Clean Cooling. Cooling in the EU Challenges and Policies April 2018 Dubai - UAE. the new Frontier Market for UAE & the GCC region

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1 Clean Cooling the new Frontier Market for UAE & the GCC region 9-10 April 2018 Dubai - UAE Cooling in the EU Challenges and Policies Andrew Parker Convener Working Group 2 EUGCC Clean Energy Network The Network is funded by

2 Current cooling needs in the EU Heating and cooling accounts for half of the energy used in the EU.. but it is mostly heating.

3 Future projections for the EU Residential combined heating and cooling demand: - decreasing - shifting to renewables due to existing policies

4 Increase in cooling demand But cooling specifically: significant growth Commercial and public buildings; also data centres and industry Demand for cooling likely to continue to increase for at least the next 15 years

5 Cooling technologies: mostly electric Installed stock and energy consumption for refrigeration and air conditioning equipment Excludes household refrigerators/freezers and air conditioning in cars/vans/trucks

6 EU Policy Reduce energy demand: Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2010/31/EU), Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU), both currently under review Make equipment more efficient: Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Directives (2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU) Assess socio-economic cost-benefit and followup at national level: Article 14 of the Energy Efficiency Directive Increase the share of renewables: Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC), currently under review 2016 EU Strategy for Heating and Cooling (COM(2016)51): - First comprehensive overview - Brought more emphasis on heating and cooling to ongoing updates of legislation mentioned above

Ecodesign and energy labelling Minimum energy efficiency requirements for: Air conditioners up to 12kW Professional refrigerated storage cabinets, blast cabinets, condensing units, process chillers

7 Ecodesign and energy labelling Minimum energy efficiency requirements for: Air conditioners up to 12kW Professional refrigerated storage cabinets, blast cabinets, condensing units, process chillers Cooling products; high-temp. process chillers Energy labels for: Air conditioners up to 12kW Professional refrigerated storage cabinets Under consideration: Commercial display refrigeration (supermarket cabinets, beverage coolers, vending machines,..) Refrigerated containers

8 Comprehensive assessments (Article 14 of the Energy Efficiency Directive) Each EU Member State aims to: Forecast heating and cooling demand Map heat and cool demand and surplus if any Establish technical potential for efficient heating and cooling Assesse cost-benefit of efficient heating & cooling options Follow up with dedicated policies if potential is identified

9 Innovation

10 EU Projects on Cooling Technologies 1. Support to Research, Innovation and Demonstration Support to Energy Efficient Cooling Solutions Source: EU (2016). Overview of support activities and projects of the European Union on energy efficiency and renewable energy in the heating & cooling sector, Available at:

eu New generation of Intelligent Efficient District Cooling Systems - Improving system planning, control and management - Algorithms

11 Sample projects Renewable Smart District Cooling - Addressing key challenges - Guidelines for local governments and energy utilities - Best practices June 2012 to March 2015 EU contribution: EUR New generation of Intelligent Efficient District Cooling Systems - Improving system planning, control and management - Algorithms focused on energy efficiency maximisation and costs minimisation March 2016 to August 2019 Budget: EUR EU contribution: EUR

12 Sample project SACE Solar Air Conditioning for Europe Demonstration of solar driven systems With EU assistance approx 2million Euro Northern, central and southern Europe sites Greece, Cyprus, Italy REHVA involved in many projects

13 Energy efficiency in cooling in EU Heating dominates energy use in EU, but this is reducing Cooling demand is small in comparison to heating, but is projected to grow EU energy efficiency policy for heating has been established and is currently undergoing an update Cooling is part of the policy, but is not yet sepatately addressed.

14 District heating and cooling Share of the population served by district heating (2013) District heating: 300 GW District cooling: 2.4 GW -Mostly France and Sweden -Often waste heat from industry/incinerators converted with heat driven sorption chillers and heat pumps -Relatively new: 'free cooling', cold from rivers, lakes and seas transported through pipes, directly or enhanced with heat pumps

ON THE IMPORTANCE OF COOLING: The Sleeping Giant Awakens!

ON THE IMPORTANCE OF COOLING: The Sleeping Giant Awakens! Kostadin Fikiin (Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria) TU SOFIA Role of Heat and Cold in Human History Heat and cold are of the same physical