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Renewable Heating & Cooling European Technology Platform - May 2012 | Lleida, Spain

The RHC Platform in Lleida, Spain, brought together stakeholders to strategize increasing renewable energy use for heating and cooling. Panels covered solar thermal, biomass, geothermal technologies, and more. Get insights on hybrid systems, heat pumps, and thermal energy storage.

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Renewable Heating & Cooling European Technology Platform - May 2012 | Lleida, Spain

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  1. Renewable Heating & CoolingEuropean Technology Platform Lleida, Spain May 2012 Dr. Luisa F. Cabeza

  2. RHC Platform • Brings together stakeholders from the biomass, geothermal and solar thermal sector - including the related industries - to define a common strategy for increasing the use of renewable energy technologies for heating and cooling • Solar Thermal Technology Panel • Biomass Technology Panel • Geothermal Technology Panel • Cross Cutting Technology Panel • District heating and cooling • Thermal energy storage – Focus group leader: Luisa F. Cabeza • Hybrid systems and heat pumps

  3. RHC Platform

  4. RHC Platform • The European Technology Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling (RHC-Platform) is officially endorsed by the European Commission and its activities are supported by the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (GA n. 268205)

  5. Main objectives • Defining the overall common Vision for the short-, medium- and long-term evolution of renewable energy systems for heating and cooling in Europe • Setting up the shared Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) • Establish and implement a roadmap for the large scale development and deployment of renewable heating and cooling systems

  6. Documents • Common Vision for the Renewable Heating and Cooling sector in Europe: 2020 - 2030 – 2050 • Already available • Strategic Research Agenda • Being developed today • Strategic Research Priorities

  7. SRA Cross-cutting Technology

  8. SRA Cross-cutting Technology • Technology status • Sensible heat storage • Latent heat storage • Thermochemical storage • Research priorities at system level • Non-technological priorities

  9. SRA Cross-cutting Technology

  10. Annual Conference • 3rd Annual Conference • 26 and 27 April 2012 • Copenhagen, Denmark

  11. Other events • First RHC week at the European Parliament

  12. Thank you for your attention!!

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