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19.10.2021 Mission Energy System 2045, Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Optimised energy supply of mixed-use areas
By analysing historical consumption and simulating large loads, power, heating and cooling demand scenarios are being drawn up for the future.
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Performance of surface cooling systems with PCMs
The PCM Demo II research project intends to test and scientifically evaluate the practicality of PCMs in buildings.
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MoniSoft for building monitoring and energy-based optimisation
MoniSoft, a Java-based and platform-independent software package, simplifies the monitoring and operational analysis of buildings.
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New office and laboratory building uses waste heat and geothermal heat
With its new “Energy Centre”, the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg now has an energy-efficient new building.
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Heating new construction areas with mine water
The goal of the GW-Ruhr project is to use the existing mining infrastructure in the Ruhr region for a more climate-friendly energy provision.
12.10.2021 Mission Heat Transition 2045 Project Insights
Cost-effective decentralised fieldbus system tested
SmallCAN can be used to considerably simplify the automated operation of buildings.
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Energy-plus housing scheme with a solar-active, grid-connected energy supply
The project is accompanying the first construction phase of an energy-plus housing scheme being constructed in Berlin Adlershof.
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Heat pumps for the refurbishment of apartment buildings
Solutions for the use of low-exergy systems are being developed for the heat supply of existing multi-family houses.
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Low-exergy transmission pipes for storing and distributing heat
Development of a LowEx multi-line network capable of integrating different local energy sources at different temperature levels.
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Performance of heat storage systems with PCMs
Evaluation of various PCM systems in buildings during actual, long-term operation.
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Offshore wind turbines: New coatings protect against corrosion
New coatings for flanges of offshore wind turbines are to provide lasting protection against corrosion.
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Building ensemble utilises ground as a heating and cooling source
Foundation piles with absorber arrays extract heat from the ground in winter and serve as a cooling source in summer.
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Feeding renewable energy optimally into district heating networks
In this project, researchers want to find out how an increasing number of decentralised heat generators affect the network hydraulics.
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Office building as an investor scheme is heated without emissions
Energy-saving contracting helps the new building provide zero-emission heating.
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Smart Green Tower becomes an energy producer
The Smart Green Tower is being built in the city of Freiburg. The 51 m high residential and commercial building will have a building envelope made of
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