Combination of different renewable technologies for cooling and heating
The pilot plant presented at the Rabanales Campus of the University of Córdoba, allows heating and cooling of the Leonardo Da Vinci building and Monte Cronos stadium, integrating different solar collector equipment, biomass boilers, absorption chiller and the RACU technology, this one developed by the RATE research group, distributing said energy through a district network of buried pipes.
25 September, 2024
Science and technology for more sustainable refrigeration
Participation in the XII Iberian Congress and X Ibero-American Congress of Cold Sciences and Techniques 2024 (Elche, Spain), in order to present different patents and the most innovative projects as DCOOL, RACU and WEDISTRICT.
26-28 June, 2024
Development of the RACU unit to control temperature, humidity and CO2 concentration in buildings
RACU (Renewable Air Cooling Unit) demonstrated a high capacity to cool and dehumidify the air, with reduced electricity consumption, without the need for refrigerants, operating with 100% outside air and renewable sources. This prototype is integrated into the WeDistrict project, in order to demonstrate that the production of cooling and heating for buildings can be solved with renewable sources.
13 June, 2024
Presentation of different R&D projects
Participation in the INTARCON I Vocational Training Prototype Competition 2024 (Lucena, Spain), in this event the RATE group covers different lines of investigation such as the decarbonization of buildings, with the H2020 WEDISTRICT project or the study of the climate scenario and the consequent use of renewable cooling technologies such as RACU.
https://www.intarcon.com/i-concurso-de-prototipos-formacion-profesional-info/
5 June, 2024
Exchanging technological experiences
Participation in the 13th European Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation, Transfiere 2024 (Málaga, Spain), in order to present different patents and the most innovative projects as DCOOL, RACU and WEDISTRICT.
20-22 March, 2024
Awards to researchers and research groups
Participation in the Galileo awards for knowledge transfer, in which RATE group with Andaltec receives an award for the idea CoolEV Tech – Air-Cooling systems for Electric Vehicles, which develop air cooling systems for electric vehicles.
12 March, 2024
Magtel recognizes the best social initiatives in the fourth edition of its awards
In this event Technological Innovation second prize was for Fundación Andaltec I+D+i in colaboration with the RATE UCO group for the project Climaplasev. Air conditioning system manufactured using plastic materials and based on evaporative cooling technology.
https://www.fundacionmagtel.es/fundacion-magtel-iv-premios/
30 November, 2023
Advances in Thermodynamic Engineering, the key to sustainable development
Participation in the 13th National and 4th International Conference in Engineering Thermodynamics (13CNIT) held in Castellón de la Plana, Spain, in which differents topics as Experimental study of ventilation efficiency of three ventilation strategies using aerosols and tracer gas developed by José Luis Sánchez Jiménez and Manuel Ruiz de Adana, Thermal evaluation of two advanced air-cooling systems for different Spanish climate zones developed by María Jesús Romero Lara, Francisco Comino and Manuel Ruiz de Adana, New District Heating and Cooling Network at University of Cordoba in Spain – EU-funded project WEDISTRICT developed by María Jesús Romero Lara, Francisco Comino, Rafael Hidalgo-Moreno, Claudia Sanroman, Miguel Herrador, Jon Martínez and Manuel Ruiz de Adana or Optimization of the design of dew-point indirect evaporative coolers with cooling and ventilation requirements developed by Francisco Comino, María Jesús Romero Lara and Manuel Ruiz de Adana were presented.
29 November, 2023
Environmentally friendly technology in the field of building and construction
Participation in the International Conference on Green Construction 2023 held in Córdoba, in which differents topics as Energy efficiency of portable air cleaners in buildings developed by José Luis Sánchez Jiménez and Manuel Ruiz de Adana or Feasibility analysis of using two advanced air-cooling systems in Mediterranean area climate developed by María Jesús Romero Lara, Francisco Comino and Manuel Ruiz de Adana were presented.
27-28 November, 2023
Advances in logistics and new technologies
Participation in the VII BLET Workshop and Rabanales XXI Defense Day held in Córdoba, in which RACU technology and the Research project WEDISTRICT, reference H2020-WIDESPREAD2018-03-857801. European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme were presented due to the important relationship between research at the UCO and the BLET.
On the left Rabanales XXI Defense Day and on the right VII BLET Workshop.
18 October, 2023
Measure the air quality
Obtain a correlation between the increase in indoor air quality, by switching on ventilation, and the parameters for assessing the well-being and health of elderly people and thus demonstrate that these systems have a high impact on both health and comfort.
Technological innovation
Companies and PhD students from the Advanced Computing, Energy and Plasmas programme discuss ideas and possible lines of research to promote the development of R&D&I programmes in the industrial sector in Cordoba.
XI State Conference on Industrial Engineering
Participation in the XI State Conference on Industrial Engineering held in Córdoba by María Jesús Romero Lara and José Luis Sánchez Jiménez.
Indoor air quality study in Córdoba
This project is carried out in the Santa María residence and in a classroom of a nursery school.
Measurements of pollutants such as carbon dioxide and PM2.5 and PM10 particles have been measured. In addition, thermal comfort data is being recorded, such as temperature and relative humidity. Noise and lighting data are also acquired.
On the left is the room of the residence and on the right the nursery school classroom.
Ventilation system and airborne transmission
TRACER is a project to research the ventilation system influence on airborne transmission of human exhaled bioaersols. Cross infection risk evaluation is analyzed in hospital environments.
Dissemination of scientific knowledge of this Research Project has been carried out through Science and Technology outreach Spanish TV program Lab24.
We invite you to see a summary of the Research Project TRACER.
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► View video RTVE (13 min)
Exposure to Bioaerosol in hospital environments
This research is key to investigate the exposure to bioaerosols with an aerodynamic diameter between 0.3 μm and 10 μm, from the exhalation of people in hospital environments.
Bioaerosol emission from persons is simulated in our Research Lab by using injection of small particles into the breathing system of thermal dummies. Personal exposure to bioaerosol is analyzed under different ventilation system conditions.
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Renewable and clean-energy technologies based on IEC and DW
Our Research Group has developed a new Renewable Air Cooling Systems based on desiccant wheel and an indirect evaporative heat exchanger.
A first prototype designed by our Research Group at the University of Córdoba has been built by Keyter Technologies company (Córdoba - Spain) and it has been experimentally tested at the facilities of the Andaltec Plastic Technological Centre (Martos - Jaén - Spain).
This is an example of technology cooperation of our Research Group with leader partners to develop clean-energy technology to cool buildings and industries.
