The HIGH-COMBI project: High solar fraction heating and cooling systems with combination of innovative components and methods

The scope of the HIGH-COMBI project is the development of high solar fraction systems by innovative combination of optimized solar heating, cooling and storage technologies as well as control strategies, in order to contribute and assist the further deployment of the solar energy market. Within this project, six demonstration plants were installed in four European countries (Greece, Italy, Spain and Austria). The purpose of this article is to assess the result achieved in the technical field of the project and to present the technical aspects of the six innovative demonstration systems realised during the project period.