Geothermal energy
With the progressive integration of intermittent renewable energies, the demand for reliable and sustainable baseload energy sources like geothermal is rising. Technological advancements are imperative to enhance the competitiveness of geothermal energy. TVS is actively developing technologies to improve the performance and cost-effectiveness of the geothermal energy sector.
Solar energy
Deploying solar PV-based nano grids presents a compelling solution for providing affordable energy in remote areas, e.g., off-grid communities in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asian countries, supporting SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) 7. Collaborating closely with our partners, we spearhead deploying innovative nano-grid technologies in Madagascar and the Philippines.
Carbon Capture
Carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) technologies are pivotal in reducing emissions across critical industries and achieving net-zero transitions by balancing unavoidable emissions. TVS collaborates with industry and research partners to develop a technology focused on converting captured CO₂ into industrial chemicals, furthering the potential of CCUS in driving sustainable solutions.
Waste Heat Recovery
Recovering and utilising industrial waste heat is acknowledged as a cost-effective strategy to enhance plant energy efficiency, playing a crucial role in achieving net-zero targets. TVS has collaborated with partners to showcase waste heat recovery technology in secondary aluminium and ceramic plants.
Energy Efficient Building
Thermal energy storage presents numerous opportunities and advantages for reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions as we move towards eco-friendly, energy-efficient buildings. TVS, in collaboration with its partners, is working on modular compact thermal energy storage solutions tailored for heating and cooling applications.
Our projects
Smartrec
SMARTREC (Developing a standard modularised solution for flexible and adaptive integration of heat recovery and thermal storage capable of recovery and management of waste heat) project (EU Grant Agreement no. 723838) successfully completed in August 2021. SMARTREC developed a standard modularised solution for flexible and adaptive integration of heat recovery and thermal storage capable of recovering and management of waste heat. Smartrec project made it easier to economically recover waste heat and valorised medium to high-grade waste heat across different industries and temperatures. TVS has developed a decision support system (DSS) for optimising waste heat recovery in aluminium recycling and ceramic plants.
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COMBIOTES
COMBIOTES (Compact bio-based thermal energy storage for buildings) project (EU Grant Agreement no. 864490) aims to develop a modular compact thermal energy storage (TES) solution for heating, hot tap water and cooling with regard to thermal end uses in buildings. This thermal energy storage solution will be fully adapted for electricity load shifting. TVS developed a multicriteria Decision Support System (DSS) for optimising Thermal Energy Storages (TES).
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CoCaCo2la
CoCaCo2la (Conversion of Captured CO2 to Industrial Chemicals) project (Funded through BEIS under the UK ACT ERA-NET EC Grant Agreement no. 691712) will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help meet international net-zero targets. Using a nano-structured copper catalyst, the multi-skilled project team produced an integrated, room temperature, electrochemical carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) system to produce ethylene and other valuable chemicals, alongside a bench-top demonstrator for the system. TVS has done the life-cycle assessment (LCA) for carbon capture and utilisation of the project.
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SEHRENE
SEHRENE (Store Electricity and Heat for Climate Neutral Europe) project (EU Grant Agreement no. 101135763) aims to develop a new electrothermal energy storage (ETES) concept designed to store renewable electricity (RE) and heat for restitution as needed. TVS is developing a Decision Support System (DSS) for optimising the Industrial Waste & Renewable Heat (IWRH) recovery using Thermal Energy Storage (TES).
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RECOMP
ReComp (Recovery and Reuse of Waste Heat Energy for Energy-Intensive manufacturing) project (Funded by the UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero) is developing a Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) system to harness waste heat from diverse sources within composite production facilities. TVS is evaluating the techno-economic and environmental performance of the Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) system.
IMPHORAA
IMPHORAA (Implementation of photovoltaics through an innovative mini-grid expansion model for rural African & Asian communities) project (Innovate UK, Grant Agreement no. 90935) seeks to amplify the use of renewable nano-grids in the Philippines and Madagascar. This will support income growth and the development of sustainable communities in both countries, contributing significantly to 2030 UN Sustainable Agenda Goals. TVS is coordinating the project and developing a PCM (Phase Change Material)-based coolbox, coolbox control, monitoring unit, and performing business model and life cycle analysis.
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POWERPATH
PowerPath (Towards a new power infrastructure development path for rural Africa) project (UKRI Grant Agreement no. 10085837) aims to open a new power infrastructure development path for rural Africa by developing and demonstrating in North Madagascar a set of technological, social, and business model innovations serving the emergence of a new electrification model named "Lateral Electrification". TVS coordinates the project and develops the remote monitoring and metering module for the lateral electrification.
GeoPro
GeoPro (Accurate Geofluid Properties as key to Geothermal Process Optimisation) project ( EU Grant Agreement no. 851816) aims to produce a set of integrated knowledge-based design and operation tools to allow the geothermal industry to explore, design and operate systems more effectively, bringing down the LCOE (Levelized Cost of Energy: a metric that measures the average cost of generating electricity over the lifetime of a power plant) to competitive levels. TVS has developed the Decision Support System (DSS) connecting all the tools. The geothermal industry will use these new tools to benefit from: the capability to better explore and ‘vector in’ on new resources; the ability to predict the return on a well more reliably for investment decisions; control-oriented simulations to reduce the engineering overkill currently required; improved energy extraction through knowledge of the real production constraints.
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GeoCoat
The Geo-Coat (Development of novel and cost-effective corrosion-resistant coatings for high-temperature geothermal applications) project (EU Grant Agreement no. 764086) develops specialised corrosion- and erosion-resistant coatings, to be applied through thermal powder coating techniques specially developed to provide the required bond strength, hardness and density for the challenging geothermal applications. TVS has built a Decision Support System (DSS) for developing different coating materials and selecting optimal coating processing technologies for geothermal application.
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GeoDrill
The GeoDrill (Development of Novel and Cost-Effective Drilling Technology for Geothermal Systems) project (EU Grant Agreement no. 815319) aims to develop optimised drilling equipment to reduce costs and increase the rate of penetration in geothermal energy extraction. TVS has developed a Decision Support System (DSS) for a mud hammer-based deep geothermal drilling system considering techno-economic and environmental performance.
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GeoSmart
The GeoSmart (Technologies for Geothermal to Enhance Competitiveness in Smart and Flexible Operation) project (EU Grant Agreement no. 818576) is working on methods to store heat energy when demand is low so that it can be released when demand is high. The project also plans to create a hybrid cooling system for the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) plant that will prevent efficiency degradation due to seasonal changes. TVS has developed a Decision Support System (DSS) that will guide geothermal plant operators to profitably shift the business from baseload operation to flexible operations.
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GeoHex
The GeoHex (Advanced Material for Cost-Efficient and Enhanced Heat exchange performance for geothermal application) project (EU Grant Agreement no. 851917) will support the development of novel materials for geothermal use. Heat Exchangers (HEX) play a crucial role in the geothermal power plants. TVS has developed a Decision Support System (DSS) that will support ecoDESIGN of geothermal heat exchangers.
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OptiDrill
The OptiDrill (Optimisation of Geothermal Drilling Operation with Machine Learning) project (EU Grant Agreement no. 101006964) introduces an innovative drilling advisory system based on a combination of enhanced monitoring systems and multiple data-driven machine learning modules for the analysis, prognosis and optimisation. TVS has developed the monitoring system based on real time MWD (Measurement While Drilling) systems. The goal is to advise and support drilling operators in making informed decisions through real-time data, reducing many uncertainties.
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COMPASS
The COMPASS (Sustainable and Cost-Efficient Concepts Enabling Green Power Production from Supercritical/superhot geothermal wells) project (EU Grant Agreement no. 101084623 & UKRI Grant Agreement no. 10057822) addresses key technical challenges in accessing superhot geothermal well formations. TVS has developed cradle-to-gate LCA and parametric cost tools for Icelandic and Italian superhot resource scenarios.
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nGEL
The nGEL (Next Generation Flexible Tri-Generation Geothermal ORC plant) project (EU Grant Agreement no. 101148170) aims to transform the geothermal ORC plants into flexible tri-generation plants capable of both efficiently as well as cost-effectively responding to the dynamic demand of power, heating, and cooling, attributing geothermal energy as a dispatchable source to balance the power and thermal grid against the progressive integration of intermittent Renewable Energy Sources (RES) (i.e., solar, wind). In the nGEL Project, TVS will be using its proprietary technology to increase geothermal power production during higher ambient temperatures.
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