{"id":18818,"date":"2025-04-02T14:36:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T12:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heatstixx.de\/?page_id=18818"},"modified":"2026-01-26T08:16:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T07:16:27","slug":"news-flexblue-energy-transition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heatstixx.de\/en\/news-flexblue-energy-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"News-FlexBlue research project-KIT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18818\" class=\"elementor elementor-18818 elementor-18817\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af394c6 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af394c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0f3a4f\" data-id=\"f0f3a4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbafecf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbafecf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec03396\" data-id=\"ec03396\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f9d47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30f9d47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Project<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc373d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fc373d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FlexBlue '25 <strong>research project <\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bc4284 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bc4284\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDemonstrator under construction at the IAI\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-650240b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"650240b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>FlexBlue &#8211; Contributing to the energy transition by making refrigeration supply systems more flexible<\/strong><\/p><p>Within the FlexBlue project, the demonstrator is currently being set up at the IAI (Institute for Automation and Applied Computer Science at KIT in Karlsruhe).<\/p><p>At the heart of the system is a 6,000 liter PCM storage tank. Various hydraulic circuits are being tested to<br>optimize the overall system in order to achieve maximum flexibility. <\/p><ul><li>6,000 liter Cold Storage<br>Incl. cold iso and sheet metal jacket for outdoor installation <\/li><li>1.900 heatSel Xl ATP 6<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796775e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"796775e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/heatstixx.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KIT-Kaeltepeicher-2025-300x261.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-18856\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heatstixx.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KIT-Kaeltepeicher-2025-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/heatstixx.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KIT-Kaeltepeicher-2025-1024x891.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/heatstixx.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KIT-Kaeltepeicher-2025-768x668.jpg 768w, https:\/\/heatstixx.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KIT-Kaeltepeicher-2025-1536x1336.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/heatstixx.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KIT-Kaeltepeicher-2025.jpg 2023w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf02d61 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf02d61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Demonstrators at the IAI<br><\/b>The hydraulic and implementation concepts for the demonstrator at the IAI have been drawn up. The necessary measurement and control technology was identified. <\/p><p>The components have been dimensioned, selected and procured and are currently being assembled. Completion is scheduled for Easter 2025. <\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f6fde0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f6fde0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1345\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/heatstixx.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Demonstrator-KIT-Schema.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18863\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heatstixx.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Demonstrator-KIT-Schema.png 1345w, https:\/\/heatstixx.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Demonstrator-KIT-Schema-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/heatstixx.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Demonstrator-KIT-Schema-1024x487.png 1024w, https:\/\/heatstixx.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Demonstrator-KIT-Schema-768x365.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1345px) 100vw, 1345px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7667178 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7667178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Demonstrator IAI<br><\/strong>Schematic layout of the refrigeration system<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658f06f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"658f06f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>An initial amortization analysis for the IAI demonstrator<br>was carried out with<\/b><\/p><ul><li>real measurement data on load profiles at IAI, the yield from the IAI PV system (64kWp), and exchange prices from 2024,<\/li><li>characteristic values and the temperature-dependent (non-linear) <br>EER of the new KKM<\/li><li>and the PCM stratified storage simulation model of the <br> plant (with idealizing assumptions).<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Result<br><\/b>Peak shaving, reacting to flexible exchange prices and maximizing <br>PV yield utilization can amortize the additional costs for the active storage at the IAI. However, the IAI demonstrator was not dimensioned according to economic efficiency aspects. It is intended to serve as an experimental field for various use cases.  <\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11a1881\" data-id=\"11a1881\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b14b0a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b14b0a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/heatstixx.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KIT-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18848\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heatstixx.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KIT-5.jpg 600w, https:\/\/heatstixx.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KIT-5-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c4d42c elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c4d42c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>kraftBoxx system storage<\/strong><br>Delivery by crane of 6,000-liter cold storage tank<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9262f66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9262f66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>FUNDING NOTICE<br><\/b>The project &#8220;FlexBlue &#8211; Flexible cooling supply systems against the backdrop of increasing decarbonization&#8221; is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60f2902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60f2902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Project partner:<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e8287e elementor-align-start elementor-tablet-align-start elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9e8287e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Institute for Automation and Applied Computer Science of the KIT<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skve.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">SK Verbundenergie AG<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruetgers.com\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/heatstixx.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KIT-3c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18842\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heatstixx.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KIT-3c.jpg 600w, https:\/\/heatstixx.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KIT-3c-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3457b04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3457b04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>KIT research project FlexBlue<\/strong><br>Delivery and installation of the refrigeration system with storage tank at the KIT building.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3de5ade elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3de5ade\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-612fa12\" data-id=\"612fa12\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337c083 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget 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