RESTORE H2020 Project - Renewable Energy based seasonal Storage Technology in Order to Raise Economic and environmental sustainability of District Heating and Cooling

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D1.6 Report on the assessment of the environmental sustainability (V1)

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  • 1. ROR icon Babeș-Bolyai University

Description

The present deliverable focuses on the environmental evaluation using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology of the RESTORE prototype, which combines the Organic Rankine cycle / Heat pump and Thermochemical Energy Storage technology.

The following processes are taken into account when conducting the LCA study:

i) upstream processes: raw material supply chains (e.g., Novec 649 supply chain, copper sulphate supply chain, oil procurement and production, RESTORE prototype construction)

ii) thermal energy charging and discharging cycles; and iii) downstream processes: recycling of Novec 649, copper sulphate, and oil; wastewater treatment and purification.

Traditional Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology has been employed to thoroughly address each of the four stages of LCA:

1) defining the objective, parameters, and limits of the system

2) assessing the input-output inventory

3) evaluating the impact on the environment

4) analysing the results while offering recommendations for improved performance.

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European Commission
RESTORE - Renewable Energy based seasonal Storage Technology in Order to Raise Economic and environmental sustainability of DHC 101036766

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