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HARMONISE Project Reports

Explore the public reports produced within the HARMONISE project. These documents provide comprehensive insights into stakeholder requirements, regulations, KPIs, platform architecture, business models, and standardization strategies supporting Positive Energy Districts (PEDs).

D1.1 – Report on End-User and Stakeholder Requirements

This report presents an in-depth analysis of stakeholder expectations, community needs, sector barriers, and priorities identified through surveys and structured consultations.

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D1.2 – Identification of Regulations and Barriers for Interoperable PEDs

An overview of key EU and national regulatory frameworks impacting Positive Energy Districts, identifying legal, technical, and governance obstacles and proposing solutions for improved interoperability.

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D1.3 – KPIs and Evaluation Metrics

This document defines the Key Performance Indicators used to assess PED performance, covering energy efficiency, flexibility capabilities, governance structures, and stakeholder engagement.

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D1.4 – HARMONISE Use Case Analysis

A detailed analysis of the project’s use cases, identifying energy flows, user needs, technical scenarios, and requirements for smart management and PED interoperability.

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D1.5 – HARMONISE Architecture

This report outlines the complete system architecture of the HARMONISE platform, including data flows, IoT integration, prediction engines, and aggregation mechanisms.

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D2.1 – Report on Common Information Management

Read the HARMONISE D2.1 Report on Common Information Management. Discover the CIM framework enabling scalable semantic interoperability for smart energy networks.

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D2.2 – Report on FSIIDs

This report presents the Fog-enabled Secure Interoperable and Intelligent Devices (FSIIDs), the physical and virtual gateways that connect pilot assets to the HARMONISE platform for secure data acquisition, local processing and control.

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D2.3 – HARMONISE Aggregation and Interoperable Platform

This report documents the HARMONISE Interoperability Platform (HIP), the data and service layer linking field devices with forecasting, decision and stakeholder services, including its architecture, implementation, public APIs and validation.

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D2.4 – HARMONISE Blockchain Services

An overview of the blockchain-based security, privacy and smart-contract services built on Hyperledger Fabric, covering identity and permission management, energy flexibility smart contracts and the results of validation tests.

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D3.1 – HARMONISE’s Awareness and Forecasting Toolbox

This report presents the machine-learning forecasting toolbox for PV generation, electricity load and flexibility, supporting day-ahead and intra-day planning, demand response and energy awareness across the HARMONISE pilots.

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D3.2 – HARMONISE’s Decision Toolbox for Load Management

A modular set of digital services that turns building and energy data into operational decisions, including predictive HVAC control, coordination of flexible assets such as EVs and PV, and AI-based recommendations for building users.

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D3.3 – HARMONISE’s Stakeholder Interaction Platform

This report describes the user-facing platform through which PED members follow their community’s energy performance, receive notifications, record the actions they take and engage through points, badges and a community leaderboard.

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D3.4 – PED Expansion Toolbox

An overview of two tools for planning Positive Energy Districts: the PEDMapper for district-scale energy modelling and simulation, and a design toolbox that evaluates PV, battery storage, heat pumps and LED upgrades with energy and economic KPIs.

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D4.2 – Business Model Definition

This document introduces sustainable business models for Positive Energy Districts, covering market mechanisms, financial incentives, value creation models, and flexibility service strategies.

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D6.2 – Project Website and Dissemination Plans

An overview of the project’s communication and dissemination strategy, including branding, website structure, stakeholder engagement methods, and outreach activities.

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D6.6 – Standardization Strategy

This report outlines the standardization roadmap, alignment with EU standards, scalability considerations, and long-term interoperability guidelines for PED systems.

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This project has been partially funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the grant agreement No. 101138595 and by the Descriere imagine Swiss Government.

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