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COMMUNICATION
SCORES PROJECT
“Self Consumption Of Renewable Energy by hybrid Storage systems”
The European Commission has set project supported by the European is to develop and demonstrate a
ambitious goals in order to move to Commission under the Horizon building energy system including new
an energy-neutral built environment 2020 programme for Research and compact hybrid storage technologies,
in 2050. This energy transition Innovation (Call H2020-EEB-2017) that optimizes supply, storage and
imposes major challenges on the with a duration of 48 months. demand of electricity and heat in
building sector and the energy grid. residential buildings, increasing self-
Increased self-consumption of The project consortium consists of consumption of local renewable
locally generated renewable energy twelve partners from seven European energy in residential buildings at
sources is a must to overcome countries and has a strong industrial the lowest cost and deferring
this challenge. A motivated team character (three SMEs and six LEs), investments in the energy grid.
of professionals from industry and complemented by one university
knowledge institutes has taken on and two research and technology Combination and optimization of
the challenge to develop a hybrid organizations, including TNO as a multi-energy generation, storage,
energy storage system that will project coordinator. and consumption of local renewable
contribute to this goal. energy (electricity and heat) brings
Tradability and economic benefits new sources of flexibility to the grid
The SCORES project is a collaborative The main aim of the SCORES project and gives options for tradability and
Fig.1: REDOX heat battery – general working principle (Graphics: TNO)
REDOX HEAT BATTERY
General Working Principle
Developed by TNO
RED OX
Wind H2O H2O Domestic hot water
Solar HEAT House heating
BATTERY
Renewable electricity is used +=+ Heat is produced for night and winter
Water
Renewable energy from wind turbines When there is energy needed to warm your
and solar panels is used to produce house or to heat the water for your shower,
green hydrogen that regenerates but it is not available from the renewable sources,
the REDOX Heat Battery. the REDOX Heat Battery is used.
This project has received funding from +=+ +=+ +
the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No 766464
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