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OptimizationofDistrictHeating&Coolingsystems

D7.3:Disseminationandcommunicationplanver.1

Deliverydate:20151016 Deliverytype: Report

Version: V1.1

Disseminationlevel: Public

Maineditor: VikasChandan

Contributors Allpartners

TheresearchleadingtotheseresultshasreceivedfundingfromtheEuropean

Union'sHorizon2020Programmeundergrantagreementn°649796.

D7.3:Disseminationandcommunicationplanver.1.1

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DOCUMENTINFORMATION

ProjectAcronym OPTi Grantagreementno 649796Fulltitle OptimizationofDistrictHeating&CoolingsystemsProjectURL www.opti2020.euDocumentURL ProjectOfficer AntonioAguilo-Rullan

Deliverable ID D7.3Title Disseminationandcommunicationplanver.1

Workpackage ID WP7Title ImpactCreation

DeliverydateContractual M6Actual M7

Version ID 1Maturity Approved

Deliverytype ReportDisseminationlevel Public

Maineditor Name VikasChandan Email [email protected] IBM Phone +91-9916625483

Abstract(public) Thepurposeofthisdocumentistoreporttheplanandprogressof

disseminationactivitiesbeingcarriedoutinOPTiKeywords DisseminationDocumenthistory

Issuedate Revisionno Author Revisioninformation2015-06-08 0.1 IBMVikasChandan Firstdraft2015-06-08 0.2 IBMVikasChandan 2015-06-19 0.3 TWTYvonneRitter 2016-07-03 0.4 IBMVikasChandan 2015-08-05 0.5 LTUAndersLundkvist 2015-09-23 0.6 LENFredrikUdén 2015-09-23 0.7 TWTYvonneRitter 2015-09-25 0.8 LTUAndersLundkvist 2015-09-29 0.9 IBMVikasChandan 2015-09-30 0.10 IBMVikasChandan 2015-09-30 1.0 LTUAndersLundkvist Finalversion2015-10-16 1.1 LTUPaulaWennberg Improvedgenderaspect


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EXECUTIVESUMMARY

Thepurposeofthisdocument is toreporttheplanandprogressofdisseminationactivitiesbeingcarriedoutinOPTi.Inthisdocument,wehavedetailedtheframeworkofthedisseminationplan;i.e.thedifferentactivitiesweareperformingthroughoutthedurationoftheprojecttodisseminateitsoutcomes.Wewouldfirst provide an overviewof the disseminationmaterials and define our target audience. Thereafter,weprovideasummaryofourplanofexecutiontoachievewidestpossibledisseminationofthematerialsandassetsgeneratedbyOPTi,tothesetargetaudiences.Thiswouldalsoinclude,whereverapplicable,progresswehavealreadymadeandincludeshortreportsoftheprogressmadesofar.


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TABLEOFCONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................................51.1 OverviewofActions..............................................................................................................................................51.2 DependencieswithOtherDeliverables.................................................................................................................51.3 OverviewoftheDeliverable.................................................................................................................................6

2 OverviewofDisseminationMaterialsandTargetAudience................................................................................72.1 DisseminationMaterialsOverview......................................................................................................................72.2 TargetAudienceOverview...................................................................................................................................72.3 LogofDisseminationEvents.................................................................................................................................7

3 PlanforPublicandGeneralDissemination..........................................................................................................93.1 OverviewofPlan..................................................................................................................................................93.2 ExecutionDetails..................................................................................................................................................93.3 ProgressReportonWebsiteCreation................................................................................................................10

4 PlanforProjectPresentationMaterials............................................................................................................124.1 Logo....................................................................................................................................................................124.2 ProjectPosterandLeaflet..................................................................................................................................12

5 DisseminationPlansforScientificActivities......................................................................................................135.1 ListofConferencesandJournals........................................................................................................................135.2 PublicationsinOPTiresearchareasbyprojectmembers...................................................................................17

6 PlanforDisseminationwithWorkshopsandSymposia.....................................................................................19

7 StakeholderInvolvementandFeedbackPlan....................................................................................................207.1 Phase1:PartnerSelection..................................................................................................................................207.2 Phase2:StakeholderListGeneration.................................................................................................................207.3 Phase3:FrameworkforFeedbackCollection.....................................................................................................20


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1 INTRODUCTION

IntheOPTiproject,wehavedefinedaseparateworkpackagetoconductdisseminationandexploitationofour activities. The objectives of Work Package 7 are to define and carry out the dissemination andexploitationoftheresultsoftheproject.Specifically,weplantoensurethewidestpossibledisseminationof the research results and create a business case and societal impact case for the modelling andoptimization of District Heating and Cooling (DHC) systems. In this document, we outline our plan fordisseminationofouractivitiesbypresentinga listofgoalsandtargetswewould liketoachieve.Wealsoprovidedetailsoftheprogressmadetilldate.Itshouldbenotedthatthisdeliverableisthefirstversionofour dissemination and exploitation plans. A sequel would be released later which shall entail a secondversionofdisseminationandexploitationplans.

1.1 OVERVIEWOFACTIONSWhileconductingthetechnicalresearchandprogressinOPTi,theobjectiveofthedisseminationtaskistoensurewehaveawidereachofthisprojectwithrespecttoexploitationofthetoolsandtechnologiesaswell as ensure highest possible visibility of the scientific results. Our proposal document has stated thefollowingactivitiesforwhichwewouldhaveaplanofaction:

1. Setupawebsitethatwillserveasacomprehensiveportalforresearchandtechnologyissuesrelatedtomodelling and control of district heating and cooling systems, including access to public reports andpublicationsthatarecreatedintheproject.

2. OrganizesymposiumsandworkshopstobringtogetherstakeholdersaswellasotherprojectsworkingonsimilartopicsintheareaofDHCsystems.

3. Target scholarly articles and papers conference/workshop proceedings and journals and as whitepapers

4. Creation of the project leaflets/brochures, posters and demonstration videos outlining the projectobjectivesandscope.

5. Disseminationthroughnewslettersandsocialmedia.This document describes our plan of action we have created to achieve these goals with respect toachievinghighestdisseminationandexploitationpotential.

1.2 DEPENDENCIESWITHOTHERDELIVERABLESThe project has separate deliverables on the initial project promotionmaterial such as the leaflets andposters(Deliverable7.1).Theprojectalsohasaseparatedeliverablefortheexternalwebpage(Deliverable7.2).Assuch,inthisdeliverable,wewillcoverashortsummaryoftheseworks,primarilyforcompleteness.Apart from these, the project has two separate deliverables on Business and Exploitation plans(Deliverables7.4and7.6.). Thesedeliverableswouldreportourplansofbroadspreadingof informationrelated to OPTi to various audiences whomwe can impact with this project. This would also include achapter targeted towards stakeholders, who are also potential audience for Business and Exploitationplans.Adeliverable7.5called“OPTiassets”would includeademonstrationoftheproducedOPTiassets,andhencewouldconstituteourmainexploitableitem.Thepresentdocument,however,wouldonlycovergeneraloverviewofhowwearetryingtodisseminateinformationofourprojecttothesestakeholders.


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1.3 OVERVIEWOFTHEDELIVERABLEIntherestofthedocument,wewouldfirstprovideanoverviewofthedisseminationmaterialsanddefineourtargetaudience.Thereafter,weprovideasummaryofourplanofexecutiontoachievewidestpossibledisseminationofthematerialsandassetsgeneratedbyOPTi,tothesetargetaudiences.Thiswouldalsoinclude,whereverapplicable,progresswehavealreadymadeincludingshortreports.


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2 OVERVIEWOFDISSEMINATIONMATERIALSANDTARGETAUDIENCE

2.1 DISSEMINATIONMATERIALSOVERVIEWFordisseminatingtheresultsfromtheprojectwehaveavailable:

• Aposterforhigh-qualityprintinginsize700mmx1000mm

• AposterinA4format,tobeusedforpublicdissemination

• Aleaflettobehandedoutwheneverneeded

Thepublicchannelsthatwehaveinitiallyavailableare:

• Thewebsite,http://www.opti2020.eu

• AgrouponLinkedIn,https://www.linkedin.com/grp/home?gid=8406591

Weareconsideringadditionalsocialmediasbutwillnotinitiateanythingbeforewearesurethattheyarenecessaryandthatweknowhowwewillusethem.

2.2 TARGETAUDIENCEOVERVIEWWehavetwomaincategoriesoftargetedaudiences:

• Scientificandtechnicalcommunity

o Research groups, suppliers of equipment, DHC operators, providers of energy to DHCsystemsetc.

o The form is scientific journals, conference presentations, demonstrations, commercialmaterial

• Thegeneralpublicandconsumercommunities

o CustomerstoDHCoperators,politicians,environmentalorganizationsetc.

o Theformiswebbasedinformation,participationindebates,on-linediscussions

Already at this stage it is obvious that the content and format of the communicationwith our differenttarget groups has to be tailored with the audience in mind. As said our ambition is to achieve widestpossibledisseminationofthematerialsandassetsgeneratedbyOPTi.Regardinggenderaspectswewilltrytoreachbothwomenandmenthroughinclusivecommunication.Wewillpayspecialattentiontoinclusionintermsoftexts,imagesandsymbolsonthewebsite,posters,leafletsetc.

2.3 LOGOFDISSEMINATIONEVENTSSinceSeptember2015(submissionofcurrentdocument),ninedisseminationactivitieshavebeenperformed.

Nameoftheevent Venue Date(s) Participantnames

TübingerInnovationDays,attendedsessionaboutvirtualpowerplants,informationexchangewithotherparticipants

Tübingen,Germany 2015-07-14 UlrichOdefey(TWT)


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Nameoftheevent Venue Date(s) Participantnames

AttendedACME-energyconference,providedinformationabouttheprojectinformallytoconferenceattendees.

BangaloreIndia

2015-07-14to2015-07-17

VikasChandan(IBM),GeorgeThanos,MarilenaMinou(AUEB)

AttendedIoT-week,providedinformationabouttheprojectinformallytoconferenceattendees.

Lisbon,Portugal

2015-06-16to2015-06-18

AndersLundkvist(LTU)

MeetingwithNODA(SwedishdeveloperofsmartcontrolsystemforDHsystems)http://ceg.research.ltu.se/projects/opti/wiki/DisseminationLog

LuleåEnergiAB 2015-06-16 LEN,JonasGustafsson

(LTU)

Projectpresentationtoour"sister"project(powerpoint),onrequestfromPOAntonio LTU 2015-06-07 ArneGylling

LTUinterview,onLTUpublicwebbhttp://www.ltu.se/research/subjects/control/Nyheter-Aktuellt/Forskning-ska-optimera-fjarrvarmesystem-1.130151

LTU 2015-06-09 WolfgangBirkandArneGylling

LENhadameetingwithHSB(alocalhousingcompanyinLuleå)

LuleåEnergiAB 2015-06-03 LEN

ReportinSwedishRadiofromOPTikick-offinLuleåwithinterviewswithseveralofprojectparticipants,http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=98&artikel=6151410

LuleåEnergi/LTU

2015-04-27 ArneGylling,allprojectparticipants

OPTikick-offreportedtotheGenovatecommunity.OPTiisagoodexampleofaprojectthathasanambitiontointegrateagenderperspectiveinitsactivitieshttp://www.genovate.unina.it/community/index.php/ltu/333-mainstreaming-gender-in-a-new-h2020-project.html

LTU 2015-04-23 PaulaWennberg(LTU)


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3 PLANFORPUBLICANDGENERALDISSEMINATION

Thischapterpresentsourplanfordisseminationofinformationrelatedtoourprojecttothegeneralpublicforawarenessgeneration.Thiswouldalso includespecialcategories likescientificcommunities,businessstakeholders etc. Sensitizing the general public would be executed via the formation and progressiveenrichmentofapublicwebsiteoftheproject.Notethattherewouldbeothermaterialsandcontents(e.g.leaflet)whichwouldalsobemeantforthegeneralaudience.ThewebsiteismeantforthepassiveaudienceaswellasanyactiveaudiencewhoshowinterestincollaborationwithprojectmembersofOPTi.

3.1 OVERVIEWOFPLANOuroverallgoalistocreateanexcellentstate-of-the-artprojectwebsitethatnotonlypresentsinformationregardingtheproject,butalsolinkstootherrelatedprojects,getsreferencedbyotherprojectsaswellasstimulatesstakeholderengagement.Duetothenatureofthiswork,thiswillrequireacontinuousupdatetothiswebsite,asandwhentheprojectprogressesandproducesscientificknow-how.Weplantofollowastageddevelopmentapproachtocreateanexternalprojectwebsite.Stage1:Ourfirststagewouldinvolvecreationofafirstcutdesignoftheinformationhostingplatformwithbasicdesign.Stage 2:Wewould evaluate several web hosting portals to determine a suitable portal for hosting ourplatform.Stage3:Thereafter,wewouldreceivestructuredfeedbackfromallpartnersintheprojectoninformationcontenttobeupdatedinthewebsite.Stage4:Basedontheinputsgatheredintheprevioussteps,wewouldcreateafunctionalprojectwebsite.Stage 5: On a continuous basis, we would revamp the website with additional data, functionalities.Alongside,wehavealsocreatedaninternalcollaborationplatform(redmine).Stage 6: Upon project completion, we would consult with project partners and based on feedback,determineasuitableplanforcontinuationofdissolutionoftheinformationportal.

3.2 EXECUTIONDETAILSThe projectwebsite is one of the first deliverables in our project. Hence,we needed to perform a firstexecutionofStage1–Stage4withinthefirst3monthsofthecommencementoftheproject.InStage1,wewouldassignthetasktooneofthepartnerswhoaredominantlyinvolvedinWorkPackage7.Thispartnerwouldbefirstidentifiedduringthefirstface-to-facemeeting.Letuscallthispartner“WebHosting Partner”. Thereafter, theWebHosting Partnerwould be taking a lead in setting up the hostingplatform.Theadministrativecoordinatorwouldoverseethe initialphasetoensuretheprojectguidelinesareadheredtowhenitcomestocreatingpubliccontent.Stage 2 would be executed largely by the Administrative Coordinator and the Scientific CoordinatorPartner. Based on the inputs received from different partners, they would evaluate suitability ofappropriatewebhostingplatformsanddothenecessarydomainpurchases.Stage3wouldbeperformedcollaborativelywith inputs fromallpartners. Inorder to receive inputs,wewouldfirstcreateasamplewebsitewithsamplecontentfromtheOPTiProject.TheWebHostingPartnerwould be responsible to implement the first samplewebsite,while the task of selecting an appropriateplatformwould be on the administrative and scientific coordinator. After the samplewebsite has beencreated, the linkwouldbe sent toall partners toprovide inputs. Thiswouldgive thepartners a startingpointtosuggestinputstoimproveandorganizethecontent.Stage4wouldbeexecutedbytheWebHostingPartner.Theywouldbeleadingthewebsitedevelopmentand maintenance effort. However, given that the consortium does not have any special expertise onwebsitedesignpartners, itmightbenecessary toconsultwithexternalwebsitedevelopmentexperts forthewebsitetoreachahighqualityforcontentpresentation.


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Stage 5 would be executed in bursts. Periodically, wewould ask the projectmembers to send updatesregarding scientific content produced in the projects and any significant results that can be displayedpublicly.Basedoninputsfrompartners,theinformationportalwouldbekeptupdatedwithrespecttothestatusof theproject.Forexample, informationexpected tobeupdatedwould includepublishedpapers,presentations,tutorialsandotherannouncements.Stage6wouldfirst involvetheadministrativecoordinatorandthescientificcoordinatortodeterminethenextstepsandfutureoftheprojectwebsite.TheWebHostingPartnerwouldberesponsibleformakingnecessary updates to the web page, deleting content or any other information-related managementnecessaryontheportal.

3.3 PROGRESSREPORTONWEBSITECREATIONBy going through the four first stages in our execution plan, the website http://www.opti2020.eu waslaunched in its first version in July 2015. The current status, in September 2015, is that we have doneseveralsmallupdatesandthecurrentstructureofthesiteis:

• About

o ProjectInformation

o ProjectObjectives

o ProjectSynopsis

o Consortium

o Legalnotice

• OPTiFramework

o Approach

o OPTiSim

o Consumersandmarket

• Pilots

o LuleåPilot

§ Peakloadreduction

§ LoweredDHsystemsupplytemperature

§ LimitationsintheDHgrid

§ Valveoptimization

o MallorcaPilot

• Documents

o Projectreports

o ScientificPublications

• RelatedProjects

• Events

• Contact

Theresponsibilityforeachpageonthewebsitehasbeendividedbetweenthepartners.InSeptember2015informationhasbeenadded,suchasdescriptionsofthepilotsandrelatedprojects.Attheendoftheyearweexpectthesitetobecompletewithrelevantinformationinallparts.


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4 PLANFORPROJECTPRESENTATIONMATERIALS

4.1 LOGO

The logooftheproject isdesignedwiththe intentiontodepictadistrictheatingandcoolingsystemandexhibit theprojectname. Itwillbeused throughout theproject,on thewebsite, inpresentationsand informaldocuments.

4.2 PROJECTPOSTERANDLEAFLETAposterandaleaflethavebeenproducedandareincludedinD7.1,OPTiprojectpromotionmaterial.Theyallpresenttheoverallideasoftheprojectintermsofchallenges,vision,approach,expectedoutcome.Alsothepartnersoftheconsortiumarepresented.

The material is produced in English to be usable in as many cases as possible. They will be used asmarketing material by all partners, when doing presentations, when participating in local events, fairs,conferences,workshops,symposiaetc.


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5 DISSEMINATIONPLANSFORSCIENTIFICACTIVITIES

DisseminationofScientificActivitiesformsanimportantfactortowardsthesuccessoftheproject.Ourplanfordisseminationofscientificactivitieshaseffectivelystartedduringtheprojectsubmissionphase,whenwecreatedthelistoftargetconferencesandjournalswherewewouldexpecttheresultstobepublished.Below, we summarize our plans for ensuring that the scientific content produced is disseminated wellamongst the scientific community. We refer to “scientific content” as a general term to representmethodologies,softwareandtoolsthatwouldbedevelopedinthisproject.List of Conferences and Journals: We would prepare and regularly update a comprehensive list ofconferences,journals,magazineswhereOPTimaterialcanbepublished.CircularstoPartners:Wewouldperiodicallysendoutcircularstopartnersseekinginputsonpublicationsmadeandencouragepartnerstoaggressivelypublishtheirresearchresults.FeedbackfromPartnersandupdatestoWebsites:Basedontheoutcomeofthecirculars,wewouldalsocollect feedback from partners on scientific progressmade in the project and update our website withpublicationsoranyothersignificantachievementsandannouncements.Partnerswouldalsoberequestedtoregularlyupdatetheirowninternalandexternalportalswiththepublicationsmadefromtheproject,toensuremaximumdissemination.Below,webrieflyprovideaviewoftheoutcomeoftheplan,atthetimeofwritingthisdeliverable.

5.1 LISTOFCONFERENCESANDJOURNALS

ConferencesandEventsIEEEInternationalConferenceonSmartGridCommunications(SmartGridComm)DevelopingtheSmartGridhasbecomeanurgentglobalpriority,promisingeconomic,environmental,andsocietalbenefits.IEEEPESInnovativeSmartGridTechnologies(ISGT)EuropePlatformfortheparticipantsfromtheacademia,electricutilitiesandindustrytodiscussthecutting-edgeinnovationsinthesmartgridandassociatedtechnicaldevelopmentstotransformtheexistinggridintoasmartgridincludinganincreasingnumberofdistributedenergyresourcesandstoragefacilities.IEEEConferenceonDecisionandControl(CDC)TheCDCannuallybringstogetheraninternationalcommunityofresearchersandpractitionersinthefieldofautomaticcontroltodiscussnewresearchresults,perspectivesonfuturedevelopments,andinnovativeapplicationsrelevanttodecisionmaking,automaticcontrol,andrelatedareas.IEEEInternationalEnergyConference(ENERGYCON)IEEEEnergyConisdedicatedtoexpertscarryingoutresearchfocusedtoenergyandpowersystems.IthasalreadybecomeoneofthepremierIEEEforumsfortheapplicationofelectronics,instrumentation,informationandcommunicationtechnologytotheelectricityindustry.IEEEEnergytechThisconferencesurveyspromisingtechnologiesinpowerandenergytoaddressthegrowingdemandforsustainableenergy.InternationalConferenceonIntegrationofRenewableandDistributedEnergyResources.Thisconferenceaimsatknowledge-sharingamongNorthAmerican,European,andAsianpractitionersandresearchersinthefieldsofrenewableenergy(RE)anddistributedenergyresources(DER).Theconferenceisfocusedonthetechnical,market,andregulatoryissuesthatchallengetheintegrationofthesesourcesintothegrid.EuropeanUtilityWeek(FormerMeteringEurope)Thisconferencebringstogethertheco-locatedMeteringBilling/CRMEurope,SmartHomes,Transmission&Distribution/SmartGridsEurope.


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InternationalConferenceonSmartGrids,GreenCommunicationsandITEnergy-awareTechnologies,ENERGY.CollocatedwithothereventsasaprtofInfoSys,addressesseveraltopicsasFundamentalsinSmartGrids,GreenCommunications,GreencomputationandEnergyefficiencyplanning.InternationalConferenceonSmartGridsandGreenITSystems,SmartGreensThepurposeofSMARTGREENSistobringtogetherresearchers,designers,developersandpractitionersinterestedintheadvancesandapplicationsinthefieldofSmartGrids,GreenInformationandCommunicationTechnologies,Sustainability,EnergyAwareSystemsandTechnologies.InternationalAssociationofEnergyEconomists(IAEE)ConferencesIAEEConferencesattractdelegatesfromthemostinfluentialgovernment,corporateandacademicenergydecision-makinginstitutions.Conferenceprogramsaddresscriticalissuesofvitalconcernandimportancetogovernmentsandindustriesandprovideaforumwherepolicyissuesarepresented,consideredanddiscussedatbothformalsessionsandinformalsocialfunctions.ACMConferenceonFutureEnergySystemse-Energy.Aimstobethepremiervenueforresearchersworkinginthebroadareasofcomputingandcommunicationforsmartenergysystems(includingthesmartgrid),andinenergy-efficientcomputingandcommunicationsystems.TheSmartGridsSummitTheSmartGridsSummitbringstogetherEurope’sleadingelectricitygriddistributionspecialists,investorsandregulatorstoshareinsightsintotheimmediatechallengesandprojectsnowstartedtorealisethesmartgridroll-out.InternationalConferenceonEnergy&Environment(ICEE).Aimstobringtogetherleadingacademicscientists,researchersandresearchscholarstoexchangeandsharetheirexperiencesandresearchresultsaboutallaspectsofEnergyandEnvironment.EUEnergyWeek(Brussels).Launchedin2006asaninitiativeoftheEuropeanCommission,theEUSEWhasbecomeareferencepointforpublicauthorities,energyagencies,privatecompanies,NGOsandindustryassociationsengagedinhelpingtomeettheEU’senergyandclimategoals.GreenweekThebiggestannualconferenceonEuropeanenvironmentpolicy,tobeheldinBrussels.Energysavingandefficiencyarealsotopicstodealwith.Infodaysrelatedtoenergysavingsandefficiency,smartgrid,H2020andTICscallscelebratedinBrusselsandorganizedbytheEuropeanCommissiontoexplaincalldetailsandprovideprojectpresentations.IEEEMulti-ConferenceonSystemsandControl(MSC)MSCprovidesanopportunityforresearchersandpractitionersfromdifferentareastoformulatenewchallenges,todiscussthestate-of-the-artandthefuturedirectionsinadvancedcontroltechnologyandintelligentsystemsTheEuropeanControlConference(ECC)Theconferenceaimstobringtogetheracademicandindustrialprofessionalsinthefieldofsystemsandcontrol,andtopromotescientificcooperationandexchangeswithintheEuropeanUnionandbetweenEuropeandotherpartsoftheWorld.WorldCongressoftheInternationalFederationofAutomaticControlTheIFACWorldCongressistheforumofexcellencefortheexplorationofthefrontiersincontrolscienceandtechnology.ThisCongressisattendedbyaworldwideaudienceofscientistsandengineersfromacademiaandindustry.Itoffersthemostup-to-dateandcompleteviewofcontrolandautomationtechniques,withthewidestcoverageofapplicationfields.InternationalConferenceonSmartEnergySystemsand4thGenerationDistrictHeatingPresentationsinvolvesubjectssuchasSmartEnergySystems;Futuredistrictheatingproductionandsystems;Energyplanningandplanningtools;Low-temperaturedistrictheatinggrids;Low-temperaturedistrictheatingandbuildings,andOrganisation,ownershipandinstitutionsSustainablePlacesItaimsatcoveringallthetopicsofinterestintheEnergy-efficientBuildingsPublic-PrivatePartnershipse.g.renewableproduction,energystorage,constructionmaterials,retrofitting,renewaletc.


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InternationalTradeFairandCongressforHeating,CoolingandCHPThefollowingproducts,services,andtopicsareusuallypresented:Heatgeneration,CHPinstallations,Refrigeration,Bioheatinstallations,Renewableenergies,Heattransferanddistribution(Construction/assemblyincluded),Connectionandconsumerinstallations,Heatmeasurement,Localheat,Heatingservices,contracting,FacilityManagement,Planning/Consulting,Decentralisedenergysystems,Researchandmaterialtesting,Energysuppliers(particularlyrenewables),TrainingInternationalSymposiumonDistrictHeatingandCoolingThisoffersagreatopportunitytolearnaboutthelatestresearchfromleadinginternationalexpertsfromEurope,AsiaandNorthAmerica.Itisalsoanarenaforinterestingdiscussionswithresearchers,industryleadersandotherDHCexperts.NordicDistrictHeatingFairTradefairforthedistrictheatingsectorsince1982InternationalConferenceonSoftwareEngineering(ICSE)isthepremiersoftwareengineeringconference,providingaforumforresearchers,practitionersandeducatorstopresentanddiscussthemostrecentinnovations,trends,experiencesandconcernsinthefieldofsoftwareengineering.IncludinginterestingWorkshops:

- BIGDataSoftwareEngineering(BIGDSE)- SoftwareEngineeringforHighPerformanceComputinginScience

SoftwareEngineeringforSmartCyber-PhysicalSystems(SEsCPS)MODELSisthepremierconferenceonsystemsandsoftwaremodelling.IncludinginterestingWorkshops:

- Component-BasedSystems(MODCOMP)- MDEOnandFortheCloud(CloudMDE)- ModelinginEnterpriseArchitecture(MEA)

IEEE/ACMInternationalConferenceonAutomatedSoftwareEngineeringTheIEEE/ACMInternationalConferenceonAutomatedSoftwareEngineeringwillbringtogetherresearchersandpractitionerstoshareideasonthefoundations,techniques,toolsandapplicationsofautomatedsoftwareengineering.


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AcademicMagazinesandJournalsIEEETransactionsonSmartGrid.TheIEEETransactionsonSmartGridisintendedtobeacrossdisciplinaryandinternationallyarchivaljournalaimedatdisseminatingresultsofresearchonsmartgridthatrelatesto,arisesfrom,ordeliberatelyinfluencesenergygeneration,transmission,distributionanddelivery.IEEEPowerandEnergyMagazine.IEEEPower&EnergyMagazineisabimonthlymagazinededicatedtodisseminatinginformationonallmattersofinteresttoelectricpowerengineersandotherprofessionalsinvolvedintheelectricpowerindustry.IEEETransactionsonAutomaticControl.Thetheory,designandapplicationofControlSystems.Itshallencompasscomponents,andtheintegrationofthesecomponents,asarenecessaryfortheconstructionofsuchsystems.IEEETransactionsonEnergyConversion.TheTransactionsonEnergyConversionincludesinitsvenuetheanalysis,control,planning,andeconomicsofsourcesofelectricalenergy,distributedandcogenerationpowerplants,centralstationgridconnection,andequipmentforgenerationandutilizationofelectricpower,includingelectricmachineryandenergystoragesystems.IEEETransactionsonSustainableEnergy.TheIEEETransactionsonSustainableEnergyisintendedtobeacrossdisciplinaryandinternationallyarchivaljournalaimedatdisseminatingresultsofresearchonsustainableenergythatrelatesto,arisesfrom,ordeliberatelyinfluencesenergygeneration,transmission,distributionanddelivery.IEEEControlSystems.IEEEControlSystemsMagazineisthelargestcirculationtechnicalperiodicalworldwidedevotedtoallaspectsofcontrolsystems.TheMagazinepublishestutorialandexpositoryarticlesonallareasofcontrolsystemdesignandapplications.IEEETransactionsonCommunications.IEEETransactionsonCommunicationsfocusesonalltelecommunicationsincludingtelephone,telegraphy,facsimile,andpoint-to-pointtelevisionbyelectromagneticpropagation.IEEENetworks.IEEENetworkcoverstopicswhichinclude:networkprotocolsandarchitecture;protocoldesignandvalidation;communicationssoftware;networkcontrol,signalingandmanagement;networkimplementation(LAN,MAN,WAN);andmicro-to-hostcommunications.SpringerEnergy,SustainabilityandSocietyJournalEnergy,SustainabilityandSocietyisapeer-reviewedopenaccessjournalpublishedunderthebrandSpringerOpen.Itcoverstopicsrangingfromscientificresearchtoinnovativeapproachesfortechnologyimplementationtoanalysisofeconomic,socialandenvironmentalimpactsofsustainableenergysystems.ElsevierEnergyPolicy.EnergyPolicyisestablishedworldwideastheauthoritativejournaladdressingthoseissuesofenergysupply,demandandutilizationthatconfrontdecisionmakers,managers,consultants,politicians,plannersandresearchers.ElsevierEnergyEconomics.Thisjournalprovidesaseriousforumforresearchpapersconcernedwiththeeconomicsandeconometricmodellingandanalysisofenergysystemsandissues.ElsevierEnergyandBuildings.EnergyandBuildingsisaninternationaljournalpublishingarticleswithexplicitlinkstoenergyuseinbuildings.Theaimistopresentnewresearchresults,andnewprovenpracticeaimedatreducingtheenergyneedsofabuildingandimprovingindoorenvironmentquality.ElsevierTheInternationalJournalofElectricalPower&EnergySystems.Thejournalcoverstheoreticaldevelopmentsinelectricalpowerandenergysystemsandtheirapplications.ElsevierJournalofEnvironmentalEconomicsandManagement.TheJournalofEnvironmentalEconomicsandManagementpublishestheoreticalandempiricalpapers


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devotedtospecificnaturalresourceandenvironmentalissues.SpringerInternationalEnvironmentalAgreements:Politics,LawandEconomics.Apeer-reviewed,multi-disciplinaryjournalthatfocusesonthetheoretical,methodologicalandpracticaldimensionsofcooperativesolutionstointernationalenvironmentalproblems.GreenBuildingMagazine.GreenBuildingmagazineistheUK'spremiereco-buildingmagazineandalwaysfeaturesawiderangeofeco-buildingprojectsfromacrosstheUK.InternationalJournalofDistributedEnergyResourcesandSmartGrids.Itpublishesexperimental,theoreticalandappliedresultsinboththescienceandtheengineeringfordistributedenergyresourcesinelectricalgrids.JournalofProcessControlThisinternationaljournalcoverstheapplicationofcontroltheory,operationsresearch,computerscienceandengineeringprinciplestothesolutionofprocesscontrolproblems.ControlEngineeringPracticeItpublishespaperswhichillustratethedirectapplicationofcontroltheoryanditssupportingtoolsinallpossibleareasofautomation.Asaresult,thejournalonlycontainspaperswhichcanbeconsideredtohavemadesignificantcontributionstotheapplicationofadvancedcontroltechniques.IEEETransactionsonControlSystemsTechnologiesTheIEEETransactionsonControlSystemsTechnologypublisheshigh-qualitypapersontechnologicaladvancesinthedesign,realization,andoperationofcontrolsystems.

5.2 PUBLICATIONSINOPTIRESEARCHAREASBYPROJECTMEMBERSCastano,M.,&Birk,W. (2015).ControlConfigurationSelection for IntegratingProcessesUsingWeightedGraphs.In Proceedings of the2015 IEEE International Conference on Control Applications (CCA 2015):Sydney,Australia,September21-23.IEEE.Castaño,M.,&Birk,W. (2015).EstimationofGramian-Based InteractionMeasures forWeaklyNonlinearSystems.InProceedingsoftheIEEEEuropeanControlConference2015.Linz(Austria).Birk, W., & Dudarenko, N. (2015). Reconfiguration of the air control system of a bark boiler. I E E ETransactionsonControlSystemsTechnology(inprint).Kadhim, A., Birk,W., & Gustafsson, T. (2015). Relative Gain Array Estimation Based on Non-parametricProcess Identification for Uncertain Systems. Poster presented atthe Nordic Process ControlWorkshop2015,Trondheim,Norge.Kadhim,A.,Castano,M.,Birk,W.,&Gustafsson,T.(2015).RelativeGainArrayofWeaklyNonlinearSystemsusingaNonparametric IdentificationApproach.InProceedingsof the2015 IEEE InternationalConferenceonControlApplications(CCA2015):Sydney,Australia,September21-23.IEEE.Kadhim,A.,Birk,W.,&Gustafsson,T. (2015).RelativeGainArrayVariation forNormBoundedUncertainSystems.InProceedingsofthe2015IEEEConferenceofDecisionandControl,Osaka,Japan.Rongali,S.,ChoudhuryA.,Chandan,V.,Ayra,V.,“AContextVectorRegressionbasedApproachforDemandForecastinginDistrictHeatingNetworks”,InproceedingsofIEEEPESInnovativeSmartGridTechnologiesinAsia(ISGTAsia),2015.Acceptedforpublication.Chandan, V., Vishwanath, A., Zhang, M., Kalyanaraman, S., “Data Driven Pre-cooling for Peak DemandReduction in Commercial Buildings”. In proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on EmbeddedSystemsforEnergyEfficientBuiltEnvironments(BuildSys’15),2015.Acceptedforpublication.


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Jain,M.,Chandan,V.,MinouM.,Thanos,G.,Wijaya,T.K.,Lindt,A.,GyllingA.,“MethodologiesforEffectiveDemand Response Messaging”, IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications, 2015,Acceptedforpublication.MinouM.,StamoulisG.,Thanos,G.,Chandan,V.,“IncentivesandTargetingPoliciesforAutomatedDemandResponse Contract”, IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications, 2015, Accepted forpublication.


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6 PLANFORDISSEMINATIONWITHWORKSHOPSANDSYMPOSIA

Apart from an active participation in scientific events and the publication of OPTi results on theseoccasions,theOPTiconsortiumitselfwillorganiseatleasttwoworkshopsorsymposiawiththegoalto:

• advertisetheOPTiproject,

• createawarenessforOPTiideasandconcepts,

• disseminateresultsfromtheOPTiproject,

• enablescientificexchangebetweenleadingexpertsinthefieldand

• identifyandutilizesynergyeffectswithrelatedH2020projects.

Wewillhostafirstworkshopinsummer/autumn2016.Bythen,theinitializationphaseoftheprojectwillbe completedand first resultswill beavailable. A secondeventwill beorganised in2017,when resultsfromtheOPTipilotswillbeavailable.Inparticular,thefollowingeventsareplanned:

1) Jointworkshopincollaborationwithrelatedprojects(2016)

WeplantoorganiseajointworkshopwiththeH2020sisterprojectonDHC“STORM1”andtheFP7project“CELSIUS2”. Theworkshopwill beheldwithin the frameworkof an international conference such as the“Sustainableplaces3”annualevent.

2) OPTiworkshop(2017)

AsecondworkshopwillbeorganisedbytheOPTiconsortiuminthecontextofarelevantinternationalconferencesuchas“ACMe-Energy2017”,the”2017Euroheat&PowerCongress”or“IEEEInternationalConferenceonSmartGridCommunications2017”.Moredetailedplansconcerningthethematicfocusofplannedeventsandthevenueswillbespecifiedinthesecondversionofthisdeliverable.

1STORM–Self-OrganizingThermalOperationalManagement,H2020GA649743,www.storm-dhc.eu2CELSIUS–CombinedEfficientLargeScaleIntegratedUrbanSystems,FP7314441,www.celsiuscity.eu3www.sustainable-places.eu


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7 STAKEHOLDERINVOLVEMENTANDFEEDBACKPLAN

Apartfromtheearlierplanswheretheintendedaudiencecouldbebroadorgeneral,wehavecreatedaplanfortargetingspecificstakeholderswhohaveeitheradirectoranindirectroletoplayintheeco-systemofDemandResponseSystems.Wewillstriveforgenderbalancewhenengagingstakeholders.Wewillpayspecialattentiontohowtocommunicatewithconsumersandfinalusersintermsoftexts,imagesandsymbolsfromthegenderperspective.Theaimistoincludeandmotivatestakeholderparticipationandconsumerinteractionaswellastoboostinclusionandinnovation.Ourobjectiveincreatingthisplanistoprovideajump-starterforexploitationoftheresultsofourprojectbyconcernedstakeholders.Below,weprovideastep-by-stepplantodisseminatetheresultsofOPTitostakeholders.

7.1 PHASE1:PARTNERSELECTIONDuringthecreationof theOPTiconsortium,ourobjectivewastoensurehavingoneor twostakeholdersinvolvedaspartnersintheproject.Theywouldbeprovidingthedomainknowledgeandalsoperformthework of exploiting the result generatedby theproject. These partners havebeen identified prior to theprojectsubmissionandtheyaredirectlyinvolvedintheprojectexecution.ForOPTi,thepartnershavingadirectstakewithDHCareSAMPOLandLuleåEnergyAB.

7.2 PHASE2:STAKEHOLDERLISTGENERATIONWithintheproject,thepartnerswillcreatealistofpotentialstakeholderstakingintoaccountalltheinterestedpartsinADRandpassivestorage,asusersoractivepartsofthistechnology.ThemembersinterestedofOptiframeworkwillbeclassifiedasfollowing:

- Supplierso Energysupplier

- Consumerso Landlord/energymanager/buildingmanagero Facilitycompanieso Tenant/render/finaluseroftheenergy

7.3 PHASE3:FRAMEWORKFORFEEDBACKCOLLECTIONTocollect stakeholder’sopinion,wewill requestaquestionnaire fromthem.Wewill collect thisdatabygenderandagetobeabletoanalyseandbetterunderstandmenandwomen’sneedsandbehavior.Thisquestionnairewillcoverthefollowingtopics:

- InterestofthestakeholdersinPassivestorage

o Consumers: Interest in increasing the temperature span in what is considered comforttemperatureduetoaccumulationofheatinbuildings

§ Interestincompensationforsuchactions

- InterestofthestakeholdersinADR

o Informationaboutcurrentenergyusageinthegriddeliveredtoconsumers

§ Informationplatformasanapporsimilar

§ Interestintakingactionsaccordingtobalanceingridgivenintheapp,byexampleloweringheatinputtothebuildingifthegridsuffersfromhighenergyouttake


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Withtheanswersofthisquestionnairewewillidentifytheareasofmostinterestforthestakeholdersandpayingattentiontothewholechainfromenergysuppliertofinalusers.