Effective Uptake of Digital Services to Repower European Consumers and Communities as Active Participants in Energy Transition and Markets

Start Date: 01/07/2024
End Date: 31/12/2027

Nearly 80% of Europeans are not engaged in the energy transition due to a lack of knowledge on how to participate. While digital tools can help, user-friendly solutions are still missing.

The EU-DREAM (Effective Uptake of Digital Services to Repower European Consumers and Communities as Active Participants in Energy Transition and Markets) project aims to accelerate innovation in digital tools and increase the uptake of digital services in the energy market.
To streamline complex energy management processes and improve customer awareness, EU-DREAM will introduce a Digital Twin (DT) for homes.
This DT consists of simulation models, AI algorithms, a Natural Language Processing (NLP)-based interface for user interaction, and a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to ensure data integrity.
Real-time data from sensors will be fed into the DT to enable accurate monitoring and optimization of energy consumption. These household DTs will be integrated into larger community DTs, providing valuable insights for new market designs and consumer-centric business models.

The project is led by University of Porto (FEUP, Portugal) and 16 other collaborators from nine countries. The project is set to develop next-generation energy services, solutions, and products, fully tested and demonstrated in six living labs (LLs) across six EU countries.

In the EU-DREAM project, LINKS is responsible for the activities in Work Package 2, which focuses on the development of the Digital Twin Architecture and the AI optimization algorithms.
In addition, LINKS leads the overall project architecture and the DLT component, ensuring that the data processed by the Digital Twin is trustworthy and is produced by a verified data source.
Finally, LINKS supports the creation of the IREN Italian Living Lab in collaboration with the Politecnico di Torino.