Heat pumps, energy storage,
heating networks and solar energy

Ongoing projects

•   KnowHowHP

  Further training for specialists to promote the use of heat pumps in existing apartment blocks to achieve EU climate targets

•   INNERGY

  Inntalfurche - Implementation examples of the flexibilisation of energy systems (lNNERGY lead project)

•   IEA ES Task 45

  Accelerating the uptake of Large Thermal Energy Storages

•   REN­plusHOMES

  Renewable ENergy-based Positive Homes

•   Mon­i­tor­ing Inns­bruck Cam­pagne
•   IEA HPT Annex 63

  Placement Impact on Heat Pump Acoustics

•   IEA HPT Annex 61

  IEA HPT Annex 61: Heat pump systems in plus-energy neighbourhoods

•   BEEN

  Building Energy Efficiency in Nepal

•   SüdSan

  socially acceptable, climate target-compatible refurbishment of two apartment blocks as a model for the refurbishment of the South Tyrolean housing estate in Bludenz

Completed projects

•   PhaseOut

  Heat pump technologies in the refurbishment of existing buildings

•   IEA-ECES Annex 39

  Large water heat storage tanks for district heating systems

•   FitNeS
•   RenewNOW
•   SOPHIE
•   IEA HPT Annex 55
•   giga_TES
•   HEBA

  The aim of the project is for universities in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan to offer training that meets the European Bologna standard and fulfils future knowledge-based market requirements in the field of energy efficiency and renewable energies.

•   IEA-ECES Annex35
•   Smart City Cam­pagne-Areal Inns­bruck
•   IEA SHC Task 55

  Towards the Integration of Large SHC Systems into District Heating and Cooling (DHC) Networks The Task aims to develop technical and economic requirements for a commercial market introduction of solar district heating and cooling (DHC) in a broad range of countries.

•   SIN­FO­NIA

  Smart INitiative of cities Fully cOmmitted to iNvest in Advanced large-scaled energy solutions.

•   IEA SHC Task 56

  This Task will focus on the critical analysis, simulation, laboratory test and onsite monitoring of envelope systems entailing elements that use and/or control incident solar energy, having one or more of the following uses: To deliver renewable thermal or/and electric energy to the systems providing heating, cooling and ventilation to buildings To reduce heating and cooling demands of buildings, while controlling daylight.

•   SaLüH!

  Refurbishment of apartment blocks with small flats - cost-effective technical solutions for ventilation, heating and hot water

•   k-WP

  An air-to-water heat pump with a heat output of 2.5 kW is being developed in the k-WP project, which is subsidised by the state of Tyrol. A reversible refrigeration circuit supplies the energy for defrosting the brine-fuelled evaporator.

•   iNSPiRe

  The European Union has announced ambitious targets for reducing the energy consumption of buildings in Europe. As part of the iNSPiRe project, solutions are being developed and implemented to help achieve these targets.

•   TheBat

  The thermal battery in the smart grid in combination with heat pumps, an interaction optimisation.

•   SolarHy­brid

  With optimisations for minimised and cost-effective system concepts

•   DAKTris

  Dynamic operating behaviour of absorption chillers in cross-building trigeneration systems

•   Solar Cool­ing Opt

  Primary energy optimisation of solar cooling systems with efficient system technology and innovative control strategies

•   GIST

  The aim of the research project is to develop a highly efficient, cost/benefit and application-optimised solution for modular, planar, building-integrated large-area collectors with a high level of architectural acceptance. This is associated with the intensive utilisation of possible energy synergy potentials between solar collectors and solid components in the building envelope.

•   Solar Cool­ing Mon­i­tor