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The Heat and Mass Transfer Technological Center (CTTC UPC) has taken part in a European project entitled EIT-KIC InnoEnergy DCCS (Dwelling Climate Control System), in which a climate control system for dwellings was developed that is comprehensive, easy to use and affordable. The aim was to attain smart control of heating and cooling systems and ventilation, reduce energy consumption to a minimum and maintain thermal comfort and air quality.
As part of this project, the CTTC UPC has developed a virtual thermal-fluid model for a real dwelling in the Netherlands, using its NEST-Building platform for simulating systems; object-oriented parallel software designed to simulate any building due to its modularity. Using this model, the following can be simulated rapidly in detail: a map of temperatures for the entire building, the CO2 concentration in all dwellings and in the ventilation system, and the thermal load. The model has been used a test bank for advanced control algorithms developed in the project.
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- Combining agricultural activity and the production of solar energy by means of photovoltaic panels is the aim of SYMBIOSYST, a project promoted by a consortium of 16 European partners including the UPC. As part of this project, technological tools will be developed to contribute to generating clean energy for the agricultural sector in Europe.
- The production of biogas through anaerobic digestion has been increasing exponentially in Europe in recent years. This is because it can be produced locally and has a clear positive effect on waste recycling, the generation of clean energy, sustainable development or climate action. In this context, the FertiLab project was launched, with the participation of researchers from the Department of Agri Food Engineering and Biotechnology (DEAB) of the UPC.
- The flexibility of electrical systems is fundamental in the process of energy transition towards more sustainable energy generation models. The European Commission promotes the development of solutions that respond to the challenges of managing electricity distribution networks in the future energy system based on renewable sources. An increasingly large proportion of fluctuating electricity generators, such as wind and solar systems, makes it difficult to calculate the loads that are being supplied.
- The Centre for Technological Innovation in Static Converters and Drives (CITCEA) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) is participating in the COVHE project, whose aim is to develop an electrical drive system for heavy vehicles based on a hydrogen cell.
