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cells4.energy develops and tests energy cells as a new organizational model for regional energy systems. These integrate renewable generation, flexibility, storage, and grid services within a common structure. The goal is to create solutions that are immediately applicable, combine technical, economic, and societal aspects, and can be transferred to other regions.

The EU aims for a rapid decarbonization of the energy sector through the Fit for 55 package, the REPowerEU plan, and the Green Deal. Large scale sTES (e.g. basins, caverns) can support these efforts by improving the use of fluctuating heat sources. INTERSTORES addresses these challenges and accelerates decarbonization through the application of advanced sTES technologies.

Load-dependent grid tariffs are considered an essential contribution to achieving energy policy goals. The project anticipates this development, tests load-dependent grid tariffs to determine activatable flexibility potentials of household customers under real operating conditions, investigates aspects of the practical implementation of these future tariff structures by grid operators, and supports the development of a common position of the Austrian grid industry for a feasible and efficient design of future grid tariff structures in Austria.

The project addresses key challenges in the transformation of the energy system in the context of decarbonization, digitalization, and increasing system complexity. The focus is on the development of a standardized PBD approach, which enables the efficient integration of renewable energy sources - particularly geothermal energy - across different system levels.

The project DigIPlat addresses key challenges of the energy transition in the context of increasing decentralization, sector coupling, and digitalization. The focus is on the development of interoperable digital solutions for flexibility platforms that enable the coordinated and efficient use of flexibility within the energy system.

Austria aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2040, with the building sector playing a central role due to its high share of energy consumption. Especially in areas without district heating connections, there is a need for sustainable and cost-efficient solutions for heat supply. The project addresses this challenge by developing new implementation models for renewable energy networks.

ENABLE-DHC is an EU-funded project under the LIFE programme that supports the transformation of district heating and cooling systems towards climate neutrality. The focus is on developing concrete investment strategies and practical solutions for decarbonizing existing systems in several European countries.

Hydrogen from renewable energy sources has the potential to enable the full decarbonization of the energy system. However, the widespread deployment of renewable hydrogen is currently hindered by high overall costs. To address this barrier, the H2REAL project was initiated.

The project EGent addresses key challenges of the energy transition by strengthening the integration of ECs. The focus is on integrating community storage systems - both stationary and mobile - into the energy system in order to efficiently utilize their potential and contribute to achieving climate targets.