Project
A project promised to deliver breakthrough and game-changing technology
AIM
AIRCOLES aims to design, model, and validate a compact integrated engine–compressor system that converts low-temperature waste heat into electricity, cooling, and heating. It will optimize layouts for real end-user cases, test prototypes experimentally, and assess techno-economic, environmental, and social performance to support TRL 8 market deployment.
IMPACT
AIRCOLES will create value from low-grade industrial waste heat by converting it into usable or storable energy. It will support cleaner and more cost-effective operation across sectors by improving efficiency and reducing fuel demand. Its scalable retrofit potential can accelerate industrial decarbonisation, especially for SMEs seeking practical energy-saving solutions.
PROJECT
MAIN OBJECTIVE
The ultimate objective of AIRCOLES is to decarbonise the energy consumption by using the untapped low-grade renewable heat with a focus on solar, geothermal, urban heat and waste heat using air as a natural and readily available working fluid and storage medium.
Project At a glance
AIRCOLES project consists of 3 SMEs from Sweden, the UK, and the Netherlands.
Partners
Countries
Years
Project Structure
WORK PACKAGE 01
Development of Isobaric Expansion Heat-Driven Compressor (IEHDC)
WORK PACKAGE 02
Development and Prototyping of Compressed-Air Linear Electric Generator (CALEG)
WORK PACKAGE 03
Integrated AIRCOLES System Design & Simulation
WORK PACKAGE 04
Prototype Assembly, Testing & Validation
WORK PACKAGE 05
Sustainability & Impact Assessment
WORK PACKAGE 06
Commercialisation & Market Strategy
WORK PACKAGE 07
Communication & Dissemination
IMPACT
AIRCOLES impact has a significant impact on the project partners, in terms of technology and socio-economic aspects. The project aims to contribute to SDG goals as well.