FRIENDSHIP is glad to present the newest paper about multi-effect and multi-stage NH3/H2O absorption chillers for negative cooling in SHIP systems, which is now published online in the AIP Conference Proceedings. The paper, Numerical study on multi-effect and multi-stage NH3/H2O absorption chillers for negative cooling… Read More »Publication on absorption chillers for negative cooling in SHIP systems
On 21st and 22nd of November, FRIENDSHIP team got together for the M42 consortium meeting. One year after the consortium meeting in Germany, the consortium met in Prague (Czech Republic), hosted by Amires. On the agenda over the two days, the consortium gave an overview of the work performed in… Read More »FRIENDSHIP M42 Meeting in Prague
On 3rd and 4th July 2023, FRIENDSHIP consortium met online to discuss the project advancement in the second reporting period and to have the 2nd Review meeting. On the first meeting day, the M36 meeting took place and the partners concentrated on the progress of the running Work… Read More »FRIENDSHIP passed the second review!
After investigating numerically, the different GAX (Generator-Absorber heat eXchange) cycles for absorption cooling at -20°C and -40°C from solar heat, a prototype was designed for typical FRIENDSHIP operating temperatures. This prototype was designed to meet at cold demand at -20°C using solely environmentally friendly refrigerants… Read More »Prototype of the absorption chiller under testing
On 24th and 25th of November, FRIENDSHIP team got together for the M30 progress meeting. Six months after the first in-person meeting in Sweden, the consortium met again in Munich (Germany), hosted by Clariant, one of the project’s industrial partners. At the beginning of the… Read More »FRIENDSHIP Progress Meeting in Munich
EuroSun is one of the main events on solar energy for buildings and industry in Europe. This year the conference took place in Kassel (Germany), from 26th to 29th September, and its organization was a joint effort of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) and… Read More »FRIENDSHIP at EuroSun 2022
For the third time, FRIENDSHIP was presented at the Renewable Heating and Cooling workshop during the Sustainable Places Conference 2022, held both online and in Nice (France), on 7th September. The Project Coordinator followed up on the presentation delivered last year and in 2020 at… Read More »FRIENDSHIP at Sustainable Places 2022
The Horizon 2020 project FRIENDSHIP reached the halfway milestone this month and for the occasion the whole consortium met in Sweden for a two-day event. The meeting started with the projection of the film: “Our Planet: Our Business” by David Attenborough, to remind about the… Read More »Halfway through the project
SINTEF and CEA are investigating different innovative solutions for absorption cooling at -20°C and -40°C from 100-250°C solar heat, in particular a GAX (Generator-Absorber heat eXchange) cycle based on commercial components, like Plate Heat Exchangers (PHE). This innovative design improves the heat and mass transfers,… Read More »Innovations on the ejector and absorption chillers
On 13th and 14th January, FRIENDSHIP consortium met together to discuss the project advancement in the first 18 months and to have the 1st Review Meeting. The meetings occurred online due to the Covid-19 restrictions in Europe. On the first meeting day, the M18 meeting… Read More »Online session for the first Review meeting
