Scalable modular sorption heat transformer for cooling, heating, and heat storage for buildings and district energy networks

建筑物的供暖和制冷占加拿大总能源消耗的15%和温室气体排放的11%。由于没有有害材料，没有移动部件，并且可以忽略不计的电力输入，吸附式热变压器（SHTs）是一种能够为建筑物提供可持续冷却，加热和热能储存的新兴技术。 我们提出了一个突破性的方法来开发一个可扩展的，模块化的SHT。该方案旨在发展：i）新的固结吸附剂复合材料; ii）饱和压力接近大气压的新型制冷剂混合物; iii）通过先进制造方法制造的创新热交换器，例如，3D打印;以及iv）市场就绪的SHT原型模块。SHT具有创造知识产权和商业化的巨大潜力。它是一种灵活的技术，能够全年提供100%的可再生冷却和加热[利用太阳能，环境或城市/工业低品位热量] 减少高达2吨二氧化碳排放量/年/单户住宅。SHT的可行性和效率也将通过与不列颠哥伦比亚省萨里市的合作在地区能源网络中进行测试。 该计划是西蒙弗雷泽大学（SFU），维多利亚大学（UVic）和Canmetallic GY-Ottawa（CE-O）之间正在进行的合作的扩展，Canmetallic GY-Ottawa是清洁能源领域领先的联邦研究组织。该方案的结构是通过与CE-O合作开展创新研究和参与国际项目来加强加拿大的研究生态系统，以提高加拿大气候变化研究的地位和影响。此外，通过形成和扩大跨学科的研究，重点是能源效率和可持续性，该计划将加强SFU和UVIC的能力，以支持泛加拿大清洁增长和气候变化框架的目标，并将促进 在能源和建筑部门制定有科学依据的政策。

Heating and cooling of buildings is responsible for 15% of the total energy use and 11% of GHG emissions in Canada. With no harmful materials, no moving parts, and negligible electrical power input, sorption heat transformers (SHTs) is an emerging technology capable of providing sustainable cooling, heating, and thermal energy storage for buildings. We propose a ground-breaking approach to develop a scalable, modular SHT. The program aims to develop: i) new consolidated sorbent composites; ii) a novel refrigerant mixture with saturation pressure close to atmospheric pressure; iii) innovative heat exchangers fabricated through advanced manufacturing methods, e.g., 3D printing; and iv) a market-ready SHT prototype module. The SHT has tremendous potential for creating intellectual property and commercialization. It is a flexible technology capable of providing 100% renewable cooling and heating all-year round [utilizing solar, ambient, or urban/industrial low-grade heat] reducing up to 2 tCO2 emission/year/single-family house. Feasibility and efficiency of the SHT will also be tested in district energy network through the collaboration with the City of Surrey, BC. This program is an expansion of an ongoing collaboration between Simon Fraser University (SFU), University of Victoria (UVic), and CanmetENERGY-Ottawa (CE-O), a leading federal research organization in clean energy. The program is structured to strengthen Canada's research ecosystem through conducting innovative research in partnership with CE-O and participation in international projects enhancing the stand and impact of Canadian climate change research. Moreover, by forming and expanding interdisciplinary research focusing on energy efficiency and sustainability, the program will strengthen the capacity of SFU and UVic to support the objectives of the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, and will facilitate the development of science-informed policy in the energy and building sectors.