3/4 March 2025, Seminar-Konferenzhotel, Olten
The 4th DeCarbCH Annual Networking Conference represented the end of Phase I of many Work Packages of the SWEET DeCarbCH project and the beginning of Phase II (2025 to 2028).
Ongoing research was presented and discussed, knowledge shared and exchanged with the DeCarbCH cooperation partners about the real problems and issues that are currently impeding the smooth and rapid decarbonisation of heating and cooling in the various sectors.
Monday, 3 March 2025 (with cooperation partners)
- Researcher pitches, showcasing various concrete studies and projects from different work packages
- Poster session
- Main highlights of Phase I of DeCarbCH
- Outlook for the next years
- Networking dinner
Tuesday, 4 March 2025 (for DeCarbCH researchers only)
- Guest speakers presentations from external projects relevant for DeCarbCH
- Dr. Simon Moser, Energieinstitut an der JKU Linz
- Dr. Manmin Cai, Urban Energy Systems Lab, Empa
- Andreas Hurni, CEO Thermal Networks Switzerland
- Workshops/Breakout-Sessions on stakeholder management, case studies, and impact model
Posters:
- topGrid
- Advanced Modeling of Residential Heat Pumps for Decarbonization of District Heating Networks
- Bypass Control Strategies in District Heating: Revisiting the Concept of Constant Bypass
- Decentral Cooling Possibilities in Combination with Existing Heating Networks
- Identification of DHC System Archetypes
- Clustering District Heating Networks for Robust Energy Model Evaluation at the Community Scale
- ThermoChemical Storage Network (TCN)
- Thermal Energy Storage Technology Roadmap for Decarbonizing Medium-Temperature Heat Processes
- Swiss-STES
- SCOVILLE – Strategy Cockpits for Orchestrated Implementation of Thermal Grids in Cities and Municipalities
- SWEET DeCarbCH KTT
- SWEET DeCarbCH KTT Online Dissemination Tools – DeCarbCH Wiki and HTHP Database
- Eco-Targeting: Optimum integration framework
- High-Temperature Heat Pumps for Industrial Use
- PeakMetal
- Carbon Management Technologies
- Industrial Heat Pumps with new High-glide Refrigerant Mixtures
- Advancing Decarbonization in Swiss Industries
- Heating and cooling infrastructure is of national importance
- Modernizing District Heating Networks: A Strategic Decision-Support Framework for Sustainable Retrofitting
- Retrofit of a Multiple Operating Case Heat Exchanger Network using Simulated Annealing
- Geothermal energy
- CROSS Scenario outlook
- Innovative financing models for decarbonisation of decentralised heating systems
