About project

The area of the RINGEN research infrastructure in the former Jiří of Poděbrady military barracks in Litoměřice has recently become a unique test site focused on geoenergy and other renewables. SYNERGYS project aims to tackle the challenges of energy transition. The research will explore ways to reduce energy consumption in buildings and replace fossil fuels by renewables in local, and on the long-haul, district heating system. The project will develop and test the application of novel clean sources of energy and its underground storage. The long-term goal of the project is to introduce the geoenergy industry that will provide new opportunities for experts from the mining and energy sector.

Four various emission-free sources of energy and systems for underground energy storage will be integrated at different levels. A total of four systems focus on various aspects of the emission-free solution of heat and electricity and their long-term storage will be built. Geothermal energy will be obtained using shallow and deep wells, at depths of approximately 100 to 3500 m. Shallow boreholes will be used mainly for storing thermal energy, produced in summer by solar panels on the roofs of the surrounding buildings, and to store waste heat from different technologies. Geothermal and solar systems will be supplemented by green hydrogen, produced by electrolysis. All these technologies will be connected in a functional technological “ecosystem” that will be energy self-sufficient. The heat produced by renewable sources can be used for district heating in Litoměřice.

The SYNERGYS project is carried out by Scientific and academic institutions and the city of Litoměřice and is led by Charles University - Faculty of Science. Top research institutions from abroad are also involved in the project, as well as a wide range of entities from both public and commercial spheres.