European Congress on Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Architecture and Urbanism, September 10 – 12 2018, Bilbao

The 9th edition of the European Congress on Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Architecture and Urbanism (EESAP 9) and the 2nd International Congress on Advanced Construction (CICA 2) approach the issue of Smart Communities, which is based on the need to incorporate human scale and its nearby area as an essential variable for cities intelligent management, as a consequence of current society’s aim to achieve higher levels of life quality. As in previous editions, the congress is especially aimed at professionals, researchers and students for its academic character.

The conference has extended the scope of scientific and technical diffusion to the entire innovative construction sector. Furthermore, it is opened to the business sector, due to their close relationship to meet current social demands on business innovation for achieving higher quality of life.

SABINA project will be represented by University of Navarra’s contribution about SABINA and the calibration methodology.

EESAP 9 and CICA 2 will take place on September 10 – 12 2018 in Bilbao, Spain. More information is available here.

Workshop “High quality models for thermal mass exploitation in buildings”, May 25 2018, Cluj – Napoca

Research demonstrated the huge potential of thermal mass in buildings to maximise the use of renewable energy. The first step to take full advantage of the free thermal storage capacity of the buildings is to develop high quality models.

A building energy simulation model is an efficient tool to predict the thermal behaviour of a building and capture its thermal dynamics. Energy simulation models also help in facing one of the main challenges that we face today in terms of use of renewable energy, i.e. the mismatch between when this energy is generated and when it is needed.

This workshop will introduce you to the most recent actions carried out in the framework of the SABINA (SmArt BI-directional multi eNergy gAteway) project, thanks to which we will be able to benefit from a new methodology to obtain calibrated simulation models that will match the real thermal behaviour of buildings.

Speakers:

Carlos Fernández, Navarra, University of Navarra
Ionut Barburas, EnergoBit
Lucian Calugaru, EnergoBit
Denisa Stet, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
Guido Sabatini, European DIGITAL SME Alliance

When: May 25 2018
Where: Cluj Innovation Days – USAMV Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur 3-5, Cluj-Napoca 400372
More information: here or www.clujinnovationdays.com

Energy flexibility in buildings, March 26 2018, Barcelona

On March 26, 2018, a workshop “Energy flexibility in buildings: a key asset in the future energy system” will take place in Barcelona, Spain. The aim of the workshop is to deeply understand the role of energy flexibility that buildings and electrical vehicles can play within the future energy systems with a high share of renewables. The workshop will go through the outputs of international research activities and best practice projects. A contribution “Exploiting flexibility at district level: the SABINA project” will be presented by Cristina Corchero from IREC.
More information is available here.

First SABINA national based workshop, November 9 2017, Horsens

H2020 SABINA project is organising its first national based workshop “New business model for innovative companies in the energy sector”, that will take place in Horsens, Denmark on November 9, 2017.

The electricity grids of Member States across the EU are struggling with capacity problems caused by intermittent generation. SABINA is a Horizon 2020 project that targets thermal inertia to achieve energy flexibility in buildings, helping to reach the EU’s long-term objectives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The uniqueness of the SABINA solution lies also on the novelty of its business model that will address innovative companies in the energy sector to enhance the use of heat pumps and serve as heating suppliers, developing flexibility aggregators for energy trading and balancing services.

This workshop will discuss how such a business model can be adapted to different countries and create new market opportunities for both current and new independent commercial aggregators. Opportunities and barriers for economic actors operating in the energy management sector, with specific emphasis on small and medium enterprises, will be also investigated and discussed.

The preliminary agenda of the workshop is available here. To register, please fill in following registration form. For more information, please contact us at g.sabatini(at)digitalsme.eu.

Smart City Expo World Congress, November 14 – 16 2017, Barcelona

Smart City Expo World Congress is an event that has become the industry leader in smart cities.This year, the World Congress will take place on 14 – 16 November 2017 in Barcelona and will introduce, debate, and share pioneering ideas and approaches from the most highlighted speakers. The SCEWC is a meeting point for companies, government, entrepreneurs and research centres to show, learn, share, network and gather inspiration to support the development of the cities of the future.

More information is available here.

Energy storage in buildings – the potential in the Energy Package, September 25 2017, Brussels

Increasing renewable energy uptake will bring the need for greater energy flexibility and storage in order to match supply with demand. What if buildings could play this role, by offering thermal storage capacity that is currently untapped?

The event “Energy storage in buildings – the potential in the Energy Package” will explore this concept, and make the link between the different elements of the Energy Package, from energy performance of buildings (EPBD) to electricity market design.

The event will take place on September 25, 2017 in Brussels. More information is available here.

Intersolar Europe 2017, May 30 – June 2 2017, Munich

Intersolar Europe is the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry and its partners. It takes place annually at the Messe München exhibition centre in Munich, Germany and focuses on the areas of photovoltaics, energy storage and renewable heating, as well as on products and solutions for smart renewable energy. The accompanying Intersolar Europe Conference consolidates selected exhibition topics and showcases international markets, financing and pioneering technologies. The conference is chaired by Dr Pierre-Jean Alet from CSEM, a partner in the SABINA project.

Since being founded 26 years ago, Intersolar Europe has become the most important industry platform for manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, service providers and partners in the global solar industry.

For more information, please click here.

IRES conference, March 14 – 16 2017, Düsseldorf

From 14 till 16 March 2017 the 11^th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference (IRES 2017) will take place together with the Energy Storage Europe (conference + expo) in Düsseldorf, Germany. The three-day program is packed with presentations, discussions, talks, exhibitions and poster talks. By connecting the topics “science” and “business” and bringing together those two target groups more input, more knowledge, more contacts are guaranteed.

The established International Renewable Energy Storage Conference presents the latest research results and development experience for renewable energy storage. Presenters analyze and discuss the applicability and need for storage in the power, heating and transport and mobility sectors. The latest technological improvements as well as the framework conditions for the use and integration of energy storage systems are explored, while particular attention is given to the applicability in decentralized energy supply systems.