Kick-off assembly of the EU-funded GEOSYN undertaking in Italy, 19-20 November 2024 (supply: Geothermal Ukraine)
The kick-off assembly was held for the EU-funded GEOSYN undertaking which seeks to validate the synergy between geothermal warmth pumps and refrigeration methods.
On 19-20 November 2024, the EU-funded GEOSYN undertaking (“Geothermal Synergy: enhancing industrial vitality effectivity by steam high-temperature warmth pumps and heat-powered cooling methods with operational flexibility and public belief”) formally started with a productive and galvanizing kick-off assembly within the Toscana area in Italy.
The GEOSYN is a Horizon Europe undertaking coordinated by APRE (Agenzia Per La Promozione Della Ricerca Europea) with the scientific coordination of UNIFI (College of Florence, Italy). It was began on 1 November 2024 and EU-funded for a three-year interval until 2027.
The assembly introduced collectively a various and proficient consortium of 10 companions from 5 European international locations – Italy (APRE, UNIFI, COSVIG, RIVACOLD, FORMAGGERIA TOSCANA S.R.L.), Norway (SINTEF AS, SINTEF Energi AS), Denmark (College of Southern Denmark), Ukraine (Geothermal Ukraine), and France (NEO-ECO) to set the stage for the undertaking’s formidable objectives.
Venture aims and anticipated end result
GEOSYN goals to validate a groundbreaking geothermal steam warmth pump coupled with heat-powered refrigeration methods for industrial purposes, particularly for the cascading use of warmth from deep or shallow rock formations. The answer prioritises environmental sustainability, utilizing water because the working fluid in all sub-systems and anticipates enhancements in cost-efficiency for geothermal software developments.
The anticipated end result is a considerable improve within the deployment of geothermal sources for warmth and chilly technology, providing enhanced effectivity, much less environmental hazards, portability and extra societal acceptance. Moreover, the answer seeks to allow using geothermal vitality sources in areas with or with out vital hydrothermal reservoirs, seamlessly built-in with the commercial setting and showcasing adaptability for widespread use. Moreover, the answer is deliberate to be built-in with further renewable vitality sources to enhance grid stability and energy provide dependability, making it appropriate for a wide range of geological structural circumstances, together with district heating networks.
By integrating with thermal vitality storage methods, the GEOSYN know-how will improve adaptability and function with a wide range of thermal sources, resembling waste warmth and geothermal sources at various temperatures. An indication marketing campaign can be held in a dairy facility in Italy to showcase and validate the outcomes of the GEOSYN undertaking, and digital case research (resembling low carbon cement plant in Ukraine) can be assessed to show the answer’s applicability.
The deployment of the GEOSYN innovation can be supported by awareness-raising and social acceptance campaigns to reinforce engagement with civil society. The GEOSYN will interact with coverage makers to include the geothermal deployment in native, regional and nationwide insurance policies. Moreover, GEOSYN will encourage younger girls by using feminine position fashions to review and take up careers in entrepreneurship and geothermal H&C. Lastly, environmental and monetary profit examples of the proposed know-how in various contexts will show the affordability of geothermal H&C for manufacturing processes.
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