Contact person
Jonas Gustafsson
Research program manager
Contact Jonas
Wedistrict
WEDISTRICT aims to demonstrate that District Heating and Cooling systems can be built on a combination of renewable energy sources and waste heat recovery solutions.
To fulfill this ambition, WEDISTRICT is setting up three demonstration sites across Europe to showcase our success stories. Three real-scale projects are being carried out in different climate zones across Europe, where there are distinctive district heating and cooling systems and construction traditions.
Each demonstration case will be based on the integration of two or more renewable energy-based technologies, building upon local resources and innovative technologies.
At RISE's test och demo facility ICE in Luleå, the excess heat from the data centres will be recovered by liquid cooling technology and boosted to temperatures suitable for supplying the Luleå’s district heating by fuel cell technology.
The demonstration case proposes a cogeneration system thanks to the integration of fuel cells: fuel cells have the ability to produce direct current electricity power as well as a grade of heat for potential recovery using biogas or hydrogen as fuel.
This technology can be used to leverage the natural gas grid or to benefit from biogas or power-to-gas technologies, consequently increasing the share of renewables for district cooling.
Summary
Project name
Wedistrict
Status
Active
Region
Region Norrbotten
RISE role in project
Project partner
Project start
Duration
5 years
Total budget
140 000 000
Partner
DH Eco Energias, Atos Spain S.A., Ramboll, Cepsa, UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCUREȘTI, FUNDACIÓ INSTITUT DE RECERCA EN ENERGIA DE CATALUNYA, EUROPEAN SCIENCE & COMMUNICATION INSTITUTE, RESEARCH TO MARKET SOLUTIONS, LATERIZI GAMBETTOLA SRL. SOLTIGUA, SEENSO RENOVAL, CIRCULAR ENERGY RESOURCES LTD, Fertiberia, UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA, INSTITUTUL DE STUDII SI PROIECTARI ENERGETICE S.A., AALBORG CSP, UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID, PGNiG TERMIKA ENERGETYKA ROZPROSZONA SP., KRAJOWA AGENCJA POSZANOWANIA ENERGII S.A., AMERICAN AIR FILTER S.A., UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI
Funders
European Commission, H2020
Project website
Coordinators
Project members
Jonas Gustafsson Jon Summers Håkan Fredriksson Adrian Mellgren
