TEMPO NEWSLETTER # 4

Euroheat & Power Congress - TEMPO Session 1
Digital solutions, Big Data Management and AI in DHC

We can go for more sustainable and economically viable future – let´s start now!

The session, moderated by Eva Holmén (Danfoss) involved several speakers from the TEMPO project.
Ralf-Roman Schmidt (AIT) spoke first about the benefits of temperature optimisation: reduced operating costs, customer and utility benefits and increased renewable heat sources within the system. AI based fault detection can support network optimization if suitable monitoring data is available. However, customer involvement is also important.
Christian Johansson (NODA) introduced the topic of thermal artifical intelligence for lower system temperatures. This AI can be used to modernise older generation district heating networks bringing significant economic benefits.
Hervé Huisman (Gradyent) then explained how digital twins are the missing link in enabling the exponential growth of DH networks. Audience engagement was facilitated using live polls, which found that 83% of the audience expected to be involved in a low-temperature DH project in the next year!

Audience engagement was facilitated using live polls, which found that 83% of the audience expected to be involved in a low-temperature DH project in the next year!

Euroheat & Power Congress - TEMPO Session 2
Digitalisation on Demand-side

Making a more energy & economy efficient District Heating possible

This second session was moderated by Gabriele Pesce (Euroheat & Power) and addressed new ways through which digitalisation can boost DHC and Low Temperature DHC, making it more efficient and user friendly

On the second session we had the pleasure to welcome two speakers from our members VITO and A2A Calore & Servizi as well as Danfoss' presence. Thank you to the three of you!

Dirk Vanhoudt (VITO) explained what is a digital DH network and how digitalisation makes DH more reliable, affordable and sustainable

After him, Soulla Paphitis (Danfoss) talked about the global phenomenon of digitalisation, how it can affect District Energy and Danfoss' Leanheat Software Suite, which enables an end-to-end optimization of district heating systems

Last but not least, Juri Gregorini (A2A Calore & Servizi). He presented digital solutions to manage the relationship with the costumers such as remote management system, making customers experience easier and helping to save energy.

Remember that you can still register for free to the congress to have access to all recorded past sessions and future Virtual Thursday events!

TEMPO technology used for AI-driven price analysis

The data-driven technology being developed in the TEMPO project provides a versatile toolbox of solutions for AI-based analysis in distributed thermal energy systems.
PANG (Price models using Ai for Next Generation district heating), a Swedish innovation project applied TEMPO technology to improve the work done and assess how AI and data-driven modelling could improve the design of pricing models in district heating systems.

PANG was developed by NODA Intelligent Systems. NODA is a member of the TEMPO project and mainly contributes to the development of the basic technology in TEMPO WP1.

Data and information visualisation is a fundamental part of many AI solutions, especially when it comes to different types of decision support systems.

Examples of the output of a clustering algorithm in different types of demand profiles at the customers side

“For me, this is a perfect example of cross-fertilization between different projects. By coordinating research endeavors like this, it is possible to really augment the innovation process.” – Christian Johansson, CEO, NODA Intelligent Systems.

If you want to know more about this project, please contact Christian Johansson at cj@noda.se

FLEXharvester

FLEXharvester is an easy portable open data model and architecture for building energy flexibility management solutions.

The FLEXharvester software components allow integrators, network operators, building management system providers and real estate companies to enhance their project right away with the STORM District Energy Controller for flexibility management and demand response capabilities.

Webinar: Rural District Heating Network: The Windsbach Case

Last 28th January 2021 TEMPO organised a webinar when the Windsbach demo site was presented. Thanks to the innovations implemented by the H2020 TEMPO Project, a new kind of rural low-temperature district heating network is being developed.

Discover which solutions are being implemented through the recording of this webinar dedicated to the Windsbach case.

TEMPO Promotional Material Is Here!

Finally you have access to the new TEMPO promotional material. In which, with just a quick glance, you can learn and share everything there is to know about the project in a very visual way.