Island of Krk – Croatia
The Croatian pilot takes place in several locations of the island of Krk located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner.
The pilot combines recently renovated buildings with old buildings of similar type that will be used as a baseline.
Although Krk has a Mediterranean climate, this area is colder than the southern Adriatic.
Pilot targets
– Demonstrate frESCO business models in a highly touristic location
– Boost self-generation within the framework of local energy communities
Location
CONSUMER INVOLVED |
BUILDINGS INVOLVED |
BUILDING TYPOLOGY |
60 |
15-20 |
Single family/bi-family buildings |
Energy Profile
CONSUMPTION |
PRODUCTION |
8,5000 – 9,500kWh/yr/household (electricity) |
Some of the houses in the pilot have solarPV panels of around 3 kWp installed in the rooftop. |
Installed Equipment
Traditionally, biomass or fossil-based fuels have been used as main heating sources, but these systems have been increasingly replaced by heat pumps.
PV panels of 3 kWp are installed in the rooftop.
Currently, a partial home control system is already installed for the control of lighting, temperature and window blinds.
During the project activity this system will be extend to the control of water, safety (CO and smoke sensors) and energy consumption/production through an energy management rule that allow to transfer the energy flow to the dwelling, to the batteries or the EV charging points depending on the needs of the customer.
Activities conducted in the pilot
The activities to be developed in Krk will be conducted in the framework of strategy for zero greenhouse gas emissions and integrated sustainable development of the island defined by KRK.
frESCO will explore the business case of integrated energy services including distributed generation, consumption automation and building retrofitting, exploiting the synergies with existing renovation programmes and comparing the impact with old and inefficient buildings in the same locations.
