AQVA-HEAT II

AQVA-HEAT II - Investment measure to create the test infrastructure

Development and testing of year-round thermal utilization of surface waters as a heat source by using vacuum liquid ice technology in combination with a heat pump within future local and district heating network structures

The AQVA-HEAT II project, which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) and the Saxon Ministry for Regional Development (SMR) as part of the Coal Regions Investment Act (InvKG), involves the detailed design of the individual components of the AQVA HEAT concept and their integration into an interacting overall system. This will be followed by the procurement of the individual components, associated peripherals (piping system, pumps, MSR) and the construction of the research infrastructure at the Zittau and Weißwasser sites. This will enable the system to be developed and demonstrated for the first time in its overall functionality (heat generation). The infrastructure provides the fundamental basis for a broad investigation of the "heat supply" application and also enables the anchoring of research and development activities on the topic of "water as a refrigerant in supply infrastructures" in the Lusatian network of institutions and companies described. In addition to the first demonstration of the overall process from a technological point of view, the necessary seasonal testing will provide initial findings on the ecological effects on water bodies, which in turn will form the basis for standardized approval of these systems by the responsible authorities.

 

Project duration: 12.04.2023 - 30.06.2025
Funding body: BMWK / SMR

AQVA-HEAT II - Investment project for the creation of the experimental infrastructure

Development and testing of a full-year thermal use of surface waters as a heat source by using vacuum liquid ice technology in combination with a heat pump within future local and district heating network structures

In the AQVA-HEAT II project, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) and the Saxon Ministry for Regional Development (SMR) as part of the Coal Regions Investment Act (InvKG), the detailed design of the individual components of the AQVA HEAT concept and their integration into an overall interacting system will be carried out. This will be followed by the procurement of the individual components, associated peripherals (piping system, pumps, ICA) and the construction of the research infrastructure at the Zittau and Weißwasser sites. This will enable the system to be developed and demonstrated for the first time in its overall functionality (heat generation). The infrastructure offers the fundamental basis for a broad investigation of the application "heat supply" and furthermore enables the anchoring of research and development activities around the topic "water as refrigerant in supply infrastructures" in the represented network of Lusatian institutions and companies. In addition to the first-time demonstration of the overall process from a technological point of view, first-time findings on the ecological effects on water bodies are to be developed within the scope of the required seasonal testing, which in turn form the basis for a standardized approval of these systems on the part of the responsible authorities.

 

project runtime: 12.04.2023 – 30.06.2025
funding authority: BMWK

 

Contact Person
Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
Thomas Gubsch
Institute of Process Engineering, Process Automation and Metrology
02763 Zittau
Theodor-Körner-Allee 8
Building Z IVc, Room C1.08
Upper floor
+49 3583 612-4745
Illustration of the AQVA HEAT operating principle
Ansprechpartner
Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
Thomas Gubsch
Institute of Process Engineering, Process Automation and Metrology
02763 Zittau
Theodor-Körner-Allee 8
Building Z IVc, Room C1.08
Upper floor
+49 3583 612-4745