LOW valued energy sources UPgrading for buildings and industry uses

Heating and cooling constitutes around 50% of the EU's final energy consumption and is the biggest energy end-use sector, ahead of transport and electricity. Calculations show that around 85% of heating and cooling is produced from natural gas, coal, oil-based products and non-RES electricity. 

The project LOWUP developed and demonstrated three different heating and cooling systems at relevant environment: HEAT-LowUP (low exergy heating system directly fed by solar and sewage water recovered heat) COOL-LowUP (low exergy cooling systems directly fed by renewable and free energy sources) and HP-LowUP (waste heat recovery and upgrading via heat pump.)

• Collaborative workshops (Osterwalder & BM environment)
• Value chain analysis & positioning
• Market assessment at EU level
• Semi-structured interviews
• Stakeholder needs assessment
• Business model innovation
• Business plan 5 years