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hybridGEOTABS WSED 2019 workshop hybridGEOTABS will provide a Workshop at the European Energy Efficiency Conference 2019 on 28 February from 14:00 to 16:30, during the World Sustainable Energy Days 27 Feb - 1 Mar 2019 in Wels, Austria.   Register here to join our workshop “Geothermal heat pumps and thermally activated buildings”  on 28 February from 1400-1630 Geothermal heat pumps and thermally activated buildings : Organised in the context of the H2020 project hybridGEOTABS   The Workshop Agenda: Introduction The heat pump market – responsibilities and challenges Wim Boydens, EHPA/Boydens Engineering, Belgium   Decentralised storage: impact on renewable share in grids and buildings Anke Uytterhoeven, KULeuven, Belgium   Model predictive control for “HybridGeotabs” Lukas Ferkl, Energoklastr, Czech Republic   Geothermal applications Hector Cano, Geoter, Spain   Heat pump design Gert Dewandeleer, Nathan, Belgium-The Netherlands   Designing a “HybridGeotabs” building Anne Caminade, Lemon Consult, Switzerland   Value propositions of “hybridGEOTABS” buildings Suleyman Dag, Uponor, Finland   Discussion: Challenges for market deployment and policy support  Chair: Wim Boydens, Boydens Engineering, Belgium    

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hybridGEOTABS will be hosting a workshop at CLIMA2019 26-29 May in Bucharest, Romania, targeting HVAC designers and engineering students. "Towards Optimised Performance, Design and Comfort in hybridGEOTABS Buildings" At present, the exact date and time of the workshop and training is to be confirmed...between 27-29 May - watch this space for more info when scheduled! Workshop Synopsis: In this workshop, the effects of radiant heating and cooling systems on Indoor Environmental Quality are discussed, as well as the design of hybridGEOTABS buildings. In the first part of the workshop, the benefits of TABS for the IEQ in buildings are highlighted. Because TABS is most easy to apply in new buildings, a newly developed solution for existing buildings (renovation) is introduced, which is a radiant heating and cooling system with high thermal inertia (using Phase Change Materials). The second part of the workshop starts from the challenge of optimal sizing of both the GEOTABS and secondary heating/cooling system in hybridGEOTABS buildings, controlled by use of Model Predictive Control. Starting from the state-of-the-art design processes, the ongoing R&D towards a new design procedure allowing optimal integration and sizing of hybridGEOTABS, is explained. These developments will lead to a holistic and easy-to-use design procedure for feasibility studies and predesign, avoiding case-by-case simulation work. Chair: Lieve Helsen (KU Leuven) Speakers: Lieve Helsen (KU Leuven), Eline Himpe (Ugent), Ongun Berk Kazanci (DTU), Qian Wang (Uponor/KTH), Wim Boydens (Boydens Engineering)

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Our Prague Workshop on MPC on Weds 17th October was a successful event. We had around 70+ attendees in person and via webinar, which proved to be a dynamic and discursive day. Lots of conversation and discussion about the implementation and success of using MPC in other buildings in Europe, and the rest of the World. It was also a chance to forge connections with other specialists in the field and develop further potential collaborations. The workshop was very well attended by external industrial and academic stakeholders from all over Europe and beyond (ES, UK, BE, CH, AT, CZ, SE, NO, US, CA), along with the webinar which was also popular, for those who could not make the event, to be able to dip in and out of workshop during the day. This suggests that the MPC-work done by the hybridGEOTABS consortium is intensively followed by many specialists worldwide. Large control companies (Siemens and Honeywell) attended, as well as the smaller MPC company Building SynaptiQ – 3E, along with UK based researchers and specialists in MPC from the University of Sheffield and Strathclyde University.  Prof. Martin Kozek from TUWien is writing a Springer-Verlag book on MPC in Automation of Buildings and will add the white box MPC approach, for which KU Leuven will give input, incl. de demo-cases of the hybridGEOTABS project. Connection to BIM was proposed multiple times, suggesting a move to more advanced BIM that includes energy system manufacturer data. The multitude of benefits from MPC was highlighted and confirmed, besides lower energy use and lower energy cost, also better comfort, higher productivity, faster commissioning, easier experience for the building operators, and flexibility (when adaptive-based on data at our 2nd version MPC in hybridGEOTABS) The full day's workshop can be seen in two halves on our hybridGEOTABS YouTube Channel here  

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Join us at our hybridGEOTABS MPC Workshop (and Webinar) Theme: Model Predictive Control (MPC) hosted by ENERGOKLASTR and CVUT on Weds 17th October 2018 (8.30am-6pm) at: Czech Technological University, 1580/3 Jugoslávských partyzánů, Prague 6, Prague 16000, CZ Room B-246 (or via the webinar) Register here      

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Come along to EUSEW18 EU Sustainable Energy Week where Hybrid GEO-TABS flyers and information will be available along with other projects supported by REHVA at their booth on Thursday 7 June from 9:00 to 12:30 at the Networking Village (at the Residence Palace), Booth “Energy Fair 7”.       #EUSEW #H2020

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Taking advantage of the 4th Consortium meeting on 16th and 17th April 2018, GEOTER hosted the second Symposium in Madrid on 18th April in CIEMAT (Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas). We had a variety of speakers and subjects around the topic of Geothermal Energy such as CIEMAT, Uponor Spain, Viessmann Spain, ATECYR, GAPTEK and hybridGEOTABS partners.

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