DC 14: Performance of EGs connected to small grids for industrial waste storage.

Heat demand and supply are usually not synchronised. Innovative technologies to store the heat are required to balance supply and demand over different timeframes and locations. This project aims to develop a numerical tool to model the performance of EGs connected to small grids for waste heat storage.

1. Develop a TH model to analyse the geothermal performance of EGs for thermal energy storage.
2. Idealize the small grid operation (waste heat supply, demand and GSHP) and associate to the TH model.
3. Establish a database of waste heat potential from industrial sectors, demand from residential and commercial buildings.
4. Exploit the validated model to evaluate the thermal storage/supply potential of EGs connected to small grids.