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The city of Aachen commissioned the consortium, consisting of Fraunhofer FIT, IAEW of RWTH Aachen, BET, and GERTEC, under the consortium leadership of ENERKO, to carry out municipal heat planning in close coordination with the city and other regional stakeholders. The inventory analysis and energy savings potential analysis were led by FIT and IAEW as part of the Fraunhofer Center for Digital Energy.

The project EU-project AI-EFFECT will help develop, test, and validate AI solutions across Europe, focusing on multi-energy systems, congestion management, energy efficiency, and DER integration.

The EU project InterSCADA will develop and test a modular SCADA platform helping operators across Europe reach system stability in increasingly hybrid AC/DC power networks.

On September 27, the kickoff meeting for the project »Open Energy Twin - Open, Interoperable, and User-Centered Platform for Sustainable Energy Systems« took place in Oldenburg.

New MANTIS research project protects critical infrastructure with quantum technology

Under the theme »Effective Response to Cyber Attacks in the Energy Sector« the Fraunhofer Center for Digital Energy held the cybersecurity exercise »EnerCise II« at the Future Energy Lab of dena in Berlin on April 24. This exercise was designed for distribution network operators to practice cybersecurity measures and improve communication and networking among participants.

Under the coordination of the Fraunhofer Center Digital Energy one of the largest consortiums to date within the Horizon Europe framework – with 75 partners – has launched: the »TwinEU« project kicked off on 15-16 January 2024 to create a concept of the Pan-EU digital twin of the electricity system. The kickoff meeting in Brussels was attended by 80 people in person and 100 people online.

QuGrids will act as an expeditionary project, laying the groundwork for quantum technology in energy grids. Enabling further advancements through analysis of potential use cases, incorporation into a multitude of interdisciplinary activities, and creation of teaching materials and environments.

This report by the »Energy Transition Expertise Centre - EnTEC« examines and formulates a plan for the implementation of a common European Energy Data Space. It includes an inventory of actors and services which may become future users and contributors to the data space, as well as an analysis and categorization of means which provide flexibility.

Federal Minister for Education and Research, Bettina Stark-Watzinger, honored, among others, Prof. Antonello Monti with the UNIPRENEURS award yesterday. A total of 20 outstanding professors were recognized out of 700 nominations for their commitment to promoting entrepreneurship in the university and research sector. Prof. Dr. Antonello Monti is the Director of the Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems at RWTH Aachen University and heads the field of Energy System Automation at the Fraunhofer Center for Digital Energy.