The light-coloured surfacing in a school yard heats and cools the building

 

  • Cut CO2 emissions by 90%
  • Saving 15 tCO2eq a year
  • Covers 95% of energy needs
  • Saving €10,000 a year 

A few key figures

 

Needs:

  • Heat production: 64 MWh a year
  • Cold production (geocooling): 1 MWh a year
     

Installation :

  • Power Road® area: 110 sq. metres
  • Inter-season storage: 3 geothermal probes, 150 metres deep
  • Water-to-water heat pump: 50 kW
  • Coefficient of performance: 4.4
  • Energy efficiency ratio (cooling): 4.4

Praise for Power Road®

 

The Ademe (French Agency for Ecological Transition) awarded this project a €50,000 grant.