Innovative use of surplus energy
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet - Institutionen för landskapsarkitektur, planering och förvaltning |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 500 000 |
| Project duration | November 2014 - September 2015 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
The purpose of the contest was to develop innovative ideas for use of surplus heat, mainly in urban context, and to gain interest in contributing to increased use of surplus heat. The goal was to provide ideas that can be further developed among the parties within the SSE-C, applied in various pilot and development projects and then extended and deepened. The purpose and goal is met as far as can be judged today. Interest has increased through the publicity the contest received. The main fulfillment of the goal will take place after the project has been finished and in future competitions.
Results and expected effects
The expectation is that when solutions for use of surplus heat have developed it will have an impact on increased comfort and better environment in cities and decreased use of other kinds of energy. In the short term, we expected to get increased interest and attention on the possibilities to use surplus heat for various purposes. The competition gave a number of ideas about surplus heat use. Development of the ideas will take place after the project as will the expected impact. The publicity about the competition has increased the possibilities for the ideas to be developed and realized.
Approach and implementation
The contest was carried out in close interaction between the parties and a strong constellation was created. The working group members were specialists in various aspects and the jury represented a high management level, which gave strong support within the partner organizations. The competition was inspired by architecture and design contests with a program giving all preconditions and an anonymous process in one step. The constellation works very well, but for future competitions the format will be developed with several steps and interaction with the contestants.