Progetto HYCOOL - D6.3 Performance testing in real operation – demonstration Givaudan - RE-68/24

This document is the deliverable “D6.3 – Demonstrations (design, implementation and operation)” of the European project “HYCOOL - Industrial Cooling through Hybrid system based on Solar Heat.” (hereinafter also referred to as “HYCOOL”, project reference: 792073). During the implementation of the system, the solar collectors and heat pump have required some adaptations for its application in the industrial process. The Thermal Hybrid Heat Pump has been modified and adapted according to the previous specifications from WP2, WP3 and WP5, basically from the design and the customized monitoring system. The activities at Givaudan started by the end of November 2020 with the civil works of the two technical rooms (the solar room to hold the solar equipment and the technical room to hold the HHP and some other equipment). The real-time monitoring has been executed before and after the integration of HyCool system for the selected processes for comparison with similar weather conditions. Due to the lack of time and even the extension requested, the project only had 2months of data after the implementation (from September to November 22). Similar to prototype monitoring, electricity consumptions of compression and adsorption chillers (separately), other electricity consuming devices (such as dry cooler, pumps etc.), flow rates and temperatures of critical locations, outdoor weather conditions, solar gain, collector heat losses, dry cooler heat rejection, heating and cooling energy production data have been collected. Total energy consumptions, productions and losses of the processes with existing equipment and HyCool integration have been acquired and this information will be one of the main inputs for impact assessment in WP7. The data obtained has been treated by statistical analysis (multivariate analysis). This deliverable presents the deployment activities based on the plan specification on the D6.3 in Givaudan pilot site and respective demonstration areas. It describes the installation and commissioning process. According to the DoA, the main objective of the WP6 and specifically Task 6.2 is to take the solutions encompassed during the project from TRL-4-5 to TRL-7, by demonstrating performance of systems prototypes in an operational process through the combination of new and State-of-the-Art (SoA) technologies, a demonstrator has been selected to provide a highly representative sample of possibilities for technologies indicated. So, Task 6.3 performs early deployment activities according to the design and the specifications for the demo sites. The idea behind such early deployment is to enable the acquisition of baseline data on time, which will be later used for the validation of the Hycool solution. Activities of this task will include deployment of energy generation, storage and monitoring equipment already provided by the partners and integration with existing infrastructure. This will provide technical assets and infrastructure for monitoring and performing the control actions necessary to conduct optimal energy dispatching under the identified control strategy. To achieve integration of deployed energy assets in the existing energy infrastructure and to ensure a cost-effective solution, Hycool will be enhanced by supporting control units (such as dedicated PLCs, circuit switcher and breaker units) that will provide the possibility to act upon the deployed energy assets. This document is based on the terms and conditions established in the Grant Agreement and its Annexes, as well as in the Consortium Agreement specifications and requirements.