Heating Cooling Transition and Acceleration with Phase Change Energy Utilization Storage (HECTAPUS)

The HECTAPUS project aims at investigating the potential of using Phase Change Materials (PCMs) in combination with underground thermal energy storage (UTES) and heat pumps for accelerating heating and cooling transition in the framework of Geothermica ERA-NET and JPP Smart Energy Systems. Here PCMs are in focus for their small temperature swing and high energy storage density.

HECTAPUS is a joint collaboration between Norway, Sweden and Turkey. It is marked with three main novelties: monitoring ongoing projects with key performance indicators in different regions, development of integrated UTES with PCM with optimized control strategies to cover both or combined short/long term storage, and business case development with environmental and economic sustainability considerations.

The final outcome of this project will serve as benchmark for other thermal energy storage projects and will be published in both scientific and popular science journals with a final dissemination workshop.