Applying Energy Storage in Buildings of the Future IEA – ECES Annex 23 – Status Report May 15, 2012 Spain Operating Agent: Fariborz HAGHIGAT Concordia Research Chair – Energy & Environment Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering Concordia University, Montreal, CANADA

Participating Countries CountryResearch Group AustraliaUniversity of Southern Australia BrazilUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro CanadaDepartment of Building Engineering, Concordia University Laboratoire des Technologies de l'énergie d'Hydro-Québec ChinaDepartment of Building Science, Tsinghua University DenmarkTechnical University of Denmark FranceCETHIL, INSA de LYON Depart. of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, La Rochelle University GreeceLaboratory of Heat Transfer & Environmental Engineering, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University - Thessaloniki IndiaAnna University ItalyTorino University NorwayNorwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) New ZealandThe University of Auckland SpainGREA Innovació Concurrent, University of Lleida SwedenChalmers University of Technology TurkeyFaculty of Architecture, Dept. of Architecture, DEU UKUniversity of Ulster

Subtask A Coordinated national reviews of energy storage use in energy efficient buildings To share the information among the members and to “inform” the members about all the considered systems To give the actual picture of ES use in each country, design concepts used and practical results, To highlight limitations and needs for new research activities. Task has been completed

Feedback Improve the knowledge of the storage material has been identified as the most important information to improve the technology. Optimization is necessary for the control, sizing, system integration and modification, fundamental and applied research is needed to remove many hurdles in the large scale applications of these technologies.

Subtask B Collaborative evaluation of energy storage usage and proposed efficient systems based on Subtask A and other Annex results. – Evaluation and inclusion of related finding from other IEA activities – Identification of obstacles to effective storage techniques. The final report was presented yesterday Workshop: to discuss the findings of A&B

Subtask C Development of Sustainable Energy Storage Designs for a variety of Ultra-low energy building thermal and phase change materials options. – Conceptual design of ultra-low energy building types with energy storage, – Case studies A number of case studies have been performed.

Work under way Development of improved tools for modeling, simulation and optimization for integration in comprehensive building simulation programs, – Develop a numerical model for PCM integrated walls (to be integrated with TRNSYS) and validated with field data from task D, – Perform detailed simulation to show the benefits of TES application in ultra low energy building. Only one case study should be proposed for all participants.

Subtask D Apply, monitor and evaluate demonstrations of these Designs in a number of countries and climates – To monitor experimental/prototype systems with Energy Storage for model validation – To monitor real buildings (already built or under construction) with Energy Storage Systems, Data for model validation, Comparison of efficiency and performance of technologies A comprehensive data base has been developed.

On Going Experiments PCM passive cooling with conventional brick, alveolar brick and concrete walls PCM wallboards Ventilated facade with PCM Ventilated façade with concrete Heat pump with PCM tanks Water+PCM tanks for domestic hot water PCM packed bed for cold storage

Contributors INSA–Lyon (France) University of Savoie (France) University of Auckland (New Zealand) University of Lleida (Spain) Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden) BuroHappold (United Kingdom)

Canada

Subtask E Identify technologies and applications needed in the long-term to achieve ultra low energy building objectives and develop typical Sustainable Energy Storage Designs Work is under progress

On going/plan Determination of thermal behaviour of new material/component (measuring technique), Validated calculations and LCA tools for assessment of material/component, What is the affects of this technology on other aspects e.g. IAQ, fire.

International Workshops 1 st Annex 23 Forum – March 8, 2010, Lyon Special PALENC 2010 Conference, Greece Special International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and the Environment, 2011, Dubai Special ISES Solar World Congress, August 2011, Germany

Planned Special Workshop and CLIMA 2013 The CLIMA 2013 Congress will take place in Prague, Czech Republic on June 16-19, 2013.

Subtask Leader Subtask A: Alain MOREAU, Mr. Laboratoire des technologies de l'énergie d'Hydro-Québec, CANADA Subtask B: Christian INARD, Ph.D. Professor Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, La Rochelle University, FRANCE Subtask C: Johannes KEVYN, Ph.D. CETHIL, INSA de LYON, FRANCE

Subtask Leader Subtask D: Albert CASTELL, Ph.D. GREA Innovació Concurrent, University of Lleida, EPS – CREA, SPAIN Subtask E: Bijan ADL-ZARRABI, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer Chalmers University of Technology, SWEDEN

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