Project work packages
The CO-COOL project, led by the University of Birmingham (UoB, UK), compromises one project management work package (WP), five technical WPs, and one dissemination WP.
Work package 1: Development and optimisation of composite sorbents/PCMs
- Lead by CNR & UDL
- Two technical approaches, microencapsulation and dry impregnation
Work package 2: Investigation on the flow, heat transfer, phase change behaviours of the phase change slurries
- Lead by UDL, SFU & UIUC
- Focus on MPCS and the gas hydrate slurry, especially CO2 hydrate slurry
Work package 3: Design and fabrication of modules and devices
- Lead by UoB
- Focus on the design and fabrication of the sorption reactors and PCM-integrated evaporators
Work package 4: Design and integration of the novel storage-integrated cooling systems
- Lead by UoG
- The integration of heat-driven adsorption cooling and cold
thermal storage - The integration of VCR and cold storage using CO2 hydrate slurry
- The cold energy transportation using the phase
change slurries
Work package 5: Life cycle assessment (LCA) and techno-economic analysis (TEA)
- Lead by GEIRI
- To ensure the developed process and devices environmentally sustainable on a life-cycle basis
- Scale-up manufacturing of the composite materials
- Perform a market analysis on cooling and cold storage
Work package 6: Dissemination, exploitation and
communication
- Lead by UoB
- To ensure the project findings, progresses and achievements are communicated and disseminated to the specific target groups
- Regular seminars and focused workshops are implemented
Contact: Info@h2020cocool.com
European Commission Website: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101007976