Research & Development Request Partner sought for energy active building façade transforming building envelopes as battery Summary A UK university looking for consortium partners for a H2020 call, "Integrated solutions of thermal energy storage for building applications EeB-06-2015". The proposed project focuses on transforming building envelopes which will be able to generate, store and dissipate energy in and out of the building. The client now seeks partners from academia,industry and SMEs experienced in experimental testing, simulation, computational fluid dynamics, psychology and energy management. Creation Date Last Update Reference 24 September 2014 06 October 2014 RDUK20140924001 Details Description The proposed project will focus on transforming the building envelope which will be able to generate, store and dissipate energy in and out of a building. The Building Envelope itself will act as heat carrier and enable buildings to generate and store energy and act like “Energy” battery. This will require materials of high energy density to store energy (heat or electricity), materials with high conductivity and heat transfer to work as dissipating units. Further system as whole will require intelligent control to provide occupant choice to decide their own comfort levels and engage in decision making to save energy. The client now seeks partners from Academia, Industry and SMEs experienced in experimental testing, simulation, computational fluid dynamics, psychology and energy management. Deadline for EOIs 30th November 2014 Deadline for call 4th February 2015 Advantages and Innovations The proposed project will reduce carbon foot print of buildings Develop a new type of building envelope that will store energy like a battery Allow occupants to set their own levels of comfort and energy savings Technical Specification or Expertise Sought The proposed multidisciplinary project will require diverse range of stakeholder which will accomplish the tasks related to experimental testing, simulation, computational fluid dynamics, Ref: RDUK20140924001 Page 1 of 4 Printed: 09 October 2014 psychology, energy management, user interaction and real life demonstration project. Project will involve following stakeholders: 1 - Academia-University/Research organizations 2 - Industrial partner-trials 3 - Small scale demonstration of the technical and economic feasibility Partners from Industry: - Heating Ventilation and Air conditioning (HVAC) installers - Photovoltaic - Phase change material - Steel industry - Smart metering and monitoring - Construction - Manufacturing Partners from Academia: - Sustainable building design - Energy positive buildings - Thermal Energy storage - Monitoring - Data Analysis - Lab facilities - Structural engineering - Building services - CFD and dynamic simulation SME Partners: - SME/Research organization active in positive energy buildings - Dissemination and project management Social Housing Partners: - SME interested in trials - Available for small scale demonstration for technical and economic feasibility Stage of Development Proposal under development Comment Regarding IPR status Any IPR generated during delivery of the project will be protected Keywords Technology 002006014 004001001 004001002 004008 Construction engineering (design, simulation) Heat storage Heat transport and supply, district heating Energy efficiency Market 006009001 Ref: RDUK20140924001 Other energy production Page 2 of 4 Printed: 09 October 2014 006013 006014 Energy Distribution Energy Storage NACE F.41.1.0 Development of building projects Network Contact Issuing Partner Hessen Trade & Invest GmbH Contact Person Tanja Goeb-Zeizinger Phone Number +49 611950178958 Email [email protected] Dissemination Send to Sector Group Intelligent Energy Client Type and Size of Organisation Behind the Profile University Year Established 0 Already Engaged in Trans-National Cooperation No. Langages Spoken English Client Country United Kingdom Ref: RDUK20140924001 Page 3 of 4 Printed: 09 October 2014 Partner Sought Type and Role of Partner Sought Partners from Industry: - Heating Ventilation and Air conditioning (HVAC) installers - Photovoltaic - Phase change material - Steel industry - Smart metering and monitoring - Construction - Manufacturing Partners from Academia: - Sustainable building design - Energy positive buildings - Thermal Energy storage - Monitoring - Data Analysis - Lab facilities - Structural engineering - Building services - CFD and dynamic simulation SME Partners: - SME/Research organization active in positive energy buildings - Dissemination and project management - Social Housing Partners - SME interested in trials - Available for small scale demonstration for technical and economic feasibility Type and Size of Partner Sought >500 Type of Partnership Considered Research cooperation agreement Ref: RDUK20140924001 Page 4 of 4 Printed: 09 October 2014