driver Assistance System for Green Cars; E-LIGHT (FP7 SST ) - Advanced Structural Light-Weight Architectures for Electric Vehicles; ASTUTE (ARTEMIS ) - Pro-active decision support for data-intensive environments. Profile of the staff personnel involved - Filippo Cappadona (M) He is graduated in Architecture at Politecnico of Milano. He works in Pininfarina Group since Currently he covers the role of R&D Program Manager. He headed NIDO Research Program, funded by the Italian Ministry for University and Scientific and Technological Research (MURST L. 488) and several EC funded project. Elena Cischino (F) has joined Pininfarina since 2001, covering several roles: NVH Performance Engineer of a convertible car (Ford StreetKa); CAE Manager (Jaguar X-type Estate, Citroën C4 for China market); Vehicle Performance Manager (Alfa Romeo Spider, Maserati Granturismo); Project Manager of style feasibility (Dsegment vehicle family for an Asian Customer). Now she works in the R&D Department. She graduated with honours in Mechanical Engineering at Politecnico of Milano (1996). Claudio La Fauci (M) he works in Pininfarina Wind Tunnel since Currently he is the responsible for the Wind Tunnel testing activities. He has more than twenty years of experience on all the different activities of verification and research conducted at the research center about aeroacustics and aerodynamics. Antonello Bianco (M) works in Pininfarina Wind Tunnel since Actually ha is technical responsible of the Wind Tunnel. Page 38 of 79

39 He developed a new types of acoustic absorber and fan nose cone treatments for reducing the background noise level in the wind tunnel test room and he worked on computational fluidodynamic optimization in wind tunnel, and on unsteady aerodynamic and aeroacoustic simulations in low and high turbulence regime. Recent pertinent publications relevant to the project Improvements of the Beamforming Technique in Pininfarina Full Scale Wind Tunnel by using a 3D Scanning System International SAE. Aeroacoustics by Microphone Arrays: some examples regarding a rear view mirror PIVNET 2 Thematic Network workshop on Particle Image Velocimetry in Car Industry, 3D-PIV, TR- PIV and Noise Measurements. Pininfarina Torino "Presentation of Flow Field Investigation by PIV on a Full Scale Car in the Pininfarina Wind Tunnel", SAE paper n , SAE 2000 World Congress, Detroit, March 2000 Page 39 of 79

40 GDF SUEZ CRIGEN Research Centre of DGF SUEZ Description of the organization GDF SUEZ is a France-based natural gas and electricity supplier, with operations in more than 40 countries. It is engaged in the purchasing, production, and marketing of natural gas and electricity, the development and maintenance of major natural gas and electricity infrastructures and the creation and marketing of energy and environmental services. The company is active across the entire energy value chain, in electricity and natural gas, upstream to downstream. GDF SUEZ develops its businesses around a model based on responsible growth to take up today s major energy and environmental challenges: meeting energy needs, ensuring the security of supply, fighting against climate change and maximizing the use of resources. The Group provides highly efficient and innovative solutions to individuals, cities and businesses by relying on diversified gas-supply sources, flexible and low-emission power generation as well as unique expertise in four key sectors: liquefied natural gas, energy efficiency services, independent power production and environmental services. GDF SUEZ employs 200,650 people worldwide and achieved revenues of 79.9 billion in GDF SUEZ at the present represents the top of the energy chain, electricity and natural gas, upstream and downstream: transmission, distribution, operation and development of major natural gas and electricity infrastructures, conception and marketing of energy and environment-related services. The CRIGEN, is one of the 10 centres of the Direction of Research and Innovations, is currently working on a gas product development program, in which this project is included. CRIGEN is working to well integrate GAHP regulation such as RT 2012 or Ecodesign Directive. Main tasks attributed to the organisation The organisation will be involved in WP 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. They will be involved in a multi-local parametric analysis in order to identify the specific engineering requirements of GAHP system, and a demonstration testing of Multistorey/social Housing Building and the dissemination activities. Moreover, they will be involved in GAHP Value Chain and Business model analysis, in the GAHP System development, in the lab test procedure, in the standard and regulation integration, in the field test activities, in the safety study as well as in the communication and dissemination of project results. Previous experience relevant to those tasks - The CRIGEN Centre has a great expertise in test in laboratories, in field test in order to demonstrate the efficiency and the reliability and in providing tools for the prescription. Since 2009, CRIGEN has investigated about potential, market acceptance, benefits and feasibility of the development of residential gas absorption heat pump unit. Profile of the staff personnel involved Juliette Promelle (F) Project Manager of heat pump research project since December Working for GDF SUEZ since 2006 as research engineer, mainly on gas heat pump, engine heat pumps and sorption heat. Patrick Robinet (M) Research Engineer since September He was test engineer in CRIGEN for 15 years in the industry department. Page 40 of 79

41 Gaz Réseau Distribution France Description of the organization Gaz Réseau Distribution France (GrDF) is the main player in natural gas distribution in France, with the management of more than km of gas distribution network, feeding more than 11 million customers in 9340 cities. GrDF has 3.1 billion euros of annual revenues. The Development Department has 750 collaborators both at the national level and spread out throughout the regions, in order to promote the use of natural gas and renewable energy towards all the stakeholders. In this Department, the marketing division is specifically in charge of developing and promoting new gas products and integrating them into the European and French regulatory context. Main tasks attributed to the organisation The organisation will be involved in WP 1, 5, 6 and 8. The principal aims will be to product specifications, marketing studies for the introduction of the technology on the market. Furthermore they will study the installers and thermal design engineers perception studies, economic evaluation and market potential evaluation. They will also be required to create Field Tests and will develop the dissemination activities. Previous experience relevant to those tasks In the last few years the organisation has been involved in several partnerships with manufacturers and research centres for development and market introduction of gas products, both on the residential and commercial markets. In particular: micro-chp, hybrid heat pumps and engine gas heat pump for commercial applications. Activities included market evaluation, product specifications definition, Field tests organisation contacts with relevant partners and clients, and local follow up of the projects at all stages, and information on these new technologies to the decision makers and advisers (public authorities, private and social builders, thermal engineers, installers etc.) Profile of the staff personnel involved Thomas Muller (M). He works in GrDF since 2003 and he has great experience in gas utilisation technologies. In particular special interests are: cogeneration and Natural Gaz vehicles. Since 2006, he is in charge of new gas product development for GrDF and he coordinates the development between manufacturer, and R&D Division of GDF SUEZ. In addition to these activities, he is also interested in the prescription and sales force promoting new technologies on the field. Actually he is Project Manager for hydrogen energy activities. Olivier Roulette (M), he works in GrDF since In particular his special interests are: R&D on gas utilisation technology and technical support and gas systems marketing activities. Actually he is in charge of the marketing division in GrDF. Anthony Mazzenga (M). Actually he works in the Strategy Division of GrDF, in charge of strategic plans and contact with the authorities Page 41 of 79

42 British Gas Trading Ltd Description of the organization British Gas is a British-owned company. British Gas is part of the Centrica Group, that supplies gas and electricity to UK residential and business customers, provides central heating and gas appliance installation and maintenance and lowcarbon and energy efficient products. Centrica Group, established in 1997 following the demerger of Centrica from British Gas plc, is an integrated energy company operating predominately in the UK and North America. Upstream Centrica Group sources, generates, processes, trades and stores energy. Downstream Centrica supply gas and electricity to millions of homes and businesses and offers a distinctive range of home energy solutions and low-carbon products and services. British Gas s micro-renewable team is part of British Gas New Energy (BGNE), which is responsible for delivering the company s government targets under the CERT and CESP schemes. BGNE has a product portfolio ranging across the micro-renewable technologies with particular focus in solar PV; biomass and heat pumps. The Renewable Heat Team is responsible for developing biomass and heat pump technology in domestic and residential markets and delivering products within the Renewable Heat Incentive. Main tasks attributed to the organisation The organisation will be involved in WPs 1, 5 and 8 and will perform research activities related to multilocal analysis for engineering parameters definition, survey on building retrofitting value chain. Furthermore the organisation will be involved in the demonstration testing in the district level approach. In addition to these they will perform the dissemination activity. Previous experience relevant to those tasks British Gas has conducted research with Ceres Power in the viability of mchp systems in the UK market. The market research in energy efficiency solutions and a range of micro-gen technologies at the individual and community level has been conducted through their Green Streets schemes (please see Also they have contributed through their partners to 'Getting Warmer: a field trial of heat pumps', Energy Savings Trust. British Gas sits on the Micro-Power Council Executive committee offering us a unique position to disseminate the results of the trial. In addition, they have set our position in key market Consultation documents: Renewable Heat Incentive Consultation: List of Respondents, DECC, , pp They take a leading position in defining future government initiatives. Profile of the staff personnel involved Orrill, Martin (M), he worked in renewable industry for 8 years with over 30 years experience in the energy market. Research interests are micro-renewable and innovative technology, as well as large scale biomethane injection. Actually he is Head of Renewable Heat Division of British Gas New Energy. In this context he works on: creation of business to deliver renewable heat technologies to residential and domestic companies. As Head of Energy Technology and Innovation of British Gas he works on introduction of biomethane injection technology to grid National Grid. Baillie, Gavin (M), he worked in renewable industry for 1 year. Research interests are: domestic energy efficiency products and renewable heat technology. Actually he is Project Manager and in this position he works on set up of Energy Efficiency advisor service for domestic customers and the insulation of Historic Royal Palace sites. Furthermore his interest is the integration of renewable heat acquisitions into British Gas. Recent pertinent publications relevant to the project Getting Warmer: A field trial of heat pumps', Energy Savings Trust. Renewable Heat Incentive Consultation, List of Respondents DECC, , pp Page 42 of 79

43 E.ON Ruhrgas AG Description of the organization The company was founded in 1926 and is based in Essen, Germany. Within its over 80 years history E.ON Ruhrgas AG (former Ruhrgas AG) has developed from a regional gas distributer to an international acting gas company. E.ON Ruhrgas AG, an international gas company, engages in the purchase and sale of natural gas in Germany and internationally. The company provides a range of services and products for the transmission, storage, marketing, and usage of natural gas. It involves in mid-stream business, which covers gas purchasing and sale, as well as gas storage. With the E.ON concern E.ON Ruhrgas is responsible for the pan European natural gas business. From exploration, extraction, transport, storage, whole sale and distribution E.ON Ruhrgas is active in all steps of the value chain. The daughter Open Grid Europe together with E.ON Gas Storage operates a grid with km pipeline, 28, compressor stations and 19 storages for a capacity of 10 billion cubic meters of Gas. Within E.ON Ruhrgas the Competence Centre Gas Technologies with about 100 experts represents the research and development in all gas relevant techniques from transport and pipeline engineering to Gas Utilisation in household, commercial and industrial application. In the Department Efficient Energy Technologies and Buildings 30 experts are working on the support of new gas utilisations techniques. Main tasks attributed to the organisation The organisation will be involved in WPs 1, 4, 5 and 9. The principal aims will be analyse a multi-local parametric aimed to identify the specific engineering requirements of GAHP system for the different areas. The main points will be prepare and use the testing equipments in the lab scale simulated conditions and will review existing test protocols specific for GAHP appliance. In addition to these they will be develop an High Humidity Demonstration testing and disseminate the results. Previous experience relevant to those tasks The Competence of Center Gas Technologies within E.ON Ruhrgas, is doing laboratory and field tests of new developed gas heat pumps, micro CHP and fuel cells. In close contact with the developers of different manufacturer we discuss our findings and develop new solutions for the emerging problems. Profile of the staff personnel involved Werner Wessing (M), Actually he is head of the Department Efficient Energy Technologies and Buildings". Since 1980 E.ON Ruhrgas AG, Project engineer of the development of Gas Absorption Heat Pumps. Special interests: development of gas heat pumps, pipeline technique and supply engineering, development of the gas market. Petra Nitschke-Kowsky (F) Actually she is Project Leader. She works in E.ON Ruhrgas since Special interests: gasburner development, gas quality and absorption heat pump. Tatjana Mueller (F) Actually she is project engineer, and she works in E.ON Ruhrgas AG since Special interests: test of gas heat pumps and analysis of field test data. Recent pertinent publications relevant to the project Der Verdampfer in der Absorptionswärmepumpe. H.P. Mühlmann, W. Weßing, Ruhrgas AG. DKV- Jahrestagung '85. Aachen Energetische und exergetische Beurteilung einer Absorptionswärmepumpe. H.P. Mühlmann, W. Weßing, Ruhrgas AG. Gas wärme international (Band 34), Heft 11, Seiten Exergetische Analyse einer gasbefeuerten Absortionswärmepumpenheizungsanlage. H.P. Mühlmann, W. Weßing, R. Braun BWK 38(1986) Nr. 3 Betriebserfahrungen mit Absorptionswärmepumpen im Feldtest. H.P. Mühlmann, W. Weßing, Ruhrgas AG. Gas wärme international, Band 35 (1986), Heft 9, Seiten Condensing Heat Eychanger in a gas- powered absortion heat pump. H.P. Mühlmann, W. Weßing, Ruhrgas AG. Symposium for Condeising Heat Exchangers, April 14-16, 1987, Columbus, Ohio Verbesserung der Primärenergieausnutzung einer gasbefeuerten Luft/Wasser- Absorptionswärmepumpe durch Kühlung des Abgases bis zur Kondensation des Page 43 of 79

44 Wasserdampfes. H.P. Mühlmann, W. Weßing, R. Braun. Gas wärme international, Band 36 (1987), Heft 9, Seiten Page 44 of 79

45 Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile Description of the organization - ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development), pursuant to art. 37 of Law no. 99 of July 23rd, 2009, performs research activities and provides agency services in support to public administrations, public and private enterprises, and citizens. The Agency s activities are targeted to research, innovation technology and advanced services in the fields of energy - especially nuclear. ENEA performs research activities and provides agency services in support to public administrations, public and private enterprises, and citizens. Main tasks attributed to the organisation The organisation will be involved in WPs 1, 5 and 8. The specific tasks will be a multi local parametric analysis in order to identify the specific engineering requirements of GAHP Systems for the different areas, and a Warm Climate demonstration testing. Furthermore ENEA will be develop the dissemination activities above all the E-learning. Previous experience relevant to those tasks In the last years this organisation deep knowledge of Water-Ammonia absorption machines from simulation of cycles and design to experimental set up of prototypes and components. Furthermore ENEA has realized previous experimental tests of a Gas Absorption Heat Pump, in real winter conditions. The organisation manage a numerous web site for dissemination of project results, in particular: Award for the best cooperation project for the sustainable development in developing countries during the SEE week in Recognition by CEN as one of the best 10 international practice in quality e-learning: CWA Providing good practice for E- Learning quality approaches in Profile of the staff personnel involved - Giuseppe Corallo (M), Degree in Chemical Engineering. Special interest: study of new media for use in absorption heat pumps. It is mainly involved in R&D in the field of absorption chillers and heat pumps, occasionally took an interest in vehicle exhaust emissions catalyst, palladium membrane purifiers CO for methanol reformers and desalting seawater. Andrea Simonetti (M), Degree in Chemical Engineering. He works as manager of experimental plants in the heat pumps laboratory ENEA's Casaccia Centre since Aldo Franchi (M), Works since 1983 in the heat pumps laboratory in the ENEA's Casaccia Centre, is co-author in two patents on components for absorption heat pumps. Anna Moreno (F), Degree in Chemical Engineering. Since 1983 she works at ENEA. In the last 10 years she has developed an e-learning platform which now counts of 2000 e-learning courses and more of users every year. She has managed numerous European and national projects and her work has been recognised with European awards. Flavio Fontana (M), he currently manages the Usability Lab activity, and he is Contract Professor at University of Rome "La Sapienza" for Advanced Visual Interface Design and Multimedia Database. He develops computerised packages for the Dissemination of Innovation. Sergio Grande (M) Since 2002 he works in the fields of energy, the environment and new technologies to support competitiveness and sustainable development of the SMEs. He is involved in E-learning activities since 1998 ENEA launched an e-learning scientific platform in order to overcome the difficulty of technological transfer. He is Italian member in the international committee Information Technologies for Learning, Education and Training ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36. Recent pertinent publications relevant to the project A. Moreno, F. Fontana, S. Grande ENEA e-learn Platform for Development and sustainability with international renewable energies network, CODATA Conference 2006, Beijing, China, October A. Moreno, F. Fontana, S. Grande, G. Negreanu UNESCO e-learning initiative to promote renewable energies and sustainable development in 30 countries, including Romania,, E- COMM-LINE 2006, September 18-19, 2006, Bucharest, ROMANIA. Page 45 of 79

46 G. Corallo, M. Gervasi, Generator-Absorber Heat Exchange Cycles for Practical Applications, Proceedings of the European Seminar n 72: Thermodinamics, heat and mass transfer of refrigeration machines and heat pumps, March 31-April 2, 2003-Valencia, Spain. Page 46 of 79

47 Politecnico di Milano Description of the organization - The Politecnico di Milano is the largest Technical University in Italy, the leading Italian organization on energy systems research and since 2001 the Faculty of Engineering offers a Master course on Energy studies. It is a science and technology academia based on quality and innovation in teaching and research, resulting in a prolific relationship with the economic and manufacturing world. At the Energy studies department (Dip. Energia), more than fifty researchers work on various energy related matters. The academics, researchers and PhD students of the Department of Energy studies, have been in the last years particularly involved in the following research fields: Advanced solar driven desiccant and evaporative cooling systems, Solar assisted airconditioning and refrigeration systems, Heat driven heating & cooling processes, Renewable energy systems in building, Co-generation and Tri-generation systems, Energy efficiency in buildings. Main tasks attributed to the organisation - The organisation will be involved in WPs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. The principal aims will be contribute in the development of the hydraulic schemes for the system integration into the building heat supply system acquiring the key information for the development of the Decision Support System, and will review and improve existing test protocols specific for GAHP appliance. The main points will be support in the definition of the field testing standards, equipment and apparatuses to be used. The specific tasks will be responsible of the software development, and dissemination activities. Previous experience relevant to those tasks- The Energy studies department has a large experience in modelling, developing, testing and certifying HVAC appliances. Furthermore, the department has been working on two EU projects involving water-ammonia absorption chillers, MEDIterranean food and agro industry applications of Solar COoling technologies - MEDISCO and POLYgeneration with advanced Small and Medium scale thermally driven Air conditioning and Refrigeration Technology, POLYSMART. Profile of the staff personnel involved - Dr. Mario Motta (M), he is Junior Professor of "Engineering of Solar Thermal Processes" at POLIMI. His research interests are: open cycles for solar driver air-conditioning systems, heat driven cooling cycles, solar engineering of thermal processes, building physics. He was part of the Task 38 Solar Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration and Task 25 Solar Assisted Air-Conditioning of Buildings of the Solar Heating and Cooling Programme of the International Energy Agency (IEA) experts. He has a significant experience of work on EU e non-eu projects gained in different countries. Prof. Livio Mazzarella (M) he is Full Professor of Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer at the Faculty of Building Engineering Architecture of Politecnico di Milano; Chief of the Studies Course Council of Building Engineering and president of the Council of the Building Engineering Faculty. He teaches Environmental Control Technique and Building Thermophysics. His research interests are on Energy and Applied Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, in: thermal fluid dynamics, numerical modelling of the building and heating/cooling system performances, Building Energetic, Building physics, thermal conversion of solar energy, thermal energy storage. Prof. Mazzarella is member of different standard working groups, at national and European level, in the field of energy in buildings. He is president of Scientific Research Committee of AICARR (Italian association of heating ventilation and airconditioning). Recent pertinent publications relevant to the project M. Aprile, J.J. Dengler, J. Wapler, H-M. Henning, M., Motta (2009). The Market Potential Of Micro-Chcp In Europe: Overview And Selected Case Studies. In: International Heat Powered Cycles Conference. Berlin, Germany, 07/09/ /09/2009, p O. Ayadi, M. Aprile, M. Motta. (2009). Assessment and Optimization of the Performance of a Novel Solar Refrigeration System Applied in Agro-Food Industry. In: ISES Solar World Congress Johannesburg, South Africa, 11/10/ /10/2009, p Page 47 of 79

48 M. Motta, M. Aprile, H.-M. Henning (2006). High efficient solar assisted sorption system for air conditioning of buildings. In: Proc. of Eight international symposium gleisdorf solar. Gleisdorf, Austria, 06/09/ /09/2006, p Page 48 of 79

49 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung E.V. Description of the organization - The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, directed by Prof. Dr. E Weber, is a member of the Fraunhofer Society, the leading organisation for applied research in Germany with more than employees in 58 institutes. As a member of the EUREC Agency, the institute actively promotes a further development of renewable energy technologies and their integration into the existing energy infrastructure at an international level. It funds itself with commissioned research and scientific/technical services for the private and public sectors. Research at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE creates technology needed for supplying energy from regenerative sources, efficiently and on an environmentally sound basis, in industrialised, newly industrialised and developing countries. To this purpose, the Institute develops systems, components, materials and processes for the thermal use of solar energy, solar architecture, photovoltaics, electric power supplies, chemical energy and storage, and rational use of energy. One of the main area of R&D in the Department of Thermal Systems and Buildings, led by Dr. Hans-Martin Henning, is research on energy efficient buildings. This includes research and developments for the building envelope (passive and active façades, windows, shading devices), energy concepts including day-lighting and monitoring of whole buildings as well as and energy supply systems of buildings for heating and cooling purposes. This includes research on heat pumps, both electrically and thermal driven systems. A second central area in the Department is research on advanced solid sorption technology and on new phase change materials and compounds and accompanying measures towards their transfer into industrial production and practical application. Main tasks attributed to the organisation The organisation will be involved in WP 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8. Fraunhofer ISE will collaborate in the development of the GAHP system concept and design, in the simulation task, the laboratory testing of prototypes including the development and implementation of standard test procedures and the monitoring of field test systems. Also these activities the organisation will develop the dissemination activities. Previous experience relevant to those tasks- Fraunhofer ISE has large experience in the development, characterization, model development and system monitoring of thermally driven chillers. Further, Fraunhofer ISE is in charge of a large industry-lead project monitoring more than 100 electrically driven heat pumps in real customer applications. Profile of the staff personnel involved - Dr. Tomas Núñez (M), is team leader in the Thermal Systems and Buildings department of Fraunhofer ISE. He leads the team Sorption Technology Systems and Applications. His main field of work includes the development of thermally driven systems for heating & cooling applications including solar cooling, consultancy for national and industrial partners, monitoring of field tests and demonstration projects and the testing of complete machines and systems. He has extensive experience with simulation programmes which allow the simulation of thermal and adsorption components and complete systems. At present he is managing at Fraunhofer ISE EU funded projects in the field of solar cooling & air conditioning as well as projects funded by national institutions and industrial partners. Dr. Peter Schossig (M), is head of the Group Thermal Active Materials and Solar Cooling at Fraunhofer ISE. Key topics of the work in the group are materials for adsorption processes, component development for thermally driven chillers, heat pumps and storages, integration of components into complete sorption machines and systems, research on materials and systems ageing, heat storage (phase change, thermochemical) as well as the monitoring and evaluation of demonstration projects. Dr. Schossig is Operating Agent of Annex 34 Thermally driven Heat pumps for Heating and Cooling, a project carried out in the framework of the Heat Pump Programme of the International Energy Agency (IEA). His group is designated as national co-ordinator of solar cooling and air-conditioning projects in the German national programme SOLARTHERMIE2000plus (funded by the German Federal Ministry for Environment (BMU). Recent pertinent publications relevant to the project Page 49 of 79

50 Important participation at the Heat Powered Cycles Conference in Berlin, 2009; Contributions for the EUROSUN 2008 and 2010 conferences including building, heat pumps and solar cooling topics; Presentation of the heat pump monitoring results on national and international conferences. Page 50 of 79

51 Flowair Głogowski i Brzeziński Sp.J. Description of the organization Flowair was founded in 2003, and is a renowned expert in cost effective solutions for heating of medium and large building. The goal of the company is to spread cost effective methods of heating especially on large open spaces (multi-storey buildings, factory buildings, warehouses, supermarkets, churches, sports halls, agricultural buildings, etc.) among designers and installers. The company and its research laboratory are located in Gdynia. Poland. The company has 3 groups of products in their offer: water heaters, gas heaters and door and gate curtains, in addition to control systems for all product groups. Water heaters under the brand name of LEO are produced by FLOWAI. Absorption gas heat pump department is a separate office dedicated to deal with absorption products on Polish market. The company mainly stresses innovative projects and implementations in the scope of air heating and ventilation, with particular consideration of modern design, energy economy, and use of unique methods of control. Main tasks attributed to the organisation Flowair will take part in WPs 5 and 8 of the project. With reference to WP5 the organisation will develop a demonstration and Field Testing GAHP system.in low temperature. Flowair will deploy a GAHP system in a residential and retrofitted dwelling and will ensure monitoring of performance. In this specific application the ability to deliver heating to the residential building in severe climatic conditions (outside temperature and presence of snow) is stressed to validate the ability of the GAHP technology to be successfully deployed by construction and retrofitting industry also in the most demand climatic areas in Europe. Previous experience relevant to those tasks The organisation will be involved in design, research and development manufactured products and equipment (water heaters, electrical heaters, air curtains, control of such devices). The main points will be development of research and testing water exchangers, air flows and control systems to water heaters. Furthermore they will study absorption technology. Flowair has experience based on existing installations (design, control and monitoring cooling/heating systems with absorption heat pumps and chillers). Profile of the staff personnel involved Jakub Doroszkiewicz (M) Studies at Technical University in Gdańsk, Mechanical department, heating, refrigeration and air conditioning faculty. One year practise in Chłodnictwo i Klimatyzacja company from Olsztyn Poland - installer of air conditioning systems in dwellings and cars. One year practice in Aland company - electrical heat pumps manufacturer and installer from Rumia, Poland. Three years professional practice in Flowair in gas heaters department. Two years professional practice in Flowair of absorption heat pumps department. Product manager of absorption technology in Flowair. Michał Łukasiewicz (M) Studies at Technical University in Gdańsk, Mechanical department, heating, refrigeration and air conditioning faculty (during final report about creating models of fluid flow using Fluent program). In Flowair absorption department preparing concepts of technology, technical manuals and cost analysis of designed systems. Adam Łukaszewicz (M) Technician, Studies at Technical University in Gdańsk, Mechanical department, heating, refrigeration and air conditioning faculty. Final report about using absorption units for heating, cooling and preparing DHW in different kind of buildings. Experienced as a installer of air conditioning systems in dwellings and air conditioning in agricultural machinery. In Flowair absorption department preparing concepts of technology, system performance analysis and technical specification. Recent pertinent publications relevant to the project Rynek Instalacyjny 10/2010 Ogrzewanie i wentylacja obiektów wielkokubaturowych Technika Chłodnicza i Klimatyzacyjna nr 09/2009, Gdańsk 2009 Urządzenia absorpcyjne małej mocy w systemach grzewczych, chłodniczych i klimatyzacyjnych. Rynek instalacyjny 05/2009 Absorpcyjne pompy ciepła w nowoczesnych systemach grzewczych Page 51 of 79

52 PRIMORJE Joint-Stock Company, Company for Building, Engineering and Other Operation Services Description of the organization - The Group of PRIMORJE is the largest civil engineering operation system in Slovenia, and is recognized both for its integrity and the quality of its offer. Among the most important activities of high-quality construction services are building construction, engineering, development, the management and financing of projects, the supply of construction materials and products, and environment planning and protection, as well as technologies development and realization. The Group of PRIMORJE has established itself on the market as a specialist in the construction of demanding engineering structures,. It is a leading producer of pre-fabricated systems, a leading bidder for pre-fabricated production and one of the largest bidders for new residential and industrial buildings. It is also a specialist in the building construction and is a top-quality contractor for all other demanding constructions (e.g. tunnels, airports, dams, reservoirs, pipelines, drainage and irrigation systems, railways). The Group of PRIMORJE possesses certificates of factory production control for over twenty concrete batching plants, two asphalt plants, nine screening-crushing plants and many more such facilities. Main tasks attributed to the organisation The organisation will be involved in WP 1, 3, 4, 5,,7 and 8. The activities performed by PRIMORJE would be mainly oriented to the support in development of the GAHP element in shape and dimensions suitable for integration into the residential built environment, and furthermore the definition of the adequate interfaces connections in order to grant the interoperability with the internal heating elements. Testing and Validation through installation of the systems in Demo sites will be developed by PRIMORJE. Furthermore the organisation will be develop the dissemination activities. Previous experience relevant to those tasks Its experience in pre-fabricated production goes back to 1967, so PRIMORJE boasts a long tradition in this field. Its systematic development, innovative solutions and ample project experience long-ago earned the company a leading position in this market. Due to the wide and highly differentiated capabilities in building sector, the applicability of GAHP integrated in pre-built elements is granted, for different types of demonstrators. Through the integration of other companies into the PRIMORJE Group, production capabilities have increased considerably, and today the Group is by far the largest producer of pre-fabricated construction in Slovenia: also due to this availability the testing and evaluation of performed could be effectively done, in close cooperation with the partner ZAG. Profile of the staff personnel involved - Zorko Terpin (M), M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering. He has 19 years of work experience in this sector. In the last five years he is serving in Development and Investments Department, where recently he has developed and implemented two concepts: i) the Concept of Geothermal Heating and Cooling System for Business & Residential Buildings; ii) the Concept of (ultra)-fine grinding of rock and its applications. Mr.Zorko also successfully carried out an Energetic Audit for all buildings, owned by the Nova Gorica municipality. Matej Peljhan (M) B.Sc.Civil Eng. He is the production manager of two plants for production of precast concrete elements within the Group of PRIMORJE. He implemented procedures of Factory Production Control in the production of all concrete products. He is also actively involved in R&D department, where he mainly works in the field of implementation of SCC Self Compacting Concrete, and other new technologies in the process of precast production. He is an active member of Technical Committee for Precast Concrete Products within Slovenian Institute for Standardisation (SIST/TC BPI). Page 52 of 79

53 Zavod Za Gradbenistvo Slovenije Description of the organization - ZAG Ljubljana has approximately 200 employees and is Slovenian central research centre in the field of construction. Main activities include fundamental and applied research in the fields of materials and structures, development of new methods of testing, tests, measurements and monitoring of structures, of the external and internal building environment and analyse. Supplementary field is training of research and technical staff in particular technical fields and participation in the preparation of technical codes and standards. ZAG Ljubljana cooperates with many similar institutes and university faculties. ZAG is also the legally entitled for assessment of construction products and systems for the European Technical Approvals. Laboratories of ZAG, have a long history of measurements of thermal, acoustic and structural parameters, both in laboratory and on site. The tests done are on the material, element or building level. Tests performed may require also special procedures that are frequently dealt-with. Recent research work of ZAG is in the field of integration of RES into building structure, within the project Cost-effective. The Department of building physics performs measurements of thermal properties both, on material and on structure level. The same is valid also for fire test of whole elements and for tests of acoustic performance, enabling ZAG for a structured assessment of newly developed systems as well as the materials Main tasks attributed to the organisation The organisation will be involved in WPs 1, 4, 5, 6, and 8. Primary role of ZAG in the project is performance of laboratory testing of the integrated concept and contribution to demo building protocol. The emphasis of the testing will regard relevant aspects, such as thermal, structural and fire behaviour. The intended tests are semi-full scale of full-scale testing, thermal testing ZAG will also contribute in modelling, both structural, acoustical and thermal behaviour and also LCA modelling. The organisation will develop the dissemination activities. Previous experience relevant to those tasks - ZAG has taken part in many projects dealing with topics related to the objectives of the DECoCo in material research as well as in concept and product research. ZAG has also taken an active part in many European projects: ECO-SERVE (Eco-Serve Network - European Construction in Service of Society), SAMARIS (Sustainable and Advanced Materials for Road Infrastructure), COST-EFFECTIVE (Resource- and Cost- Effective Integration of Renewables in Existing High-Rise Buildings) to name a few. Especially in the last case role of ZAG is testing, based on development of the test protocols that are developed along with the custom made measuring system and tailored software. Existing know-how on measurement techniques and software development will contribute to an effective and very flexible testing procedure within DECoCo. Also ZAG has participated in the SPENS project (Sustainable Pavements for European New Member States) (co-ordinator, ), deals with study of possible use of recyclables in road building and in the ARCHES (Assessment and Rehabilitation of Central European Highway Structures) ( ), developmnet and tsting of theuhpfrc concrete. Profile of the staff personnel involved - Friderik Knez (M), who is at ZAG since Current position: head of building physics department. He is specialized in measurement protocols, software development and measurement analyses. Recently he has been working in the field of life cycle assessment. Latest related projects: Cost-effective (FP7), CHEF (FP6), PeBBu (FP5). Sabina Jordan (F), MSc, who is at ZAG since Current position: head of research building physics department. She is also scientific council member of E2B association. She is specializes in energy related issues in the field of building physics. Latest related projects: Cost-effective (FP7), CHEF (FP6) and PeBBu (FP5). Gregor Vidmar (M), PhD is at ZAG since Current position: researcher. He is specializes in numerical modelling of topics related to energy technology and energy utilization in buildings. Nataša Knez (F). PhD is at ZAG since Current position: researcher. She is specializes in fire testing and in fire research. Page 53 of 79

54 D Appolonia Spa Description of the organization - D'Appolonia S.p.A. is a major Italian firm which provides integrated engineering services to clients belonging both to the public and the private sector in the energy, environment, construction, oil and gas, transport, electronics and telecommunications domains. To offer high level services worldwide, D Appolonia relies on a permanent staff of qualified engineers and scientists, mainly based in the headquarters in Genoa, Italy. Most of the staff has an extended academic and technical background with post-graduate degrees. Their skills are related to civil and structural engineering, earth sciences and geotechnical engineering, hydrology and hydraulic engineering, risk, reliability and safety, chemical and process engineering, transportation systems, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering and science, electronics and telecommunications, aerospace and aeronautics. Since its establishment D Appolonia has participated in more than 20,000 projects worldwide. The firm offers a full range of integrated engineering services to support the Customers in the development of complex projects, covering the early phases of conceptual design and definition of specifications up to implementation, optimization and validation. The company is an active member of EARTO, the European Association of Research and Technology Organisations, which group leading research organisations as TNO, Fraunhofer and VTT to name a few. D Appolonia is member of the High Level Group of the European Construction Technology Platform (ECTP) and is also a founding member of the Energy Efficient Buildings Association (E2BA). In the field of Energy Efficient and Green Buildings, the multidisciplinary staff of D Appolonia guarantees deep knowledge in co-generation and tri-generation systems; integration of renewable energy sources in buildings; multi-source energy storage systems; new systemic approaches for enhancing overall energy performance of the buildings envelope; re-use of recycled materials for the development of low environmental impact building components; BIMS tools and ICT systems for effective energy management; methods for evaluating the energy footprint of existing buildings and methodologies for effective metering of energy use. Additionally D Appolonia group is able to support customers in the design and development of HVAC plants and in their integration in buildings and complex civil infrastructures. Main tasks attributed to the organisation - D Appolonia within the course of the Project will be involved in LCA and LCCA, Business Modelling and as well actions of Certification and Labelling, oriented to support the standardization and following exploitation activities within the European landscape. Activities of Energetic auditing and verification of the whole system sustainability would complement such actions. The activities are mainly concentrated in WP1, WP7 and WP8. Previous experience relevant to those tasks - D Appolonia has developed deep skills related to the application of LCA approach to different plants and product development projects. In accordance to the involvement in the European Platforms, the actions already undertaken in LCA and product / process development would be tailored to the specific needs of the products, and as well the certification / integration of the GAHP elements within the pre-built construction. The targets for energy efficiency in building would be addressing the issues of the E2BA. Furthermore D Appolonia would support the implementation of the Project results, benefitting in win-win cooperation from the relations established. Profile of the staff personnel involved - Guido Chiappa (M): Chemical Engineer, after 6 years in Accenture (Andresen Consulting) he entered D Appolonia in Currently he is Manager of the Innovation Strategy Unit within the Industrial Innovation Division, with a relevant experience in introduction of innovation in traditional sectors. He performed actions of Product Development and Process Adaptation, for the benefits of enterprises in the construction sector. Since 2006 more than 180 companies were supported in their programme of product / process development. Andrea Ferrari (M): Chemical Engineer with solid background on LCA, joined D Appolonia in Since then he gained expertise in application of Inventive Problem Solving and Theories of technical Systems in buildings, household appliances, industrial production, and process adaptation. Riccardo Viviano (M): Mechanical Engineer, after relevant experiences as HVAC Department Manager in Ansaldo Page 54 of 79

55 and Italimpianti from 1986 to 1997, Since April 2000 he joined D Appolonia as Manager of Plant Engineering. Has been in charge of several projects appointed to design, develop and direct industrial plants for Italian and European relevant customers. Page 55 of 79

56 CF consulting Srl Description of the organization - CF consulting is a SME in majority composed by women involved in research programmes in the technological, medical, and innovation field relevant at national and European level. CFc is based in Milan and in Brussels. CFc team gathers 12 consultants The company offers scientific, legal, economical, statistical and engineering competences, in order to give a concrete and complete support to: knowledge management and transfer of knowledge within and outside consortia, dissemination process targeted to economic authorities and politicians and public aimed to enlarge the awareness at European level on the project s results; support to the design, implementation and maintenance of project s website; knowledge management and quality assurance, in order to ensure the proper information availability for all partners and the correct activities progression. In particular, the creation of a consortium quality manual including all the internal procedures operative instructions and templates. CFc is certified ISO Main tasks attributed to the organisation P15 CFc is involved in WP8 and WP9. In the context of WP8, P15 CFc will lead the PDO, taking care of coordinating and harmonizing the project image and dissemination contents and tools at the European level. CFc will therefore take care of the creation and update of the dissemination plan, the creation of the project website, the creation of common dissemination tools (i.e. leaflets, flyers and brochures etc.). In accordance with their coordination role at the European level, CFc will also support the Consortium in approaching relevant stakeholders. It is also involved with a minor role in the context of the management activities, in particular in supporting the coordinator in specific tasks connected to the reporting activities, such as the gathering of the contributions from partners, in the editing of the draft periodic reports, in providing reporting templates and reminding deliverable deadlines to partners and in maintaining the Consortium Agreement. Previous experience relevant to those tasks - CFc has a remarkable record of support in project dissemination, and management of European projects. It boasts a thick network of relationship with the major scientific institutions, SMEs, and scientific societies that will place to the benefit of the project. In the last 18 years, the company supported universities, R&D centres and companies in the up-dates of their knowledge management practices (financial planning and programmes for the valorisation of research results, support in the technology transfer, integration of information and communication technologies). Profile of the staff personnel involved - Carla Finocchiaro (F): Company founder and General Manager, over 18 years experience in European research programmes and international public relations. Serena Cogoni (F), Expertise in communication and dissemination strategies at international level, including website design management, website evaluation, web communication and multimedia publishing and press writing. Multiannual experience in management of European funded project. Ottavia Legrenzi (F): Management of European projects including audits. Public relations and marketing expertise. Valentina Tageo (F) Project management, design of dissemination and exploitation plans. Enrico Rosa (M) Expert in financial management, controls and audits. Sibilla Sorrentino (F) Webmaster. Page 56 of 79

57 B 2.3 Consortium as a whole The project is articulated on several interlinked workpackages as described in the following diagram. COMPLEMENTARITY OF PARTNERS - Value-Chain GAHP and Control System GAHP System integration GAHP Prototyping Testing Demonstration Validation GAHP Robur (IT) Component BTT (DE) GAHP System and components British Gas (UK) GdF Suez (FR) GrDF (FR) Flow Air (PL) E.ON (DE) ENEA (IT) Risk assessment, LCC, LCA PINF (IT) Decision Support System Primorje (SLO) Fraunhofer (DE) Dissemination, exploitation, business model Figure 2.3.1: Complementarity of partners and value chain District Approach & Biogas POLIMI (IT) Multi-storey & Social Housing Environmental Test1 Environmental Test2 Construction Company Environmental & Dissemin. Primorje (SLO) RTD Institutes: POLIMI (IT) (System Simulation, Validation) Fraunhofer (DE) (System Simulation, Validation) ZAG (SLO) (Materials, system integration, validation) DAPP (IT) POLIMI (IT) Fraunhofer (DE) CFc (IT) STRATEGIC ADVISORY BOARD: SVGW GasTerra DGC - Marcogaz The multidisciplinary approach required to successfully complete the program imposes the selection of complementary partners due to the high level of innovation, the long value chain and the anticipated large variety of local requirement. No single European entity features all the competences need to reach the objective. In more detail, the challenges on the scientific and technological areas can be addressed by the involvement of a recognized leader in the absorption technology able to demonstrate a good command of the technology and the capacity to bring the technology to an industrial scale volume (Robur). The need to design a world class combustion system able to comply with stringent pollution and emission requirements and the need to package the technology into an holistic approach through the design of a complete GAHP system, forced the consortium to identify a top tier heating system supplier. BTT is by far the leading company in Europe in terms of focus in innovation, revenues and presence/understanding of European markets. The simultaneous engineering challenges that an airsource heatpump impose in terms of air control, heat losses and noise levels impose the presence within the consortium of a leading company with know and infrastructure and experience in approaching such demanding project. PINF clearly stand out in the European scenario for his worldwide recognized successes in the automotive arena. A leading construction company, PRIMORJE, has been involved in the Consortium to guarantee the presence of a key actor in the building retrofitting value chain, in order to acquire basic information for the development of the Business Model and LCCA. In this Page 57 of 79

58 context, an engineering consulting company, DAPP, will provide also its technical contribution to the implementation of the Risk Assessment and LCA and LCCA analyses. Flowair completes the value chain with its expertise in the design and installation of HAVC an absorption system in severe climatic conditions. POLIMI, Fraunhofer, ZAG and ENEA are preeminent research organisations and have been involved in the Consortium for the measuring, testing and modeling of the GAHP system and module. The proposers do anticipate that most of the challenge will be faced in the ability to transfer the efficiency generate by the GAHP technology into the real application. In order to leverage the experience in the local markets the most prominent gas utilities companies that have directly investigated the possibility to deploy the technology in the past in their respective market of influence. For each homogeneous area the consortium has identified the most experienced and capable partners for performing both the initial analysis on engineering requirement, the field testing activity and the following dissemination exploitation. GrDF, GDF SUEZ, British Gas and E.ON represent by far the largest majority of the gas supplied for the heating market in Europe. Moreover, the involvement of Danish Gas, Gasterra, SVGW and the European Association of Gas Utilities (Marcogaz) in the Strategic Advisory Board ensures the broadest possible coverage at European level. The consolidated presence and support of such a large number of local gas utilities constitutes an important asset to demonstrate the relevance of the GAHP technology for these organizations and, simultaneously, represents a guarantee for the success of the proposed project. Their specific experience of the local markets will be instrumental to identify locally optimized solutions, carry out the field testing activity across Europe and dialogue with the local institution for the dissemination. In order to guarantee the coordination of dissemination activities, a professional company with vast experience in European project has been involved. CFc will lead the creation of the dissemination strategy and of a unified project image at the European level and it will monitor that the actions taken at national level will be coherent while being customized for the countries that the different members of the Consortium will reach. Sub-contracting: Some of the beneficiaries will afford subcontracting costs for specialised activities that they cannot carry out themselves or because it is more efficient to use the services of a specialised company to perform them. None of these activities will involve subcontracting of development of core competence, know how or foreground, but will involve mere execution of ordinary task (examples: hydraulic and electrical installations, conference organization, etc.). Specifically, the subcontracting costs that HEAT4U consortium will incur are the following: - British Gas and Flowair will incur subcontracting costs for an external company to install the heat pump. The corresponding amount to be paid is estimated in euro for British Gas and for Flowair; - ENEA will incur subcontracting costs for develop an e-learning course to increase the awareness of the GAHP technology among technicians; - moreover, five partners will overcome the threshold for EC contribution mentioned in the ECGA ( ,00 euro) and so they are required to obtain and provide.certificates on Financial Statements, which have to be released by external subcontracted companies. The costs they will have to afford are charged under Management Costs and the respective amounts will be: Robur: euro Bosch: euro GdF SUEZ: euro POLIMI: euro Page 58 of 79

59 Fraunhofer: euro - Flowair will incur subcontracting costs also for dissemination activities, in particular for the organisation of Workshop and conference. - finally, POLIMI will incur subcontracting costs estimated in euro under RTD costs in order to pay the external company that will be responsible for the installation of the laboratory equipment (climatic room), including the necessary hydraulic connections (cutting, welding and insulation of pipes) and electrical cables for power and control of the related HVAC appliances. In selecting the subcontractors the most competitive offers will be chosen and subcontracting will be awarded on transparent grounds, based on the best bid offered taking into consideration price/quality ratio, enforced national legislation, and internal regulations. Each subcontractor will be selected in accordance with the FP7 rules related to the selection of subcontractors as indicated in the article II.7 of the Grant Agreement (Annex II, General Conditions). The founding principles are: best value for money, transparency and equal treatment. Third parties (other than subcontractors): Not applicable Funding for beneficiaries from "third" countries: Not applicable Additional beneficiaries / Competitive calls: Not applicable Page 59 of 79

60 B 2.4 Resources to be committed Setting a financial plan is a key issue for the HEAT4U project. For this reason, the partners jointly collaborated to define the 36 months budget plan for the implementation of all the project activities A qualitative description of the project resources: the scale of undertaking The development of GAHP System for residential application such as proposed in the HEAT4U project is a challenging task due to several coexisting and demanding situations. The scientific and technological breakthrough that is anticipated in Space Heating and DHW generation can only be achieved by exploiting in a cost effective way the only renewable energy source that is easy to deploy for a large scale application: air. The alternative heat sources (water and ground) for heat pump would drastically simplify the technological challenge, but will Fig General characteristic of an air-sources heat pump severely limit the number of possible applications given the cost implications and other practical limitations (access to the heat, authorizations, etc). The use of air imposes, on the other side, the ability to maintain efficiency and power output and avoid the use of auxiliary heating sources (see Fig ) when outdoor temperature drops and power output and thermal lift increase simultaneously. The Consortium members recognize that only by involving the most advanced partners in the respective areas of competence and having them working jointly such challenge can be successfully met. For this reason the Consortium has requested the presence of Robur as uniquely positioned on a worldwide scenario to address such innovation in the absorption technology. Similarly PINF is uniquely placed in the European scenario for addressing those design challenges that become a prerequisite for successful developing a residential application of the GAHP technology. Finally, in term of RTD efforts, only a company, such as BTT, with direct understanding of GAHP technologies and with massive and proven expertise in bringing technology from incubation into market success could have the credibility to attract such a qualified set of partners and members of the Strategic Advisory Board. The interdisciplinary workload will be both a motivating and a growth opportunity for all Partners. Nevertheless, it will require a major commitment by the researchers since it will involve many different technologies and industry sectors that need to be jointly investigated, solved and integrated to generate advanced design, working prototypes and accurate testing. The HEAT4U project is therefore designed to mobilize the full range of activities and expertise needed to realize these goals. On the other hand, HEAT4U is cost effective for a number of reasons. All partners have been selected according to their straight fitting to the tasks of HEAT4U and with the largest possible expertise and pre-existing know-how to move promptly in the implementation phase. Minimum overhead will be necessary to immediately step into the design and development thanks to their experience and existing previous collaborations. Each partner will focus primarily on the activities where its core skills are considered a factor of excellence. Nevertheless this will not hinder the cooperation that is guaranteed by the structured RTD management organization and is also natural since the workplan, albeit encompassing relatively few work packages, features many interrelations among them and among tasks. Page 60 of 79

61 The RTD costs are the major part of the budget because the study is designed as a discovery and validation program on a fairly large variety of objectives (climate zone, district approach, small multistory buildings, building module/interfaces, etc.) with the expectation to build all required element for a successful commercial exploitation of results thereafter. As anticipated the Project aims to a major breakthrough that is considered a relevant and urgent priority for Europe given the lack of solutions available to promptly accelerate the rate of increase in energy efficiency in the existing residential building stock. The partners share the same sense of urgency and are prepared to commit to an aggressive plan for the introduction of such technology to contribute in filling the gap. The overall justification for major investment in an ambitious programme of this type is that these costs are low compared with the investment needed to identify alternative solution able to bring the same level of impact, in the same time scale and with the same low level of risk. Several Partners of the consortium are publicly known to be actively and deeply involved also on research activities in complementary and alternative technologies. Nevertheless the support to the HEAT4U project indicate their trust that this is a research route where successful identification of the solution is very possible and that benefits will far outweigh the investments Quantitative analysis of the project resources The overall project budget as reported on the A3.2 form accounts for ,77.. The requested EC contribution accounts for As anticipated above, RTD EC contribution correspond to the 68,5% of the total EC contribution, while the other activities represent lower percentages (respectively, demonstration activities account for 10,8% of the total EC contribution, administrative management activities account for 6% of the total EC contribution and other activities are budgeted at 14,8% of the total EC contribution. Partners BTT and PINF will use own funds to perform the dissemination activities, as described in WP8. EC Contribution Category costs on Total EC Contribution MGT 6,0% DEMO 10,8% OTHER 14,8% RTD 68,5% Fig Distribution of EC contribution by activities Most of the envisaged costs regard personnel (53,3%) (i.e. Researchers, Technicians, Engineers, etc.) which will have the possibility to work in a multidisciplinary international environment, on a technology that will benefit Europe and will rely on a base technology made in Europe with all the consequent implications. Partners believe that this approach do represents their best investment in human capital. The final figures show that a considerable effort in term of person-months will be mobilized and integrated to reach the project goal: the total effort is equal to 817,9 person/months, of which 575,1 on RTD Activities, 103,1 on Demonstration activities, 101 on Other activities and 38,7 on Management activities. RTD costs (equal to 6,946,177.17) also include costs for consumables strictly needed to carry out protective items, probes, sensors, pipes, meters etc., costs allocated to durable equipment include lab and climatic equipment, PC s, sensors, meters etc., other costs include costs for samples and lab materials, subcontracting costs in order to pay the external company that will be responsible for the installation of the laboratory equipment (climatic room), Fig Distribution of RTD costs by categories Page 61 of 79

62 including the necessary hydraulic connections (cutting, welding and insulation of pipes) and electrical cables for power and control of the related HVAC appliance, overheads are calculated according to each partner accounting system and costs for travel which include the costs to participate to the project meetings and to perform short-visits. The organization of periodic scientific meetings has been allocated under the RTD WPs. DEMONSTRATION costs (equal to 1,344,100.00) also include costs for consumables (i.e. water tank, brine, etc.), durable equipment (i.e. climatic and lab equipment, installation equipment, etc), other costs for field test samples, subcontracting (i.e. an external company to install the heat pump), overheads are calculated according to each partner accounting system, and travel costs in order to perform short-visits. The organization of periodic scientific meetings has been allocated under the DEMONSTRATION WP. Fig Distribution of DEMO costs by categories MANAGEMENT costs (equal to 373,819.71) include minor costs for durable equipment (i.e. depreciation of PC s) and other costs, subcontracting costs include costs for certificates on financial statements, overheads are calculated according to each partner accounting system, and travel costs in order to participate to meetings. The organization of periodic meetings has been allocated under the MANAGEMENT WP. Fig Distribution of MGT costs by categories OTHER costs (equal to 924,745.89) include costs for durable equipment for the depreciation of PC s, other costs include costs for dissemination material, subcontracting costs include costs for e- learning course and for organisation of workshop and conference, overheads are calculated according to each partner accounting system, and travel costs in order to participate to meetings. The organization of periodic meetings has been allocated under the DISSEMINATION WP. Fig Distribution of DISSEMINATION costs by categories The above mentioned resources will be integrated to give HEAT4U the necessary critical mass to achieve the project milestones and the project goals. Page 62 of 79

63 All the resources described have been estimated analytically per costs category and the distribution of costs is coherent with the tasks of the participants. The figure below illustrate the percentage distribution of total costs: Fig Distribution of costs by categories Page 63 of 79