Thermal energy storage solUtions to optimally Manage BuildingS and Unlock their grid balancing and flexibility Potential

THUMBS UP旨在开发和演示每日（基于环保PCM）和每周（基于TCM吸收技术）的热能储存（TES）解决方案，这些解决方案可以轻松集成到欧盟建筑中（包括连接和未连接DHN），以提高其能源效率，并利用电力到热（PtH）方法，使欧盟建筑成为电网灵活性的参与者。THUMBS UP希望克服最先进的建筑集成PCM和TCM TES技术的所有限制，提高TES能量密度并降低资本支出。从建模到材料，再到热交换器解决方案，THUMBS UP在不同层面进行创新，目标是在TRL 7上进行演示。高性能TES解决方案是欧盟可持续经济的一部分，是THUMBS UP的核心因素。该项目从目前欧盟食品工业中浪费的原材料中开发出真正的生物基pcm，将其转化为有价值的TES材料；ii)完全依靠无害材料和水作为工作流体的中药材。在不同的欧盟气候和能源市场背景下，THUMBS UP TES将在3个示范点（西班牙的一个单户建筑和瑞典/西班牙的2个多户建筑）中进行演示，并评估两个示范点（ITA， NL）的THUMBS UP复制潜力。通过其示范和复制活动，THUMBS UP推广TES作为关键的使能技术的作用，以优化建筑物的热舒适和能源效率，并促进PtH作为可再生能源电网整合的促进者，通过创新的建模工具进行研究。THUMBS UP特别关注如何通过将技术进步与为TES量身定制的数字创新相结合，将TES解决方案完全集成到建筑和更广泛的智能能源网络中。THUMBS UP扩展了控制、监控和预测如何运行建筑集成TES系统的能力，为H&C和电力部门提供服务。

THUMBS UP aimsto develop and demonstrate thermal energy storage (TES) at daily (based on environmental friendly PCM) and weekly level (based on TCM sorption technology) solutions to be easily integrated in EU buildings (both connected and not-connected to DHN) to increase their energy efficiency as well as to exploit Power-to-Heat (PtH) approaches also to make EU Buildings as grid flexibility actors. THUMBS UP wants to overcome all the limits of state-of-the-art building-integrated PCM and TCM TES technologies, increasing TES energy density and reducing CAPEX. THUMBS UP innovates at different levels, from modelling to materials and enhance heat exchanger solutions, targeting demonstration at TRL 7. High-performance TES solutions part of an EU sustainable economy is a factor at the core of THUMBS UP. The project develops truly i) bio-based PCMs from raw materials currently wasted in the EU food industry, turning them into valuable TES materials and ii) TCMs relying exclusively on non-hazardous materials and on water as working fluid. THUMBS UP TES will be demonstrated in 3 demosites (a single-family building in Spain and 2 multi-family buildings in Sweden/ Spain) in different EU climates and energy market contexts also to assess THUMBS UP replication potential in two replication sites (ITA, NL). Via its demonstration and replication campaign, THUMBS UP promotes TES role as key enabling technology to optimize thermal comfort and energy efficiency in buildings as well as to promote PtH as facilitator of RES grid integration in a sector coupling approach, to be studied via innovative modelling tools. THUMBS UP gives specific attention to how to fully integrate TES solutions into buildings and widersmart energy networks by combining the technology advancements with TES-tailored digital innovations. THUMBS UP widens the capability to control, monitor and forecasts how to operate building-integrated TES systems to provide services toward both the H&C and power sector.