The research project involving the creation of an innovative zero-emission and autonomous energy system (RESHeat), based only on installations using Renewable Energy Sources, has received a funding under the European Union Horizon 2020 Framework Program. Krakow University of Technology (PK) became the leader of the international consortium in the project.

The total amount of research support is over EUR 2.4 million. The person responsible for the project is Dr Eng. Paweł Ocłoń from the Department of Energy of the Faculty of Environmental and Energy Engineering. The Krakow University of Technology became the leader of an international consortium, which includes leading European research units from Italy and the Czech Republic – Sapienza University in Rome and the Technical University in Brno, as well as enterprises and companies from the SME sector: OILON from Finland, F.H.U. “CZAMARA” and ELFRAN from Poland.

The RESHeat system uses a heat pump, PVT cells with a solar follower system, rotary collectors and a heat storage system in the ground. The waste heat from PVT cells is accumulated in the low-temperature tank, as well as in the wells. The high temperature tank is used for heat accumulation from solar collectors. Thanks to the use of highly efficient systems following the sun, it is possible to regenerate the soil effectively, which enables a much higher seasonal energy efficiency of the heat pump – explains the relationship between the components of the system Dr Eng. Paweł Ocłoń.