EMSiQ - Cross-sector energy management in smart existing residential neighbourhoods

The EMSiQ project demonstrates the retrofitting of existing residential neighbourhoods with a sustainable, decentralised supply infrastructure for electrical energy and heat. A combination of renewable energy systems and storage units is integrated into the neighbourhood as a micro power-heat grid and managed and controlled by a sensor-minimised, scalable, adaptive neighbourhood energy management system (QEMS).

By utilising the degrees of freedom of sector coupling on site, which takes into account not only electricity and heat but also electromobility, and making demand more flexible, the QEMS ensures that energy flows are optimised throughout the neighbourhood, ultimately increasing efficiency. At the same time, the comfort of the residents is increased and CO2 emissions are minimised. The aggregation of power from the supply and storage systems as well as flexibility in the neighbourhood will enable grid-friendly behaviour on the one hand. On the other hand, the neighbourhood will be able to actively offer grid-supporting services or participate in a virtual power plant, creating new business models. A digital twin of the neighbourhood and the new energy system is being developed to support energy management and greatly reduce the need for sensors. The demonstration will take place in a residential neighbourhood in Bochum that is currently equipped with gas central heating and was built in the 1950s.

The joint project is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) as part of the 8th Energy Research Programme. The Ruhr University Bochum with the Institute for Power Systems Technology and Power Mechatronics (coordinator) and the Chair of Computing in Engineering and Vonovia SE form the project consortium.

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