Projects of SPF
A selection from our current projects illustrates our work in hand. Should any synergy between your business and ours appear, feel free to enquire within our organization.
Please note that for confidentiality reasons only public projects are displayed. Generally, projects that are carried out for private clients are subject to non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements.
Research project
BigStoreDH – large heat storage for district heating
Within this project the potential of large thermal energy storages to facilitate the decarbonisation and simultaneous expansion of thermal networks are analysed. Different techniques of short-, medium- and long-term heat storage are considered. The focus is on the replacement of fossil peak load, the increased integration of waste…
Research project
100%solarLCA – Life cycle analyses of different concepts for 100% solar heated buildings
The seasonal storage of heat in 100 % solar thermal heated single and multifamily buildings has been implemented in a number of projects in Switzerland. The first multifamily building with seasonal thermal energy storage that uses a combination of PV and heat pump instead of a solar thermal system is currently being built in…
Research project
CharacSorb – Optimized sorption heat pump for efficiency increase of district heating networks
Sorption heat pumps can provide cooling based on renewable district heat or waste heat, thus expanding the scope of district heating networks (DHN) and making better use of existing renewable heat sources. On the other hand, sorption heat pumps in district heat transfer stations can also provide heat while significantly reducing…
Research project
OptimEase – Enegetic and economic Optimization of building clusters
Within the OptimEase project, a modelling framework is developed that allows for the energetic optimization of groups of buildings by using their synergies. By comparing the optimal solution of a group of buildings with the sum of optimal solutions for each individual building, the economic and environmental benefits of aggregating…
Research project
OptiPower - Investigating the optimal design of the power of heating and cooling systems for residential and administrative buildings
Experience from various pilot and demonstration projects, as well as the assessment of experts, suggests that heating and cooling systems are often oversized. However, since there were no systematic studies on this topic in Switzerland, the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) commissioned the SPF and the IET - Institute of Energy…
Research project
Cool2Regen – Active cooling of buildings with heat pumps and geothermal probes for high regeneration rates
Geothermal heat pumps are efficient heating systems and therefore they can provide a substantial contribution to the reduction of CO2 emissions of the Swiss building park. In reverse operation mode, they can also cover the increasing cooling demand of buildings. However, the SIA 180 standard asks for passive measures to prevent…
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Contact
Dr. Michel HallerSPF Institut für SolartechnikDozent, Leiter SPF Research, Teamleiter SPF Energiesysteme
+41 58 257 48 36michel.haller@ost.ch