Supporting the deployment of AGRIvoltaics to accelerate the sustainable market uptake of SOLar energy in agriculture within a 36-month project that engages experienced partners across five EU states (Greece, Italy, Spain, Demark and Poland). The project aims to support at least 30 PV market actors, farmers, farmers associations, agribusinesses, etc. in EU countries to overcome existing barriers and viably take up APV systems in their lands. We start by analysing framework conditions and APV value chains and we are also engaging local stakeholders in co-designing our approach and support actions. Then, we provide a series of demand-driven business, financial and technical support services along with dedicated capactiy building programs. In parallel we develop an Engagement Platform hosting tools that facilitate collaboration and knowlede exhange among industry actors and provide credible estimations about; APV potential, prospect profits with benefits and APV policy making level across various EU countries and critical factors. Also, we improve the societal acceptance of APV amongst farmers and citizens by 25% (or above) through well-tailored awareness-raising campaigns and social impact methodologies. At the same time, we trigger the development of an enabling environment for the market uptake of APV by formulating relevant policy recommendations at both national and EU level and widely disseminating them to more than 100 policymakers. Finally, an ESG monitoring and evaluation framework evaluates the performance and impact of all the above, ensuring the long term sustainability of our solutions and providing us with the intel required to catalyse mutual learning and contribute to creating a guide for replicating our results. Therefore, we expect a power output of 50 MWel by our supported cases / projects, leading to an increased share of renewable energy in the final energy consumption in the target countries and ultimately, saving more than 0.5 million tn of GHG.

The DigiFab consortium will develop a renovation process consisting of: 1) Digital process chain with detailed assessment and co-creation methodology to cover the entire renovation workflow; 2) Choice of adaptable prefabricated modules with passive and active technologies to achieve near zero energy building (NZEB) levels and reduced environmental impact; 3) Assessment and monitoring software with building information modelling (BIM) to automate the process. Estimated installation time is 2 days per unit of 200m2 surface, with 30% less cost than conventional renovation. Our solution transforms the renovation process by digitizing it from design brief to finalization. The approach, not widely adopted in the sector, offers significant cost and time reduction by accurately collecting and centralizing data at all stages, minimizing uncertainties that cause delays and increase costs. Co-creation with occupants gathers expectations and best renovation times. Building data is collected with accurate methods, transformed into a high-quality digital twin that automates energy and structural analysis, leading to design optimization with the best technology combinations according to project inputs. Results from the analysis are used directly to manufacture the prefabricated modules using modern methods of construction (MMC) and “just in time” (JIT). The modules use novel lightweight concrete mixes with recycled materials, bio-based materials, active envelope heating technologies, energy generation and management including ventilation. Installation follows specific site conditions, monitored through procedures such as laser scanning. A worksite solution is used to manage and monitor levels of construction demolition waste, and noise. At the end of the commissioning process, energy performance documentation is provided. Three demonstration sites in Spain, Austria and Greece with diverse building typologies will showcase how the DigiFab solution benefits stakeholders.

The main objective of REHOUSE is to develop and demonstrate 8 renovation packages of promising technology innovations until TRL7. The renovation packages are fully designed for a wide range of building renovation actions, including deep renovations, that overcome the main barriers that slow down the current EU renovation ratios, following circularity principles, including multi-functionality through active/passive elements integration, prefabrication and off-site construction of components and respect of buildings aesthetics, architectural and historic value. REHOUSE also implements an inclusive people-centric social engagement strategy to endow the renovation wave with a resident and owner perspective towards affordability, satisfaction and attractiveness of sustainable renovation. The renovation packages will be deployed across 4 locations serving as demonstrators located in Greece, Italy, France and Hungary. These buildings renovations include detailed design, pilot set-up, demonstration and evaluation to validate in operational conditions (social) the prototypes of the 8 renovation packages. REHOUSE proposes solutions that cover together a set of 5 renovation principles offering technically and economically affordable renovation solutions with enough flexibility to tackle almost 100 % of the building renovation challenges at EU level. The aim is to boost market uptake, scalability and replicability of REHOUSE renovation packages, linking its value proposition with critical economic, technical, social, regulatory and data security/protection aspects and barriers and propose practical recommendations on how to overcome them.

SEEDS unites a multidisciplinary and complementary team of SMEs, LEs, RTOs, and stakeholders that constitute the whole (local) value chain of energy efficiency in buildings and thermal demand electrification, from planning, design, and construction to operation and commissioning. SEEDS is built upon the consortium's vast experience in developing, testing, and valorizing decarbonization solutions, supervising real-life demonstrations of building renovation and smartification, and deploying energy flexibility. SEEDS demonstrate replicable heat pump solutions integrated with renewable energy to decarbonize buildings' thermal demand. Addressing that every building is unique and requires tailored solutions to be cost-efficient and energy efficient, we develop scalable and generic design and operational optimization methodologies, deploy multiple proven heat pump technologies at scale, and optimally integrate them into the building and broader energy system. SEEDS demonstrates these (up to TRL6-8) in 6 pilot sites (incl. 1 replication site), providing real-world settings spread across the different climate zones and European construction markets. SEEDS is centered around three key themes: cost efficiency through optimization, system integration through holistic design and control, and replicability through configuration modularity and scalable building types. These are addressed in 7 focus areas: 1) Iterative design of the component and integrated system, 2) Secure and interoperable data platforms and IoT, 3) Integrated system optimization for energy efficiency and flexibility, 4) Deploying energy flexibility to enhance grid stability, 5) Replication strategies, exploitation, and business models, 6) Decision making support framework for replication, and 7) Dissemination, communication, and stakeholder outreach. Thanks to the 27 partners' wide-reached field of impact and networks, SEEDS is set out to boost the electrification of thermal demand in buildings.