CORDIS · THUNDER
THermochemical storage Utilization eNabling Data centre seasonal Energy Recovery
- Code
THUNDER- Programme
- HORIZON
- Call
HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-01-09- Status
- SIGNED
- Period
- 2024-01-01 – 2027-12-31
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Participants
| Organisations | Role | Country | Grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| RINA CONSULTING SPA | coordinator | IT | 730 714 € |
| STEEL TECH SOCIETA A RESPONSABILITALIMITATA | participant | IT | 896 175 € |
| ABILIX SOFT LTD | participant | BG | 705 250 € |
| UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE | participant | IT | 544 969 € |
| FUNDACION CARTIF | participant | ES | 425 000 € |
| IVL SVENSKA MILJOEINSTITUTET AB | participant | SE | 423 035 € |
| UBITECH ENERGY | participant | BE | 309 750 € |
| YUGOIZTOCHNOEVROPEYSKA TEHNOLOGICHNA KOMPANIA OOD | participant | BG | 307 562 € |
| HIREF SPA | participant | IT | 302 400 € |
| VEOLIA SERVICIOS LECAM SA | participant | ES | 296 100 € |
| EUROHEAT & POWER | participant | BE | 259 875 € |
| SMART SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL INNOVATIONS MONOPROSOPI IKE | participant | EL | 211 750 € |
| UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA | participant | IT | 173 750 € |
| VEOLIA ENERGY VARNA | third party | BG | 0 € |
| PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL PRODUCTS LTD | associated partner | UK |
Description
Worldwide Data centers (DC) are estimated to account for 1 to 2% of electricity usage. Regarding the European context, it is expected that data centres will account for 98.5 TWh/year in 2030. So it is evident that there is an important potential to recover waste heat from the cooling processes of DCs. The THUNDER project aims to overcome existing barriers hampering a wide adoption of DCs waste heat recovery strategies, providing an innovative, efficient and cost attractive Seasonal Thermal storage based on Thermochemical Materials. THUNDER solutions stretch across the value chain (data centre innovative storage providers, heat pump manufacturers and district energy company operators). The THUNDER solutions will be validated in field conditions at the Demosite in Bulgaria where the practice of WHR from DC is not widely diffused thus boosting the market also in those areas. Deepened replicability assessment will be done and pre-feasibility analysis developed in 10 further Demosites across all over Europe. Co-design and training workshops will be organized at the replicability identified sites to promote stakeholders engagement and social awareness thus unlocking barriers and make it real THUNDER replication.
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