The hybrid chiller within HyCool will allow a step forward towards the exploitation of thermally driven cooling systems in industrial applications. It will take advantage of the renewable solar heat source to drive a sorption module, thus increasing the electric efficiency of a vapour compression chiller.

Through a patented innovation, the Concentrated Solar Panels (CSP) used will be able to significantly reduce the system costs compared to existing technologies while reducing the complexity of integration. The thermal performance of the system prototype has been proved by a solar testing institute with good results.

Thermal energy storages are a vital means to increase the share of intermittent renewable energies and to enhance waste-heat recovery in industries with non-continuous processes. Therefore they help mitigate CO2 emissions by allowing for demand side management and load shifting.

An innovative methodological approach that will allow for the exchange of the real-monitoring data gathered from the pilots with their related Asset Information Model (AIM) digital twins in a virtual reality environment.
In HyCool, this will help maximise the impact in communication & dissemination, allowing for such activities as virtual tours through the VR Models during fairs and online channels or the development of innovative onsite trainings using augmented reality tools and real time data.