ICT for Societal Challenges - European Commission - Europa

Energy saving is also very important in social housing. Project eSESH for instance
addresses both tenants and social housing providers, regional and national
governments. By providing usable ICT solutions to tenants, project eSESH enables
them to compare their energy consumption with other consumers, to review their
own consumption history allowing them to take appropriate action to reduce it. eSESH
will also provide social housing providers, regional and national governments with the
data they need to optimise their energy-related policy and investment decisions at
national, regional and organisational level.
eSESH
The project aims to design, develop and pilot new solutions to enable sustained reductions
in energy consumption across European social housing. ESESH is providing ICT-based
services directly to tenants, allowing them to quickly and easily obtain information on their
energy consumption through a web-based platform.
http://esesh.eu/project/
Funded by the ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP) - Competitiveness & Innovation
Programme (CIP)
Duration: 2010 - 2013
Connecting to smart grids
Connecting ICT devices to smart grids is another
source of energy savings which is considered as
one of the sustainable solutions to invest in now
and for the future.
The SmartHouse/SmartGrid project tests
in particular how groups of smart houses – i.e.
houses with advanced automatic systems for
lighting, heating and other functions – can achieve
higher levels of energy efficiency by connecting
them into a digital network. The project builds
on existing industry standards from the ICT
and the energy sectors and communication and
computing capabilities which are widespread in
normal houses and working environments.
It has a three-fold goal: improving energy efficiency, increasing the penetration of
renewable energies, and diversifying and decentralizing Europe’s energy mix.
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