Project - ChiNoZEN
Key technologies and demonstration of combined cooling, heating and power generation for low-carbon neighbourhoods/buildings with clean energy (ChiNoZEN)
The commitment of the ChiNoZEN project is to contribute to a significant increase in the share of low-carbon buildings and neighbourhoods through cooperation between leading Chinese and Norwegian scientists.
About ChiNoZEN
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Photo: Matthias C. Herzog
The ChiNoZEN project supports the transition to a reliable, affordable, publicly accepted, sustainable built environment, aiming at reducing fossil fuel dependency in the face of increasingly scarce resources, growing energy needs, and threatening climate change. The project delivers new knowledge, solutions and innovative technologies for low-carbon buildings and neighbourhoods. The key result of the ChiNoZEN project is a combined cooling, heating and power generation system able to meet the needs of low-carbon communities to fully absorb nearby available renewable energy.
The ChiNoZEN is a project under the common call within energy topics between the Research Council of Norway (RCN) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in China. The Norwegian part of ChiNoZEN project receives funding of 25 MNOK from RCN while MOST funds the Chinese part of ChiNoZEN project with 17,67 MRMB. This project description covers both parts of the project.
Project timeline
2020-2025
Events
Our project meeting in Trondheim, Norway in May was our first physical meeting. Around 30 delegates from our Chinese partners joined in. Included in the programme was a tour of the ZEB lab.
With great pleasure, we met our Chinese colleagues again on our 3rd project meeting back in October 2021. We had more than 50 participants for the meeting this time. Master students, newly appointed Phd and exchange PhD student from NTNU get a chance to meet everyone during the meeting.
Screenshot:
In September 2020, the ChinoZen project had its kick-off meeting:
Screenshot from @Norway in China, 22. September:
Screenshot from @NTNUEnergy, 18. September:
Work Packages (WPs)
The ChiNoZEN project is organized in five Work Packages (WPs):
- WP1 – Performance of grid-connected PhotoVoltaic technologies (PVT) with Thermal Energy Storage (TES)
- WP2 – High Temperature Heat Pump (HTHP) and dynamic performance
- WP3 – Simulation platform and control strategy of CCHP
- WP4 – Key CCHP technologies of low carbon neighbourhood and buildings with multiple energy sources
- WP5 – Demonstration of low carbon neighbourhood and buildings with clean energy
People at ChiNoZEN
Project Leaders:
Prof. Dr. Novakovic, Vojislav, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Prof. Dr. Gustavsen, Arild, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Prof. Dr. DAI, Yanjun, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
WP1 Leaders:
Dr. Zhu, Junjie, Institute for Energy Technology (IFE)
Prof. Dr. DAI, Yanjun, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
WP2 Leaders:
Prof. Dr. Eikevik, Trygve, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Assoc. Prof. Dr. GE, Tianshu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
WP3 Leaders:
Prof. Dr. Natasa Nord, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Prof. Dr. GE, Zhihua, North China Electric Power University
WP4 Leaders:
Prof. Dr. Novakovic, Vojislav, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Prof. Dr. LI, Jinping, Lanzhou University of Technology
WP5 Leaders:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Goia, Francesco, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Dr. LI, Bojia, China Academy of Building Research,
Project partners
Norwegian partners
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
- SINTEF Energy Research (SINTEF ER)
- SINTEF Community (SINTEF C)
- Institute for Energy Technology (IFE)
Norwegian industry partners
Norwegian Centres on Environment-friendly Energy
- The Research Centre on Zero Emission Neighbourhoods in Smart Cities (FME ZEN)
- Centre for an Energy Efficient and Competitive Industry for the Future (FME HighEFF)
- Centre for intelligent electricity distribution (FME Cineldi)
- The Research Center for Sustainable Solar Cell Technology (FME SuSolTech)
Chinese partners
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) 上海交通大学
- Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU) 北京交通大学
- Lanzhou University of Technology (LUT) 兰州理工大学
- North China Electric Power University (NCEPU) 华北电力大学
- Tsinghua University (THU) 清华大学
- Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology (XUAT) 西安建筑科技大学
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China Academy of Building Research (CABR) 中国建筑科学研究院有限公司