PIK-II

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As part of the first sub-project "Holistic energy assessment and optimization of the new research building of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and development of a solution for waste heat utilization of the computer center" (FKZ 03 ET 1009), the new PIK research building (A56) was analyzed in terms of energy and a monitoring system was installed.

The waste heat of the high-performance computer procured in 2015 was significantly lower than calculated in the planning. Due to the energy optimization of the computer center, the water cooling and the efficient hardware, the waste heat output is sufficient to supply the new PIK building; however, a campus network cannot be implemented because the supply of other buildings cannot be ensured.

Within the framework of the project, the minimum variant of waste heat utilization already discussed in project phase 1 is to be tested, in which the waste heat of the computer center from the new building A56 is to be used to substitute the fossil fuels burned in a gas boiler in the existing building A26. The original considerations regarding an energy network on the campus that goes beyond this will not be continued, taking into account the findings from the first sub-project (FKZ 03ET1009). In addition, the operation of the technical systems installed in the new A56 building is to be optimized, taking into account the complex interrelationships between user requirements, user comfort, and energy efficiency (i.e., waste heat utilization and minimization of recooling expenses). For this purpose, the scientific monitoring in the new PIK building is to be continued and evaluated. The Chair of Building Energy Technology and Heat Supply at the TU Dresden is in charge of this project.

Partners

• Chair of Building Energy Systems and Heat Supply
• Potsdam-lnstitute for Climate Impact Research r.a., Potsdam
• Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam, German Research Centre for Geosciences GFZ, Potsdam

Project coordination

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Research assistant

Name

Dipl.-Ing. Hans Petzold

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