OSkit
Optimized Sector-Coupling in districts using smart thermal prosumer networks
| Funding | Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action |
| Duration | December 2020 till May 2024 |
| Contact | Dr.-Ing. Peter Tzscheutschler
Daniel Zinsmeister
Elgin Kollnig
Sebastian Eichhorn |
| Partner | Triowatt |
The transition from an energy system dominated by fossil fuels to one dominated by renewables must include the three main sectors electricity, heat and transport. Coupling the electricity and heat sectors is an effective and cost-efficient way of balancing out fluctuations in volatile, renewable electricity generators and reducing the load on the distribution grids.
Current approaches in the sector coupling of electricity and heat usually pursue a strictly decentralized or centralized approach to heat supply. In contrast, OSkit aims to combine the advantages of centralized and decentralized heat supply to create a prosumer-based, flexible and bidirectional heat network. The optimized decentralized heat supply retains the advantages of decentralized energy supply, but makes better use of devices such as CHP units, heat pumps and solar thermal systems in combination and exploits the potential for sector coupling to a greater extent.
The project aims to develop and analyze new, innovative topologies for thermal networks and their bidirectional transfer stations. Suitable centralized and decentralized operating strategies are required for the transfer stations and the operation of the thermal and electrical systems.
The novel thermal and electrical microgrid will then be validated in the CoSES pilot plant and the potential impact on the distribution grid analyzed. In addition, techno-economic implementation options will be investigated in the field.
