DRIMPAC mission
DRIMPAC “Unified DR interoperability framework enabling market participation of active energy consumers” is a project funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Energy Efficiency Innovation Action. The project, started in September 2018, has a total duration of 48 months.
The main outcome of DRIMPAC is to develop a comprehensive solution to empower consumers to become active participants in the energy market. DRIMPAC aims to bridge the gap of communication between grid/market and buildings by providing a unique and universal technological framework that facilitates the end-to-end communication of the necessary information for the discovery and delivery of demand flexibility.
Obj. 1: To transform buildings into active participants of the European energy market through the use of intelligent, interoperable and demand-response-enabled building management systems.
Obj. 2: To improve building energy efficiency and reduce energy costs via intelligent DR-enabled building management systems, while preserving comfortable and healthy indoor environments
Obj. 3: To propose, demonstrate and validate innovative and viable business models and offerings for next-generation energy retailers who understand the need to move into digital energy services and improve customer engagement, loyalty and mindshare
Obj. 4: To unleash the building demand response potential in the EU by contributing to the necessary adaptation of the policy and standardization landscape
Obj. 5: To actively promote the DRIMPAC solution as the key technological and business enabler for the participation of buildings in the energy market
Support multiple building topologies covering over 90% of building stock and 40% of final energy use in Europe
Support various energy mixes (electricity, gas, district heating) for a holistic optimization framework[
Leverage local generation and storage infrastructure (self-consumption, load shifting, thermal inertia)
Provide a cost-efficient solution using off-the-self components for networking and sensorial infrastructure
Offer user friendly UIs taking into account the profiles of the end-users and their (lack of) technical expertise
Address the interoperability gaps and standards fragmentation by developing an end-to-end solution covering the major standards (OpenADR, OneM2M, IEC 61850…)