Optimal Design of a Multi-Energy System Applied to Commercial Buildings – COSMAC

In this COSMAC project, we propose to develop joint optimization algorithms, allowing the sizing of energy sources (photovoltaic, fuel cell, and grid) with hydrogen storage and the energy supervision, which will be applied to a commercial building considering several objectives. The joint optimization of the sizing and the energy management will consider many criteria such as self-consumption, the cost of energy, possible interactions with the grid, the integration of numerous electric vehicles charging stations on the parking lot, the economic and ecological life cycle and the energy impact of users. The advantage of locally produced green hydrogen is that it can be used for long-term energy storage, but it can also be used to power nearby fuel stations. The developed algorithms will be the subject of a modular and easy-to-use tool.