The five pilot sites will play a central and essential role in the project. Not only will they provide the project with huge amounts of data in order to enable the creation of all the BD4OPEM services, they will also act as testbeds for trialling and validation this services as they are rolled out.
As a customer of the local DSO, the Brussels Health Campus is a well-advanced energy island owning and running a micro-grid that is able to operate in “island” mode for five consecutive days. The hospital and part of VUB is a critical environment where grid security is highly prioritised.
BD4OPEM creates an open energy marketplace, that offers innovative AI-based services, to enable the efficient management of energy distribution grids and associated assets.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 872525.
