DEDALUS releases final resources for demand response innovation

Press release
Apr 30, 2026

After three years of research, development and real-life validation, the EU-funded DEDALUS project has concluded, leaving behind a set of tools, evidence and lessons learnt to support the future deployment of residential demand response in Europe.

Across seven pilot sites in Austria, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Romania and Spain, DEDALUS tested human-centric and interoperable solutions in diverse residential contexts, including energy communities, social housing, student residences, district-scale environments and elderly living facilities.

Among its key achievements, DEDALUS:

  • Validated residential demand response in real-life settings, showing how flexibility can be activated across different building types, user groups and local energy conditions.
  • Developed and tested interoperable digital solutions, combining AI, IoT, blockchain, digital twins, smart heating control and user-facing services to support more flexible, efficient, and user-centred energy management.

The project’s results are now compiled into the DEDALUS Innovation Handbook, together with pilot and cross-cutting factsheets, policy outputs, reports, videos, and other legacy materials. All DEDALUS legacy materials are available for download at this link.

In line with the project’s commitment to open access, DEDALUS outputs are also available through Zenodo, ensuring that the knowledge generated remains accessible and reusable beyond the project’s formal end.  DEDALUS Zenodo Community is here.

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