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<strong>Strategic</strong> <strong>Research</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Innovation</strong> <strong>Agenda</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Renewable</strong> Heating & CoolingExecutive Summary<strong>Renewable</strong>Heating & CoolingEuropean Technology Plat<strong>for</strong>mExecutive SummaryThis <strong>Strategic</strong> <strong>Research</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Innovation</strong> <strong>Agenda</strong> (SRA) is thefirst of its kind <strong>for</strong> the <strong>Renewable</strong> Heating <strong>and</strong> Cooling (RHC)sector. It provides stakeholders with a structured <strong>and</strong> comprehensiveview of the strategic research priorities to enablean increasing share of heating <strong>and</strong> cooling to be supplied by<strong>Renewable</strong> Energy Sources (RES). The contribution of RHC tothe EU energy targets by 2020 <strong>and</strong> beyond will be determined bythe availability of reliable, efficient <strong>and</strong> af<strong>for</strong>dable technology.Exp<strong>and</strong>ing the market <strong>for</strong> biomass, geothermal <strong>and</strong> solar thermalapplications, achieving significant breakthroughs throughtargeted, collaborative research <strong>and</strong> development activitiesinRHC technology are all fundamental to achieve on time theEuropean Union’s energy <strong>and</strong> climate objectives.The heating <strong>and</strong> cooling sector plays a crucial role with respect to our primary energy dem<strong>and</strong>.In 2010, heat accounted <strong>for</strong> 47% of the final energy consumption in the EU.For the purposes of this RHC-SRA, three profiles of heating <strong>and</strong> cooling dem<strong>and</strong> areidentified: residential sector (Chapter 3), non-residential buildings (Chapter 4), <strong>and</strong>industrial processes (Chapter 5). Local constraints such as the relative abundance of different<strong>for</strong>ms of renewable energy but also the required temperature, the consumption profile,the thermal dem<strong>and</strong> density i , etc. affect the choice of technology.Alongside the description of dem<strong>and</strong> characteristics, the RHC-SRA presents the strategicresearch <strong>and</strong> innovation priorities <strong>for</strong> renewable energy technologies able to meet thesediverse profiles of dem<strong>and</strong> in the short-term (by 2020), <strong>and</strong> medium- to long-term (2030 <strong>and</strong>beyond). Priorities <strong>for</strong> District Heating <strong>and</strong> Cooling (DHC) technology are presented separately(Chapter 6) because advancements are likely to bring benefits to all types ofusers <strong>and</strong> to have a positive impact on the entire range of renewable energy supply technologies.Other cross-cutting technologies (CCT) like energy storage, hybrid systems<strong>and</strong> heat pumps are looked at within the individual chapters (Sections 3.5, 4.5 <strong>and</strong> 5.5).According to the Common Vision <strong>for</strong> the <strong>Renewable</strong> Heating & Cooling sector in Europe(RHC-Plat<strong>for</strong>m, 2011), the potential of RHC technologies is vast: in 2020 over 25% of heatconsumed in the European Union could be generated with renewable energy technologies<strong>and</strong> by 2030 RHC technologies could supply over half the heat used in Europe. To realise suchpotential will require a holistic view, identifying the pathway to commercial exploitationof the results of research, development <strong>and</strong> demonstration activities.iThermal energy densityrefers to the amount of heator cold required in a certainarea (e.g. in a city, industry,or rural area).i
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