Buildings as Efficient Interoperable Formers of Clean Energy Ecosystems. Project funded by the EU. The UK participant is co-funded by UKRI.

Joined November 2023
Introducing The Grid, WeFormingโ€™s newsletter - first issue is out exclusively on LinkedIn! ๐Ÿ’ฅ Explore the latest updates from the project, including news, insights, and more ๐Ÿ“ฉ Subscribe now to stay connected and follow our journey โคต๏ธ linkedin.com/pulse/welcome-gโ€ฆ
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Buildings as energy players, not consumers ๐Ÿขโšก WeForming (EU-funded) is making it realโ€”smart systems balancing power, storage & demand across cities. Game-changer or too ambitious? ๐Ÿ‘‰ See more at SciTransfer EU #EnergyTransition #Innovation #SmartCities
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Meet our partner, @SchneiderElec ! As a global leader in energy management & automation, they provide digital solutions for efficiency & sustainability. In #WeForming, their expertise is crucial for developing and integrating solutions for #iGFBs to interact with the grid.
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๐–๐ž'๐ฏ๐ž ๐ก๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ข๐-๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐–๐ž๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ! We are revolutionising energy management by transforming buildings into Intelligent Grid-Forming Buildings (#iGFBs), empowering end-users to take a central role. weforming.eu/wp-content/uploโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿข๐Ÿ”ŒOnโ€‘site at ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—น DEMO - ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Yesterday #WeForming team visited Viseuโ€™s Palรกcioโ€ฏdoโ€ฏGelo to see how our partners @builtrix, ๐— ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—œ๐——๐—” and ๐—ฅ&๐—— ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ are turning this retail space into a ๐˜š๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ตโ€ฏ๐˜Œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜บโ€ฏ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ!
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๐ŸŽฅ Real-world impact with #WeForming! At Smart East in Karlsruhe, FZI is testing smart energy tech (PV, EVs, batteries) all managed for grid stability. DEMO No.6 shows how intelligent systems can power Europeโ€™s energy future. #SmartEnergy Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=eSZBAs38โ€ฆ
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Today #WeForming joined REHVAโ€™s expert workshop on EU Taxonomy & Standardisation with 9 Horizon projects. David Pera (LIST) shared how we embed taxonomy in #iGFBs for energy-efficient, flexible buildings. ๐Ÿ—๏ธKey: SRI, data models, and cross-EU collaboration. #Energy4Europe
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โšก BRIDGE GA 2025 brought EU smart grid leaders together to push the energy transition. #WeForming shared insights on iGFBs with ED, R&D Nester, Builtrix & HSE. Key themes: data interoperability, consumer focus & cross-project synergies. ๐ŸŽฅ youtu.be/DGMl2y1QIuQ
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Enabling buildings to sell demand response and energy flexibility services back to the grid, iGFBs create new value streams, supporting a more resilient energy system while benefiting financially. #EnergyEfficiency isnโ€™t just saving , itโ€™s smart investing weforming.eu/
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๐Ÿ” How can buildings be energy-smart and user-friendly? New study by our partners from FER show how appliance schedules can be optimized using past data without asking users to change habits๐Ÿง  Flexibility starts with comfort, not compromise๐Ÿก๐Ÿ‘‰ weforming.eu/scientific-publโ€ฆ
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Today, our partner David Pera from the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) orchestrated a masterclass to WeForming partners on the Smart Readiness Indicator (#SRI) ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ The SRI is an EU initiative under the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
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๐Ÿก Smarter buildings start with smarter conversations! At #WeForming, users help shape the energy systems of tomorrow through co-creation and real-world testing โ€” making iGFBs more human, usable, and sustainable๐Ÿ’ฌ Because energy transition works best when people lead the way๐ŸŒ
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๐Ÿ‘ฅ Did you know? Buildings use 40% of Europeโ€™s energy and emit 36% of its COโ‚‚. At #WeForming, we empower users to save energy, cut costs, and support the grid โ€” all without losing comfort๐Ÿกโšก Because a smarter, more sustainable future starts at home๐Ÿ’ก๐ŸŒฑ
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Meet our partnersโšก๏ธSmart Island Krk ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท A public company owned by the 7 municipalities on the Island of Krk, Croatia. As a regional leader in #renewableenergy, #emobility and #digitalsolutions, they manage public lighting, EVs, energy monitoring โ€” all toward zero COโ‚‚ emissions.
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๐ŸŒ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†! ๐ŸŒฑ A reminder that our choices โ€” especially in how we produce and consume energy โ€” shape the planetโ€™s future!
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Driving Innovation in Open Energy Services! ๐Ÿขโšก Experts from WeForming, META BUILD & EVELIXIA gathered 50 participants to tackle energy flexibility, digital platforms & interoperability for a smarter, greener future. ๐Ÿ”œ Stay tuned for insights & next steps! #EnergyTransition
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โšก Driving the Energy Transition in Europe? Join the Sustainable Energy Hub! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ”‹ A synergy of 10+ EU-funded projects, fostering collaboration, innovation, & impact in #EnergyEfficiency. ๐Ÿš€ Be part of the change! Engage in events & knowledge exchange ๐Ÿ”— linkedin.com/groups/10011646โ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซรngel Paredes from University of Mรกlaga breaks down the economic barriers, revenue opportunities & smart city potential for #iGFBs๐Ÿ™๏ธ ๐Ÿ’ฐ Challenges & solutions ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Engaging investors early ๐ŸŒ Best cities for adoption ๐Ÿ“บ Watch now: youtu.be/l-91sOuyfrw
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๐Ÿ“– Why is #Interoperability Essential in Energy Systems? Interoperability is the ๐Ÿ— to seamless #communication between different systems, platforms, and technologies, enabling efficient ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ and smarter energy management โš™๏ธ ๐Ÿ”— weforming.eu/glossary/?e-filโ€ฆ
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๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ โšก๏ธ University of Zagreb - #FER ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท The oldest and largest university in Southeast Europe, leads the way in education and research in Croatia. Its programs cover fields like #Engineering, #Biomedicine, #NaturalSciences, and more.
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๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ“š #FER will drive research on advanced technologies for building-to-grid integration and cross-sector interoperability, focusing on planning tools, data analysis, and energy systems optimisation!
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