OPTIX – Optimising Positive- Energy Districts through Interoperable Digital Platforms

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This is a CETP Project

Timeline: December 2024 – December 2027

Swedish coordinator: Märlardalen University

Contact: Amir Vaidee, amir.vadiee@mdu.se

Swedish Energy Agency’s project number: P2024-02859

Description

The goal of OPTIX is to optimize the energy transition in urban areas to promote Positive Energy Districts (PED) by utilizing interoperable digital platforms that integrate and manage renewable energy systems.

The project addresses the following challenges:

  1. Integration of renewable energy technologies such as solar cells, active solar shading, renewable heating and cooling, and energy storage.
  2. Digitalization of energy systems through digital twins, blockchain-based energy trading platforms, and AI to enhance energy management in buildings.
  3. Integration of cross-cutting dimensions (technical, social, and economic) by creating synergies with energy communities.
  4. Systematic implementation considerations, such as scalability, interoperability, and integration into existing or future systems.

A project within Clean Energy Transition Partnership, CETP

The project originates from the 2023 call within CETP, a multilateral and strategic partnership between national and regional research, development, and innovation programs in the EU Member States and associated countries. Its purpose is to promote and accelerate the energy transition and support the implementation of the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan).

The Swedish Energy Agency’s funds support the participation of Mälardalen University, the Swedish coordinator in the project.

Other Swedish participants are Linköping University (read an article here), and the company Sally R that provides a cloud-based service for commercial real estate, to achieve ESG goals. International partners in the project are from Denmark, Ireland, Romania, Turkey and Austria.

Resurseffektiv bebyggelse

The research and innovation program Resurseffektiv bebyggelse contributes to new knowledge and solutions without negative climate impact, while simultaneously developing buildings into active nodes in the energy system.

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