Type

NTDH

Short description

NTDH utilizing sea water for luxury village heating

Location

"Porto piccolo Sistiana" - Trieste

Country

Italy

End users

Luxury village-460 residential units, public and private beaches, parks, bars and restaurants, retail units, 5 star hotel, marina with 124 berths and a large spa area

Heat source

Sea water

Description

18 heat pumps; Sea water used in plants over the area for heating/cooling of water (HEX); Water in main loop used by WSHPs

Cooling

Yes

Heat source-network connection

HEX

Booster HP or no for SH

HP

Booster HP, IHEU or DHSU for DHW

HP

Category

1.7.1.1.1.

Costs/Price [€] (Investment; Operation; Cost for the consumer)

Investment: 25 mil. €

Tsource [°C]

28 (summer); 11 (winter)

Tsupply,min [°C] (network)

10 (winter)

Tsupply,max [°C] (network)

35 (summer)

Tsupply,min [°C] (at consumer substation)

40 (winter)

Treturn [°C] (network)

5 (winter); 30 (summer)*

Installed capacity [MW]

4.5

Network length [km] (if not specified-pipes, trench specified)

2

LHPDD (linear heating power demand density)=(installed thermal power capacity)/(network length(pipes)) [kW/m]

2.25

Reference 1

https://tbiaircon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/clivet_installations.pdf

Reference 2

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.12.059

Reference 3

https://www.airu.it/visita-di-airu-al-sistema-di-climatizzazione-ad-acqua-di-mare-di-portopiccolo/

Reference 4

https://seadrion.adrioninterreg.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/D.T1.1.1-Report-on-heat-pump-installation-and-industry-in-Adriatic-Ionian-region-1-1.pdf

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