SP1: Digital infrastructures and ICT tools to support flexible energy systems and PCED

With Solution Package 1, ASCEND cities will employ advanced digital tools, such as digital twins, to design and replicate PCEDs, as well as create a digital infrastructure and interface for energy communities. ASCEND will also develop a digital monitoring KPI engine to optimise energy flow within the PCED and automatically run indicator calculations in support of assessment and planning.

• Design of the PCED with digital tools
• Use of District Energy Management Systems
• Digital monitoring KPI engine
• Digital infrastructure, for energy communities