Kostadin Fikiin is the team leader from the Technical University participating in the CryoHub project, funded by the European Union, with the aim to develop and investigate the potential of cryogenic energy storage in industrial refrigerators and food enterprises equipped with refrigeration facilities. The innovative CryoHub technology is based on the accumulation of renewable energy in the form of liquefied cryogenic gas, used to partially cover the cooling demand of refrigeration facilities, as well as to generate electricity, which is consumed on-site or feeds the power supply system during peak consumption periods.
- Balancing the power grid by overcoming the mismatch between consumption and energy generation from renewable sources.
- Storing energy generated from renewable sources before it is fed into the grid.
- Ensuring rational cooling supply during electricity generation.
- Strengthening the implementation of renewable energy.
- Reducing peak electricity consumption and carbon emissions associated with electricity production
