Technology tree

  • Cyber-physical systems
    • Buildings
      • Demand-side management
        • Predictive energy management
        • Emission-aware prosumer
        • Life-cycle perspective
    • Electric power distribution system
      • Congestion management
      • Flexibility quantification and use
    • District heating systems
      • Centralized and distributed coordination
  • Sustainable mobility
    • E-mobility
      • Smart charging
        • Risk management
        • Multi-functionality
        • Grid services
  • Digital twin
    • Buildings
      • Use cases
        • Performance benchmark
        • Energy management
  • Sustainable automation
    • Reuse waste electronics
      • Smart phone
        • Adequacy for automation
        • Adequacy for communication
        • Future-proof solutions

Cyber-physical systems

The ongoing digitalization interconnects buildings to form a dynamic ecosystem. The dramatic increase of complexity requires new toolsets to operate such a system of systems more efficiently. We develop and validate such tools on research and commercial establishments.

Sustainable mobility

Electric vehicles not only contribute to low carbon footprint lifestyles but have to more to offer. The available flexibility can support our energy system to function more efficiently, which leads to improved social welfare.

Digital twin

We develop a virtual replica of the physical system, which accurately mimics its components and operation. With continuous data streams, we can operate both the physical system and the digital copies in parallel in real-time, which offer unique and precise insights to support decision makings.

Sustainable automation

Cleaner energy requires digital transformation and smart energy system, but there is associated rise in resource consumption. With a range of proof-of-concept experimental studies, we show that powering the intelligence of a smart energy system with e-wastes (e.g., smartphones) is technically feasible.