Project description
AI and machine learning to improve energy performance assessments of buildings in Europe
Current Energy Performance Certificate schemes across the EU are facing several problems. These include inaccuracy, a gap between theoretical and actual consumption, a lack of proper protocols for including smart and novel technologies, little convergence across EU schemes and a lack of user awareness of energy efficiency. The EU-funded ePANACEA project therefore aims to create a holistic methodology for energy performance assessment and certification of buildings that can address these problems. To this end, it will develop a Smart Energy Performance Assessment Platform that will use the most advanced techniques in dynamic and automated simulation modelling, big data analysis, machine learning and inverse modelling. The project’s work could help promote European energy transition through the building sector.
Objective
After 10 years of track record, the current EPCs schemes across the EU face several challenges which have led to not fully accomplish their initial objectives: lack of accuracy, a gap between theoretical and real consumption patterns, absence of proper protocols for inclusion of smart and novel technologies, little convergence across EU schemes, lack of trust in the market and very little user awareness related to energy efficiency.
The objective of the ePANACEA project is to develop a holistic methodology for energy performance assessment and certification of buildings that can overcome the above mentioned challenges. The vision is ePANACEA becoming a relevant instrument in the European energy transition through the building sector.
ePANACEA comprises the creation of a prototype (the Smart Energy Performance Assessment Platform) making use of the most advanced techniques in dynamic and automated simulation modelling, big data analysis and machine learning, inverse modelling or the estimation of potential energy savings and economic viability check.
A relevant part of the project is to have a fluent dialogue with European policy makers, certification bodies, end-users and other stakeholders through two types of participatory actions: on the one hand a feedback loop with policy makers will be carried out through the so called Regional Exploitation Boards (REBs) covering EU-27+Norway+UK, and the dialogue with the end-users will be established by means of specific thematic workshops.
Thanks to these participatory actions we will ensure that ePANACEA approach is aligned with and meets the needs of national public bodies, end-users and other stakeholders with a view to test the acceptance and to validate the methodology developed.
ePANACEA will demonstrate and validate reliability, accuracy, user-friendliness and cost-effectiveness of the methodology through 15 case studies in 5 European countries.
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IA - Innovation actionCoordinator
31621 Sarriguren
Spain