Project description
Smart-grid ready and smart-network ready buildings as active utility nodes
Smart technologies can significantly advance the energy efficiency of the EU building stock. The EU-funded EVELIXIA project will study European buildings as active utility nodes, aiming to increase their energy efficiency and interconnectivity. The project will enable two-way communication between the grid and occupants, leveraging flexible technologies. EVELIXIA also seeks to make buildings more innovative and flexible by utilising analytics supported by sensors and controls, thus optimising efficiency, flexibility, and occupant preferences while considering utility signals. The project will advance solutions through government-to-business and business-to-government services, human-to-building interfaces, system interoperability, and innovative hardware. These solutions will be integrated, deployed, and validated in seven real-life pilots across the EU.
Objective
EVELIXIA brings together 36 high profile organizations from 12 EU countries envisioning to realize Buildings as Active Utility Nodes (BAUNs), rendering the EU Building stock as: a) energy efficient; b) connected, by facilitating a two-way communication between the grid and the occupants, capitalizing on flexible technologies; c) smart, by utilizing analytics supported by sensors and controls to co-optimize efficiency, flexibility, and occupant preferences; and d) flexible, reducing, shifting, or modulating energy use according to occupant needs, while considering utility signals. EVELIXIA structures the advancement of its solutions along five Innovation Pathways: IP1: Building-to-Grid (B2G) Services; IP2: Grid-to-Building (G2B) Services; IP3: Human-to-Building Interfaces & Interactivity; IP 4: Systems Interoperability; and IP5: Innovative HW as Flexibility Enablers, which will be integrated, deployed, and validated at 7 large-scale, real-life pilots (GR, RO, FR, FI, ES, AT, DK). During the EVELIXIA platform deployment and validation, different actors (i.e. DSOs, DNOs, ESCOs, aggregators) from various sectors (electricity, heating/cooling, mobility) will exchange data for providing B2G and G2B services and they will participate in the development of Business Models showcasing the economic viability of the solutions proposed. EVELIXIA puts a large focus on social engagement empowering citizens as not only adopters of solutions, but also, as their co-creators applying methodologies for citizen and consumer engagement and advanced human to building interfaces. Key expected outcomes include: 14 scalable B2G/G2B services demonstrated including DSF (implicit, explicit, shifting, etc.), P2P energy trading, portfolio management (day ahead/intra-day), TSO/DSO/DHO, and system planning services; GHG emissions reduced by 17%, increase of flexibility by up to 25%, increase of self-consumption up to 100%, reduce energy consumption by 13.5%, and increase RE generation by 11%.
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57001 Thermi Thessaloniki
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Participants (35)
16129 Genova
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75015 PARIS 15
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50018 Zaragoza
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1080 Bruxelles / Brussel
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14562 Kifissia
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Dublin 1
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16126 Genova
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6016 Larnaca
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06330 Roquefort Les Pins
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4040 Linz
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7000 Eisenstadt
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Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.
7000 Eisenstadt
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7540 Gussing
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7540 Gussing
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7522 Strem
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8665 Langenwang
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400114 Cluj Napoca
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400380 CLUJ-NAPOCA
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400604 CLUJ NAPOCA
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29000 Quimper
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29000 Quimper
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8000 Aarhus C
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6200 Aabenraa
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6200 Aabenraa
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2900 Hellerup
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9220 Aalborg Ost
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502 00 PTOLEMAIDA
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50200 Ptolemais
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117 43 ATHINA
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16152 Genova
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32780 A Pobra De Trives
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15003 A CORUNA
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28050 Madrid
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20520 Turku
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21100 Naantali
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Partners (1)
Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
2800 Delemont
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