| Ref.No: | 63255400 |
| Start date: | 01.09.2023 |
| End date: | 31.08.2026 |
| Approval date: | 25.08.2023 |
| Department: | ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING |
| Sector: | INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC DEVICES AND DECISION SYSTEMS |
| Financier: | HORIZON EUROPE, E.C. |
| Budget: | 5.999.718,75 € |
| Public key: | 6ΝΡΜ46ΨΖΣ4-1ΕΝ |
| Scientific Responsible: | Assist. Prof. MARINAKIS |
| Email: | vmarinakis@epu.ntua.gr |
| Description: | ENPOWER WILL DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND DEMONSTRATE METHODOLOGIES FOR DATA-DRIVEN, INTERACTIVE, AND CLOSED-LOOP TOOLS AND SERVICES BASED ON SMART SUSTAINABLE HOMES (SSH) FOR ENERGY-ACTIVE CITIZENS AND ENERGY-SECURE INTER-SECTORAL COMMUNITIES TOWARDS A CITIZEN-CENTRIC ENERGY SYSTEM. BY COMBINING INNOVATIVE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) WITH SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL DIMENSIONS, SHARING ECONOMY, AND BUSINESS MODELS, IT WILL DEVELOP: 1) A SOCIAL SCIENCE FRAMEWORK FOR ACTIVE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN ELECTRICITY MARKETS, 2) ALGORITHMS UTILIZING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR CONSUMER CLUSTERING AND SEGMENTATION, 3) INTERACTIVE TOOLS AND SERVICES TO FACILITATE THE PROGRAMMING OF AN ENERGY COMMUNITY, 4) AN ENERGY DATA HUB TO SUPPORT ACTIVE COMMUNITY-LEVEL PARTICIPATION, AUTOMATED PRIVACY-PRESERVING INTEROPERABILITY, AND THE PRESERVATION OF DEMAND RESPONSE PROGRAMS, 5) DECENTRALIZED P2P DIGITAL MARKETPLACE AND DIGITAL REPRESENTATION OF MUTUAL COMPENSATION FOR ENERGY AND NON-ENERGY ASSETS, 6) DATA-DRIVEN SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, 7) ICT SERVICES AND VIRTUAL REPRESENTATIONS FOR OPTIMIZING ENERGY AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL AND OVERALL NETWORK FLEXIBILITY MANAGEMENT, BALANCING LOCAL SELF-CONSUMPTION AGAINST GRID SERVICES, WHILE ENHANCING THE SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY, 8) MONITORING NODES FOR AUTOMATED DEMAND RESPONSE, 9) A BUSINESS TESTING AND VALIDATION ENVIRONMENT FOR INNOVATIVE SHARING ECONOMY AND SOCIALLY INNOVATIVE BUSINESS MODELS, 10) METHODOLOGIES FOR ASSESSING DIFFERENT ENERGY COMMUNITY CONFIGURATIONS, UPGRADING, AND REPLICATION. THE ENPOWER FRAMEWORK WILL BE VALIDATED IN FOUR PILOT ENERGY COMMUNITIES AND FURTHER REPLICATED IN TWO EARLY ADOPTERS, COVERING DIFFERENT LEVELS OF TECHNOLOGICAL MATURITY OF THE COMMUNITIES, TO DEMONSTRATE INCREASED LOCAL RENEWABLE ENERGY SELF-CONSUMPTION AND ACTIVE CONSUMER PARTICIPATION IN ENERGY MARKETS, WHILE FOSTERING INCREASED LOCAL ENERGY SUPPLY SECURITY. ENPOWER WILL SUPPORT THE REPLICATION OF THE FRAMEWORK AT THE EUROPEAN UNION LEVEL AND PROVIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE RELEVANT REGULATORY BODIES FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION. |
