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Urban Powered-Efficient Renewable Energy Districts with surplus

Objective

"uPOWERED+ tackles the critical gap between PED aspirations and demonstrated reality. While 114 PED initiatives exist across Europe, none have proven operational net-positive performance at true district scale, with mobility excluded, buildings unprepared for low-temperature operation, and no interoperable infrastructure for flexibility or cross-boundary energy sharing.
The project delivers an integrated, multi-vector approach across four diverse pilots (Greece, Latvia, Sweden, Denmark), addressing technical, regulatory, social, and digital barriers simultaneously. Key innovations include: (1) holistic PED accounting framework integrating buildings, energy systems, and mobility with cross-boundary validation; (2) Low-Temperature Readiness ""building X-ray"" diagnostics enabling waste-heat integration without deep renovation; (3) federated ""dataspace-light"" architecture operationalising EU Network Code on Demand Response through secure, privacy-compliant data sharing; (4) AI-enhanced VPP and digital twin with agentic, natural-language interface accessible to non-experts; (5) social flexumer model and virtual billing quantifying ETS2 household exposure and redistributing PED benefits to vulnerable groups.
By 2030, uPOWERED+ will enable 200+ qualified PEDs delivering ~600 GWh/year renewable surplus, 4-5 GW flexible demand response, and protect 500,000 vulnerable households from ETS2 cost increases. The 17-partner consortium unites research leaders (KTH, DTU, EURAC), industry frontrunners (DAIKIN, Grundfos), trusted associations (SPE, EHPA), and pioneering municipalities (Stockholm, Aigaleo, Viborg)—forging a pathway from demonstration to mainstream adoption across Europe."

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HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions

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(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL5-2026-02

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"NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ""DEMOKRITOS"""
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€ 457 500,00
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END OF PATRIARCHOU GRIGORIOU E AND 27 NEAPOLEOS STREET
153 41 AGIA PARASKEVI
Greece
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