DEDALUS pushes 19 energy management technologies to greater readiness levels

During its sixth General Assembly, DEDALUS confirmed that 19 energy management technologies have reached TRL 6–7, paving the way for more efficient, user-centred and scalable demand response solutions in residential buildings.

The DEDALUS project has pushed up the technology readiness levels (TRLs) of 19 energy management technologies as it approaches the end of its endeavours to enhance demand response in seven pilot pilots.

This progress was reviewed during the project’s latest General Assembly last September, where partners took stock of the technologies’ development and deployment status across the pilot sites. These technologies, which include smart-device interoperability solutions, the DEDALUS ontology, the FLEXiT flexibility assessment tool, digital twins, blockchain-based settlement mechanisms, and privacy-preserving data exchange frameworks, have now reached TRLs between 6 and 7. This means they have been tested and demonstrated in relevant operational environments, moving beyond the development phase and toward real-world deployment.

Their advancement enables more efficient and responsive energy management in residential buildings, supporting users and service providers in optimising energy consumption, increasing flexibility, and contributing to more stable and resilient energy systems.

The General Assembly also provided an opportunity to review progress across the project’s pilot activities in Austria, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Spain and Romania, where the technologies are being validated under diverse technical and social conditions. These real-life environments allow partners to assess not only technical performance, but also usability, user acceptance and integration into existing energy practices.

Alongside technological development, in the last few months, the project has actively engaged end users and stakeholders. More than 150 users have participated in technical workshops, and over 10 different actor types are already involved in testing and shaping the services. This engagement is key to ensuring that the solutions developed respond to real needs and can be effectively adopted beyond the project.

As DEDALUS enters its final phase, the focus will shift towards consolidating these results through wider operation, further onboarding activities and post-test evaluation. The objective is to provide robust evidence on how advanced energy management technologies can support scalable, user-centred demand response solutions across Europe.

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