HECTAPUS

The “HECTAPUS” project investigates the potential for using Phase Change Materials (PCM) storage to accelerate the heating and cooling transition. Among the thermal energy storage technologies, PCM is a promising technology for short-term heat or cold storage forhours to days. 

The phase change of a medium, e.g., ice to water, absorbs a large amount of energy with a small temperature change. Thermal storage using PCM of high energy density is a space-efficient storage solution. Combined with underground thermal energy storage (UTES) systems, it can decrease the required seasonal storage volume. However, the combination of latent heat storage with UTES is limited in number. 

This project will investigate the technical and economic performance of many case studies for integration with UTES via heat pump technologies.

Main Coordinator: Justin Ning Wei Chiu
KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Website: https://www.energy.kth.se/heat-and-power-technology/current-projects/hectapus-heating-cooling-transition-and-acceleration-with-phase-change-energy-utilization-storage

Partners from Sweden 

- KTH 
https://www.kth.se/en
-HURE
https://www.bigsciencesweden.se/the-swedish-guide/success-stories/huurre/

Partners from Norway

-NORCE
https://www.norceresearch.no/en/about-us

- COWI
https://www.cowi.com/

Partners from Turkey

- Cukurova University
https://www.cu.edu.tr/en
- Baris- Energy environment efficiency