Tag Archives: energy

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY Long-term energy consumption reduction can be achieved more readily through sensible cooperation between end users and technological advancements. Monitoring energy use within buildings requires clear and reliable methods with outputs that are meaningful and helpful. End users play a pivotal role in shaping any such outputs as energy use revolves around their presence […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY SmartGrids entail the renovation of existing power systems on the basis of Internet of Things technology so as to introduce real-time, autonomous decision-making based on a data exchange infrastructure. However, the growing mass of data which needs to be collected, analysed simultaneously within strict time constraints is creating a challenge for future SmartGrid […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY The DOMINO project seeks to design novel architecture, algorithm and protocol solutions to fulfill the energy efficiency and awareness requirements of future multi-layer green optical networks. DOMINO leverages the capacities of ultra-high, dynamic multi-layer optical networks to decrease the ICTs carbon footprint. The project takes five innovative concepts as the basis of it’s […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY The LifeSaver project aims to support manufacturing companies in optimising the energy performance of their operations. The project team will develop a set of ICT building blocks that combine context awareness, ambient intelligence monitoring and standard energy consumption data measurement. Validation and verification will be carried out through testing use cases in collaboration […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are a key enabling technology in the domain of the “Internet of Things”. However, there are only a few radio bands in which these devices communicate and, hence, the spectrum can easily become overcrowded. Thus, as WSNs proliferate, ensuring their robustness as communications systems becomes increasingly problematic. The WALNUT […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY Energy-use in buildings can be minimised by using modern technology with situation-aware devices that are able to communicate. The SOWICI project aims to develop a novel, energy-efficient, in-building optical/wireless communication network. This network will feature intelligent routing and transmission functionalities for wireless services between sensors and actuators and fixed and mobile wireless broadband […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY The Go-Green project seeks to develop an intelligent energy-aware system. The system will be installed in Smart buildings and adapt to the energy needs of the building’s population. This system can grant competitive advantages to governments and organizations in all fronts through possessing green capabilities and reducing energy liabilities. _____________________________________________________________________ SOLUTIONS Developing an […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY The ENOFES project focuses on designing energy-aware embedded control (EAEC) systems. Specifically, the project aims to address three particular challenges: to balance energy consumption with desired functionality and other quality factors; to develop control software capable for adapting to a changing context; to design a flexible, generic control software. The project will evaluate […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY The LAMP project aims to meet the need for the autonomic management of power distribution through applying reinforcement learning techniques to the coordination of agent-managed micro-grids. In particular, LAMP will apply autonomic management techniques for inter-agent collaboration at multiple levels of the power distribution hierarchy. A specific research focus of LAMP is the […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY To improve quality of life and ensure sustainability, future smart cities will increasingly rely on information and communications technology to optimise the performance of transportation, security, business, telecommunications, water-management, and energy-supply systems. DSG’s FutureCities research project is investigating the design of the middleware needed to support such cities. The FuturCities project is focused […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY Ctrl-Green aims to improve the energy efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of autonomous management systems. Autonomous systems are self-managing infrastructures which automatically observe and react to local events. The project aims to integrate new green metrics and control capabilities into autonomous systems in order to foster a new generation of green data […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY The ENERPLAN project seeks to develop intelligent IT-based planning tools for running the transportation sector, reducing energy consumption and environmental impact. The project will also design decision tools for customers which highlight the environmental impact of various transportation solutions. Research is carried out in cooperation with some of the leading transportation companies, ensuring […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY The SWIFT project aims to maximize the integration of wind turbines in the distribution grid while minimizing the amount of lost wind energy at the lowest possible overall cost. Through the use of innovative forecasting, active network and demand side management methods, the project will increase the hosting capacity of the distribution grid, […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY Recent changes in pricing policy by hosting providers and data centres mean that end users are now being charged for power consumption rather than occupation of space. This new development, combined with the ever-present need to develop green ICT has created a new challenge for server end users. The main goal of this […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY Local Intelligent Networks and Energy Active Regions (LINEAR) is a large-scale project focusing its research in the area of smart grids. This project seeks to facilitate a transition towards a sustainable energy supply. The project will develop and validate its technology through successful phases of field testing, each phase escalating in scope and […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY Smart metering can contribute to an efficient and improved use of energy. With continuous monitoring, energy users and producers can be handled more autonomously and intelligently.The objective of the CoPlaSM project is to realize a working proof of concept for a multi-standard communication platform for smart metering applications, and to validate the platform […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY The aim of this project is to turn the small, northern municipality of Skellefteå into a Smart City – an urban space interconnected through sensor networks which manage the collection, measurement and communication of data and the allocation of resources. The end result will be the provision of more efficient, comprehensive and energy-aware […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY Access to the Future Internet will be dominated by wireless devices. Resultant increases in traffic will challenge the sustainability of mobile networks. The EARTH project brings together a consortium of partners from industry and academia to address this challenge. The overall goal of the project is to derive solutions that, when combined in […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY The APOLLON Project merges Living Lab research and innovation process with the local, development. The Project will seek to demonstrate the positive impacts of cross-border, domain-specific Living Lab networks by setting up an advanced pilot composed of 4 thematically focused, European-wide, Living Lab experiments: Homecare Energy Efficiency eManufacturing eParticipation through Social Media Collaboration […]

_____________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY The mission of G-Lab_Ener-G is to develop a comprehensive approach to the future Internet architecture that includes energy efficiency as a fundamental principle. Key enablers for reaching this goal are the virtualization and consolidation of communicational and computational resources and the exploitation of energy-saving features of hardware. Specifically, the project addresses all successive […]