In the project load management for commercial consumers 30 business enterprises in Salzburg are analyzed in terms of their energy consumption and load curve. It is aimed to identify which loads or devices are controllable/defeatable without restricting the enterprise’s working processes. Apart from that it is investigated which measures or incentives should be taken to enable the usage of flexible loads in working business models.

How can low- and medium-voltage networks be operated in a stable and secure manner in the presence of numerous interrelated and interdependent smart-grid services within the European energy markets? The requirements of various markets and stakeholder acting under different political and regulatory conditions are to harmonized with local conditions of the electrical grid. The project aims to realize a smart grid infrastructure Salzburg that is described in reference architecture model in accordance with the Smart Grid Mandate M/490.

EEPOS focuses on neighbourhood energy management and decision support systems that will integrate local consumers & producers (prosumers) with the main electrical and heating grids.The objectives are to develop:- Visionary scenarios and business models for neighbourhood energy services for energy trading between prosumers in neighbourhoods and the grid.- Management systems for energy positive neighbourhoods.- Information and decision support system for optimising the use of energy beyond the buildings.- Methods for end-user engagement and interfaces to support them with relevant informatio

Smart metering technology has a great potential to achieve cost-efficient energy savings, and its effective use is crucial in achieving the 2016 and 2020 energy efficiency targets in Europe. Moreover, smart meters play an important role in smart grids and reaching the EU 20% renewable energy source target by 2020.

The objective of this research proposal is to bring time awareness and evolution into the design of System-of-Systems (SoS), to establish a sound conceptual model, a generic architectural framework and a design methodology, supported by some prototype tools, for the modeling, development and evolution of time-sensitive SoSes with possible emergent behaviours. Special emphasis is placed on evolution, emergence, dependability (e.g. safety, availability) and security, considering embedded devices and the cloud as the execution platform.

The increasing demand for energy and energy consulting forces both the extension as well as the reorganization of todays energy systems. Especially in Austria the energy grids become more and more decentralized and based on renewables. An essential question in this context is how electrical energy could be stored in an efficient way.

eDIANA addresses the need of achieving energy efficiency in buildings through innovative solutions based on embedded systems.The eDIANA Platform is a reference model-based architecture, implemented through an open middleware including specifications, design methods, tools, standards, and procedures for platform validation and verification. eDIANA Platform will enable the interoperability of heterogeneous devices at the Cell and MacroCell levels, and it will provide the hook to connect the building as a node in the producer/consumer electrical grid.

For realizing the smart city vision, integrated energy and infrastructure planning is needed, both on city and urban quarter level. Furthermore, social aspects and human behavior have to be considered. Within a pilot project funded by the Austrian Climate and Energy Fund, an integrated smart cities planning methodology has been tested out in practice. During one year of project work, a smart city vision, a roadmap and an action plan have been developed, using this approach.

Goal of SmartC2Net is to enable robust smart grid control utilizing heterogeneous third-party communication infrastructures.

E2SG aims at developing and demonstrating key enabling technologies in the following fields1) node-grid interfaces – especially between generating nodes and the grid2) grid-sensing/metering – to collect the information needed for management and control3) over-the-grid communication – to effectively carry sensing and control information where it is needed grid-topology and control – to understand and design connection-induced behaviours improving reliability and to control (local) energy production/distribution by exploiting advanced storage policies and energy routing – to develop flexible and