Periodic Reporting for period 3 - InterConnect (Interoperable Solutions Connecting Smart Homes, Buildings and Grids)
Reporting period: 2022-10-01 to 2024-03-31
In the final and third reporting period (RP3) covering M37 (Oct. 2022) to M54 (Mar. 2024) the project has focused mainly in three fronts:
• Demonstration and large scale piloting of the different interoperable solutions and services
• Creating the grounds for the development of energy applications supported by the Common European Reference Framework (CERF)
• Supporting the 2nd Open Call for the implementation of 7 additional demonstration of energy applications in different EU member states
The project has successfully engaged several stakeholders and entities, EU-wide, in the deployment of services and technologies for the citizens, allowing them to make use of buildings (residential and tertiary) and related flexible assets (ex. electric vehicles, HVAC systems, whitegoods, etc.) to improve the interconnection of the different services (i.e. using semantic interoperability in a transparent and seamless way) and being able to take better decision regarding the energy use and the ability to support the electric system operation.
The following objectives were accomplished:
• Development of the semantic interoperability framework and its tools.
• Create the necessary software components and modules to support the project services.
• Carry out the demonstrators in 7 countries (and overarching) with the installation of technologies and integration of digital platforms.
• Demonstrate the semantic interoperability components and framework in practice.
• Implement a novel methodology to support the CERF
• Consolidate the three main project key exploitable results: Semantic Interoperability Framework (SIF), DSO Interface (DSOi) and the Interoperable Recommender (IR).
• Demonstration and large scale piloting of the different interoperable solutions and services
• Creating the grounds for the development of energy applications supported by the Common European Reference Framework (CERF)
• Supporting the 2nd Open Call for the implementation of 7 additional demonstration of energy applications in different EU member states
The project has successfully engaged several stakeholders and entities, EU-wide, in the deployment of services and technologies for the citizens, allowing them to make use of buildings (residential and tertiary) and related flexible assets (ex. electric vehicles, HVAC systems, whitegoods, etc.) to improve the interconnection of the different services (i.e. using semantic interoperability in a transparent and seamless way) and being able to take better decision regarding the energy use and the ability to support the electric system operation.
The following objectives were accomplished:
• Development of the semantic interoperability framework and its tools.
• Create the necessary software components and modules to support the project services.
• Carry out the demonstrators in 7 countries (and overarching) with the installation of technologies and integration of digital platforms.
• Demonstrate the semantic interoperability components and framework in practice.
• Implement a novel methodology to support the CERF
• Consolidate the three main project key exploitable results: Semantic Interoperability Framework (SIF), DSO Interface (DSOi) and the Interoperable Recommender (IR).
In M54 the project has successfully accomplished all of its deliverables and milestones, as set in the Grant Agreement.
Main Results and Exploitation:
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- Semantic Interoperability Framework (SIF)
SAREF-ready ontologies and it is offered as a framework so that integrators choose which components to utilize/deploy.
SIF is deployed in the 7 large scale pilots (50 integrators) of InterConnect
Innovation status: being exploited and will be commercially exploited after project to the market (1-3yr)
Innovation type: significantly improved process & new process
Level of innovation: negligible presence in the market and still new and with high potential of exploitation
Multiple owners: INESC TEC, TNO, Vizlore
SIF’s sustainability
JRC Code of Conduct for Energy Smart Appliances
Big Data Value Association
Linux Foundation for Energy
- DSO Interface (DSOi)
The DSO Interface serves as a gateway between DSO systems and market entities, with the primary objective of:
1.Defining communication models between DSO’s and market parties for the purposes of enabling demand side flexibility services
2.Open data sharing
3.Enhanced network observability
4.Distribution of grid-level signals to support the CERF
DSO Interface leverages on syntactic and semantic interoperable mechanisms, such as the SIF.
The DSO Interface will act on the grid edge to ease the data exchange between flexibility and service providers.
Status: under development, new product, obviously innovative and easily appreciated advantages to customer, new market, little competition on market, TTM 5-10yr.
Partners delivering DSO Interface to market: E.DSO E-REDES
- ElektroLjubljana has explored further the use of DSOi in collaboration with the Open Call participants
E.DSO committed to exploit the results from the DSO Interface within its community.
- Interoperable Recommender
A solution which leverages the SIF to facilitate data exchange between EU member states on grid availability and vulnerability, to provide advice to EU citizens on when how to optimize their energy consumption to mitigate grid management challenges and contribute to ensure resilience of the grid.
Dissemination Outcomes Overall:
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Scientific Publications:
- 37 (+7 than planned)
(7 chapters in book; 8 articles in journals; 22 publications in conference proceedings/workshops)
Press Releases:
- 26 (+16 than planned)
(5 European level; 1 Austria; 3 Belgium; 1 France; 1 Germany; 2 Greece; 8 Portugal; 1 Poland; 1 Serbia; 1 Spain; 2 The Netherlands)
Events
- 167: + 80 European (+ 65 than planned)
(45 organised and 122 attended)
Newsletters:
22 (+ 6 than planned)
(average of 27% open rate - good performance to be considered above 20%)
Videos:
140 (+ 139 than planned)
(12,354 views on YouTube – initial plan 800 views)
Website
53,964 (+ 20k than planned)
visits, with 122,427 page views and 95,617 unique page views
Blog Articles
32 (- 16 than planned)
(blog page on the website with 3,488 page views and 2,773 unique page views)
Social media
2,243,718 total reach (+2,2M than planned)
1,401 posts (FB 328, Twitter 555, LinkedIn 442, YouTube 140)
Main Results and Exploitation:
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- Semantic Interoperability Framework (SIF)
SAREF-ready ontologies and it is offered as a framework so that integrators choose which components to utilize/deploy.
SIF is deployed in the 7 large scale pilots (50 integrators) of InterConnect
Innovation status: being exploited and will be commercially exploited after project to the market (1-3yr)
Innovation type: significantly improved process & new process
Level of innovation: negligible presence in the market and still new and with high potential of exploitation
Multiple owners: INESC TEC, TNO, Vizlore
SIF’s sustainability
JRC Code of Conduct for Energy Smart Appliances
Big Data Value Association
Linux Foundation for Energy
- DSO Interface (DSOi)
The DSO Interface serves as a gateway between DSO systems and market entities, with the primary objective of:
1.Defining communication models between DSO’s and market parties for the purposes of enabling demand side flexibility services
2.Open data sharing
3.Enhanced network observability
4.Distribution of grid-level signals to support the CERF
DSO Interface leverages on syntactic and semantic interoperable mechanisms, such as the SIF.
The DSO Interface will act on the grid edge to ease the data exchange between flexibility and service providers.
Status: under development, new product, obviously innovative and easily appreciated advantages to customer, new market, little competition on market, TTM 5-10yr.
Partners delivering DSO Interface to market: E.DSO E-REDES
- ElektroLjubljana has explored further the use of DSOi in collaboration with the Open Call participants
E.DSO committed to exploit the results from the DSO Interface within its community.
- Interoperable Recommender
A solution which leverages the SIF to facilitate data exchange between EU member states on grid availability and vulnerability, to provide advice to EU citizens on when how to optimize their energy consumption to mitigate grid management challenges and contribute to ensure resilience of the grid.
Dissemination Outcomes Overall:
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Scientific Publications:
- 37 (+7 than planned)
(7 chapters in book; 8 articles in journals; 22 publications in conference proceedings/workshops)
Press Releases:
- 26 (+16 than planned)
(5 European level; 1 Austria; 3 Belgium; 1 France; 1 Germany; 2 Greece; 8 Portugal; 1 Poland; 1 Serbia; 1 Spain; 2 The Netherlands)
Events
- 167: + 80 European (+ 65 than planned)
(45 organised and 122 attended)
Newsletters:
22 (+ 6 than planned)
(average of 27% open rate - good performance to be considered above 20%)
Videos:
140 (+ 139 than planned)
(12,354 views on YouTube – initial plan 800 views)
Website
53,964 (+ 20k than planned)
visits, with 122,427 page views and 95,617 unique page views
Blog Articles
32 (- 16 than planned)
(blog page on the website with 3,488 page views and 2,773 unique page views)
Social media
2,243,718 total reach (+2,2M than planned)
1,401 posts (FB 328, Twitter 555, LinkedIn 442, YouTube 140)
The progress beyond the state of the art involve the Key Exploitable Results (KER) which accomplished:
- Semantic Interoperability Framework (SIF)
Open Source project
Validated in all project pilots and OC extensions
50+ integrators
- DSO interface (DSOi)
Specified and developed by project’s DSOs
Fully integrated by E-REDES
3 DSO integrators
- Interoperable Recommender (IR)
Open Source project for TSO data integration
Validated by Energy App demonstrators
ENTSO-E Transparency Portal articulation
All the KERs are openly available a set to be used in other project such as the HE-HEDGE-IoT and HE-ECLIPSE.
In order to guarantee long-term sustainability of the project developments and results the consortium, in particular led by INESC TEC, TNO and Vizlore, decide to join external entities with some relevant action undertaken and expected impacts:
- Big Data Value Association (BDVA)
Primary sustainability path for the SIF.
Recognized and onboarded the project KER
Alignment with the Energy WG and general Data Spaces work under the BDVA.
Uptake of data governance and trustworthiness mechanisms.
-Linux Foundation Energy
Officially admitted as a sandbox project on 23.04.2024.
InterConnect SIF software compliance checks and validation.
Strengthen open source practices.
Community contributions and co-development on the SW side.
Cooperation with other LF Energy projects on interoperability challenges.
Receiving technical and market guidance from a broader group of experts and potential stakeholders.
Visibility worldwide.
- Semantic Interoperability Framework (SIF)
Open Source project
Validated in all project pilots and OC extensions
50+ integrators
- DSO interface (DSOi)
Specified and developed by project’s DSOs
Fully integrated by E-REDES
3 DSO integrators
- Interoperable Recommender (IR)
Open Source project for TSO data integration
Validated by Energy App demonstrators
ENTSO-E Transparency Portal articulation
All the KERs are openly available a set to be used in other project such as the HE-HEDGE-IoT and HE-ECLIPSE.
In order to guarantee long-term sustainability of the project developments and results the consortium, in particular led by INESC TEC, TNO and Vizlore, decide to join external entities with some relevant action undertaken and expected impacts:
- Big Data Value Association (BDVA)
Primary sustainability path for the SIF.
Recognized and onboarded the project KER
Alignment with the Energy WG and general Data Spaces work under the BDVA.
Uptake of data governance and trustworthiness mechanisms.
-Linux Foundation Energy
Officially admitted as a sandbox project on 23.04.2024.
InterConnect SIF software compliance checks and validation.
Strengthen open source practices.
Community contributions and co-development on the SW side.
Cooperation with other LF Energy projects on interoperability challenges.
Receiving technical and market guidance from a broader group of experts and potential stakeholders.
Visibility worldwide.