Thermally Activated Building Structures as Flexibility Option for the Electricity Market

Abstract

Combined with heat pumps, thermally activated building structures (TABS) can serve as a resource of flexibility for electricity markets and the grid. This paper analyses the energy-economic value resulting from utilising the flexibility enabled by thermal building inertia. The scope of the study is the Austrian building stock by the year 2040. A specific business model for using the flexibility from heat pumps in buildings is being developed in the PnP Control TABS research project. This paper also gives insights into the controller logic developed and first results from a demonstrator.