Madrid

frESCO aims at testing and demonstrating the performance of the innovative energy services packages and business models and the overall ICT solution through a demonstration campaign in real environment in four representative pilot sites.

Madrid – Spain

The Spanish pilot will be located in the city of Madrid. In particular, the apartments involved (about 59 to 83 m² each) are owned by the members of the ecosocial cooperative Entrepatios, and are part of multi-family buildings (4 floors of apartments plus basement , 2-6 apartments/floor) 17 apartments housing 32 adults and 23 children.

The buildings are located 6km from the city centre and were occupied in 2020, so are new.

The climate in the city is Mediterranean-Continental, with very hot summers and cold winters.

Location

Energy Profile

Installed Equipment

The apartments heating system is based on individual reverse cycle air conditioning (fan coils) whereas heat pumps are also installed for common hot water

Activities conducted in the pilot

The main goals of the project in Madrid’s pilot are to maximize PV production, reduce consumption and test the flexibility of energy demand in a new generation of high energy performance multifamily buildings with a high degree of electrification.

This a great challenge that will show costs, savings and potential of the frESCO tools.

More specifically, the interest is focused in exploring an integrated service package including the installation of collectively owned PV panels (in the building rooftop) with automation and non-energy services.

Flexibility through demand response, although not yet possible in Spain, will be studied through simulation.