The main goal of GEO4CIVHIC is to develop and demonstrate easier to install and more efficient GSHEs, using innovative compact drilling machines tailored for the built environment & developing or adapting HPs and other hybrid solutions in combination with RES for retrofits through a holistic engineering and controls approach improving the return of investments.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
GEO4CIVHIC’s target is to accelerate the deployment of shallow geothermal systems for heating and cooling in retrofitting existing and historical buildings. It is based on innovative solutions investigated by an international expert group of companies and research centres.
Most easy, efficient and low cost geothermal systems for retrofitting civil and historical buildings.
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GEO4CIVHIC Summer School 2023 “Heating and cooling our buildings with green energy” – Students Call for Applications (deadline: 15 September 2023)
GEO4CIVHIC Summer School 2023 “Heating and cooling our buildings with green energy” - Students Call for Applications (deadline: 15 September 2023) The UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe is looking for students from the fourth and fifth year of high school and the first and second year of a university Bachelor’s degree [...]
Application of a method for the sustainable planning and management of ground source heat pump systems in an urban environment, considering the effects of reciprocal thermal interference
This paper discusses how to implement the long-term sustainability of shallow geothermal energy systems, specifically by addressing thermal interference between neighboring borehole heat exchangers (BHEs).
Green energy applied to UNESCO WHS Porta degli Angeli Ferrara
Investing in green sustainable energy is key to tackling increasing global energy demands. The EU Horizon 2020 project GEO4CIVHIC faces this challenge head on with cutting edge heating and cooling technology. The project integrates geothermal energy in civil and historical buildings using shallow geothermal heating and cooling solutions.
GEO4CIVHIC Video & Infographic – Angels’ Gate in Ferrara
The UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe developed an infographic of the real demo site of Angel’s Gate in the UNESCO World Heritage site city of Ferrara ( Italy) to present the work achieved through the GEO4CIVHIC project. In the infographic are described and illustrated the technologies used through the project as well as the infrastructures put in place.
UNESCO Venice Office interviews Dr. Adriana Bernardi, coordinator of GEO4CIVHIC Project, about the effects of the pandemic on all our lives and on the development of the EU funded projects
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The article “European and municipal scale drillability maps: A tool to identify the most suitable techniques to install borehole heat exchangers (BHE) probes” is now available online at the link below
Authors: A. Galgaro, E. Di Sipio, A. Carrera, G. Dalla Santa, A. Ramos Escudero,
J.M. Cuevas, R. Pasquali, B. Sanner, A. Bernardi
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Partner Projects
GEO4CIVHIC Project as well as the following projects are part of the BE horizons cluster
CHeap and Efficient APplication of reliable Ground Source Heat exchangers and PumpS
Funding institution: European Commission – Horizon 2020
Time: 2015-06-01 – 2019-05-31
Coordinator: CNR-ISAC
Cheap-GSHPs objective was to reduce the total cost of ownership, increase the safety and awareness of shallow geothermal systems throughout Europe.
Other EU Geothermal Research and Innovation Projects
GEO4CIVHIC Partners
COORDINATOR
1. INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE – NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (CNR – ISAC)
2. INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES – NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (CNR-ITC)
3. UNIVERSITA’ DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA (UNIPD)
4. UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA (UPV)
5. RESEARCH AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEVICES SRL (RED)
6. TERRA GEOSERV LIMITED (GEOSERV)
7. GALLETTI / HIREF (GALLETTI)
8. FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION
9. TERRA INFRASTRUCTURE (FORMER THYSSENKRUPP INFRASTRUCTURE)
10. UNESCO REGIONAL BUREAU FOR SCIENCE AND CULTURE IN EUROPE
11. FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITAT ERLANGEN NURNBERG (FAU)
12. SOCIETATEA ROMANA GEOEXCHANGE (SRG – RGS)
13. CENTRE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND SAVING (CRES)
14. HYDRA SRL (HYDRA)
15. UBEG DR ERICH MANDS U MARC SAUER GBR (UBEG)
16. GEO GREEN SPRL (GEO-GREEN)
17. PIETRE EDIL SRL (PIETRE EDIL)
18. SOLINTEL M&P SL (SOLINTEL)
19. DIN L-ART HELWA (DLH)
