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Renewable Heating & Cooling European Technology Platform. Lleida, Spain May 2012. Dr. Luisa F. Cabeza. RHC Platform.
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Renewable Heating & CoolingEuropean Technology Platform Lleida, Spain May 2012 Dr. Luisa F. Cabeza
RHC Platform • Brings together stakeholders from the biomass, geothermal and solar thermal sector - including the related industries - to define a common strategy for increasing the use of renewable energy technologies for heating and cooling • Solar Thermal Technology Panel • Biomass Technology Panel • Geothermal Technology Panel • Cross Cutting Technology Panel • District heating and cooling • Thermal energy storage – Focus group leader: Luisa F. Cabeza • Hybrid systems and heat pumps
RHC Platform • The European Technology Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling (RHC-Platform) is officially endorsed by the European Commission and its activities are supported by the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (GA n. 268205)
Main objectives • Defining the overall common Vision for the short-, medium- and long-term evolution of renewable energy systems for heating and cooling in Europe • Setting up the shared Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) • Establish and implement a roadmap for the large scale development and deployment of renewable heating and cooling systems
Documents • Common Vision for the Renewable Heating and Cooling sector in Europe: 2020 - 2030 – 2050 • Already available • Strategic Research Agenda • Being developed today • Strategic Research Priorities
SRA Cross-cutting Technology • Technology status • Sensible heat storage • Latent heat storage • Thermochemical storage • Research priorities at system level • Non-technological priorities
Annual Conference • 3rd Annual Conference • 26 and 27 April 2012 • Copenhagen, Denmark
Other events • First RHC week at the European Parliament