Beinn Ghrideag - the UK’s biggest community wind farm
Western Isles - Point and Sandwick Trust
The Beinn Ghrideag wind farm will reduce annual CO2 emissions by between 12,000 and 25,000 tonnes and generate long-term funding for a sustainable "eco" charity.
The Beinn Ghrideag wind farm will reduce annual CO2 emissions by between 12,000 and 25,000 tonnes and generate...
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Energy Management System
Central Ostrobothnia - CENTRIA University of Applied Science
The aim of this energy efficiency action was to unify the monitoring of energy
consumption and increase the energy and cost efficiency by utilizing the energy
management system (EMS) in Sievi municipality, and to reach the targets of the
Sustainable Energy Action...
The aim of this energy efficiency action was to unify the monitoring of energy
consumption and increase the energy and...
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Ground source heat pump in a detached house
Oulo - University of Oulu
In January, with direct electric and partial wood heating the consumption was 6,8 kWh while average temperature being -12.8 degrees of Celsius. With the approximately same average temperature in a month consumption with the old and the new heat pump were 3,6 kWh and...
In January, with direct electric and partial wood heating the consumption was 6,8 kWh while average temperature being...
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Homeowner experience of solar collectors in a detached house
Oulo - University of Oulu
The main benefit is that there is no longer a need for burning wood in the boiler for producing domestic hot water during late spring to early autumn which increases living comfort. This also saves wood for the actual heating season about 2 cubic meters in a year.
The main benefit is that there is no longer a need for burning wood in the boiler for producing domestic hot water...
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Liquefaction of biogas
Central Ostrobothnia - CENTRIA University of Applied Science
The aim of the project is to develop a new technology that will enable the small scale liquefaction of biomethane in a cost-effective way. The liquefaction solution is based on the principle of cryogenic processing, which utilizes very low
temperatures instead of...
The aim of the project is to develop a new technology that will enable the small scale liquefaction of biomethane in a...
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Ocean Heat
Iceland - Orkusetur
10 MW heat pumps in Vestmannaeyjar island were installed in 2018. Seawater is used in those heat pumps. The seawater is cooled down and heat is delivered in fresh district heating water at 77°C to customers on the island.
10 MW heat pumps in Vestmannaeyjar island were installed in 2018. Seawater is used in those heat pumps. The seawater is...
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Seasonal thermal energy storage of waste heat
Central Ostrobothnia - CENTRIA University of Applied Science
The pilot project called “EVAKOT - Best practices and tools for energy storage and usage optimization” built a pilot installation of seasonal thermal energy storage. A large-scale Borehole Thermal Energy Storage (BTES) was installed in a...
The pilot project called “EVAKOT - Best practices and tools for energy storage and usage optimization”...
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Snow Cooling
Västernorrland - Regional Council of Västernorrland
Snow collected from the streets of the Sundsvall Municipality is collected and stored in an insulated snow pool. In the summer, melted snow is pumped through a heat exchanger, where the water cools the technical equipment as well as...
Snow collected from the streets of the Sundsvall Municipality is collected and stored in an insulated snow pool. In the...
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