Diffusion of Cooling and Refreshing Technologies using the Solar Energy Resource in the Adriatic Regions

Programme 2007 - 2013 Adriatic IPA CBC (IT-SI-EL-HR-BA-ME-AL-RS)

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

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Description (EN):

The Solar Cooling System is particularly innovative from a technological point of view. It allows to cool and refresh environments using the air conditioning system powered by the heat produced by solar panels, that are traditionaly used to produce hot water, instead of using electrical energy to power traditional air conditioners. This type of system, for the way it operates, consumes almost exclusively solar energy: it exploit an absorption cycle, fed directly by solar energy, which covers up to 98% of energy needs of the equipment, while traditional air conditioning machines commonly use a mechanical compressor activated by an electric motor. The additional energy required is therefore very low, with clear environmental benefits. On the basis of all the considerations above, and having a look on the trend of energy demand compared to the availability of solar energy, the main advantages of using Solar Cooling technology can be summarized as follows: > use of thermal energy otherwise dissipated: the use of thermal energy absorption at low cost allows a drastic reduction of energy costs, and thus a strong cost- savings ratio for each user for space cooling. Used chillers can be considered as real recovery of energy; > very low energy consumption: the primary energy used is heat, and electricity is only committed to operating equipment on the movement of the working fluid; > variable power depending on the heat load through an “intelligent” control; > high efficiency, high reliability and low maintenance; > cut in fixed costs: a lower electricity demand lowers the fixed costs for the electric transmission cabins and electricity transformation. Adriacold, which will be implemented through 6 interlinked work packages (WPs), lasts 30 months with a total cost equal to 2.635.000 EUR. The project's partnership, (formed by local authorities, Innovation agencies , Universities and research centres ) is well balanced and consistent with the Adriacold scope and guarantees a wide coverage of the IPA programme territory.Relevant impact are likely to be achieved from the project results taking into consideration the expected high duplicability of the technological solutions which will be showcased in a handbook after having installed and tested 6 actual demonstration pilot plants.

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Institutional cooperation and cooperation networks Renewable energy Energy efficiency

Partners (12)

Lead Partner: Trieste AREA Science Park Consortium

Address: Padriciano 99, 34149 Trieste, Italy

Legal status: n/a

City of Dubrovnik

Name: City of Dubrovnik

Department: City of Dubrovnik Development Agency DURA

Address: Pre Dvorom, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia

Legal status: public

Website: www.dubrovnik.hr

The Economics Institute JSC Banja Luka

Name: The Economics Institute JSC Banja Luka

Address: Kralja Alfonsa XIII, 18, 78 000 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Legal status: n/a

Provincia di Rimini

Name: Provincia di Rimini

Address: Corso d'Augusto , 231(221), 47921 Rimini, Italy

Legal status: n/a

CORTEA

Name: CORTEA

Address: Padriciano 99, 34149 Trieste, Italy

Legal status: n/a

Goriška Local Energy Agency (GOLEA)

Name: Goriška Local Energy Agency (GOLEA)

Address: Mednarodni prehod 6 Vrtojba, 5290 Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia

Legal status: n/a

Institut Jožef Stefan

Name: Institut Jožef Stefan

Address: Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Legal status: n/a

Durres Municipality

Name: Durres Municipality

Address: L.1 Sheshi Liria, 2000 Durres, Albania

Legal status: n/a

Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile

Name: Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile

Address: Via Anguillarese 301, 00123 Roma, Italy

Legal status: n/a

Obcina Piran

Name: Obcina Piran

Address: Tartinijev trg, 6330 Piran, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Website: www.piran.si

Fakultet strojarstva i brodogradnje Sveučilišta u Zagrebu

Name: Fakultet strojarstva i brodogradnje Sveučilišta u Zagrebu

Address: Ivana Lucica, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.fsb.unizg.hr/

Regional Energy Agency Kvarner

Name: Regional Energy Agency Kvarner

Address: Milutina Baraca 19, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia

Legal status: n/a

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Project name (EN): Diffusion of Cooling and Refreshing Technologies using the Solar Energy Resource in the Adriatic Regions

Project acronym: Adriacold

Project start date: 2012-10-01

Project end date: 2015-03-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 635 000.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 239 750.00

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2007 - 2013 Adriatic IPA CBC (IT-SI-EL-HR-BA-ME-AL-RS)

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2013-05-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

65 / 65 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

628 / 628 (100%)

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Diffusion of Cooling and Refreshing Technologies using the Solar Energy Resource in the Adriatic Regions

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