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SEILAB - Semi-Virtual Energy Integration Lab

GINYS-IREC-001
Jaume Salom Tormo
Group Leader
jsalom@irec.cat | +34 933 562 615 | ORCID | PRC page
FACILITY WEBSITE
Campus de Sescelades, building N5, C/Marcel·lí Domingo, 2 (43007) Tarragona, Spain
SEILAB provides advanced expertise to assess the development and integration of renewable energy solutions and innovative thermal and electrical equipment that are designed to improve energy efficiency in buildings and energy systems Operation of air conditioning and thermal equipment in buildings based on a semi-virtual test approach, which allows testing equipment in real conditions based on a virtual model of dynamic building. SEILAB offers short-term feedback improvement cycles for equipment development, rapid determination of seasonal performance factor (SPF), testing / optimization of innovative control devices and strategies for regulation, evaluation and testing of hybrid energy systems , tests in extreme operating conditions and climatic tests  

Services

SEILAB offers the following services focused on component testing and emulation, such as:
  • Microcombined heat output (m-CHP)
  • CHP, ORC fuel cells and gas boilers
  • Photovoltaic and solar thermal collector
  • Biomass energy production
  • Heat pumps and refrigerators

Equipment

The Semi-Virtual Energy Integration Laboratory (SEILAB) offers advanced experience in evaluating the development and integration of renewable energy solutions, as well as innovative thermal and electrical equipment designed to improve energy efficiency in buildings and energy systems. The laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art technology that includes power generation systems, heat and cold storage and state-of-the-art facilities for testing air conditioning equipment and the interaction of energy systems with the grid

Staff

Laboratory Technitian
Juan Francisco Belio Gil | jfbelio@irec.cat | +34 933 562 615
Group Leader
Jaume Salom Tormo | jsalom@irec.cat | +34 933 562 615 | ORCID | PRC Page

Publications

Health and related economic effects of residential energy retrofitting in Spain
J.Ortiz,N.Casquero-Modrego,J.Salom
Energy Policy
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.04.013
Price and carbon-based energy flexibility of residential heating and cooling loads using model predictive control
Thibault Péana, Ramon Costa-Castelló, Jaume Salom
Sustainable Cities and Society Volume 50, October 2019, 101579
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2019.101579

INSTITUTE

IREC - Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya

Jardins de les Dones de Negre, 1

08930 Sant Adrià del Besos http://www.irec.cat/

DOMAINS RIS3CAT

  • Sistema d'energia i recursos
  • Education and knowledge generation system
  • Industrial system

CATEGORIES

  • TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT
    • Energy Laboratory
    • Industry 4.0
    • Instrumentation
    • Other specializated laboratories

RATES AND ACCESS

Availability Level: Medium
Access Procedures:
CERCA - Ginys