Published: 17 February 2025
Project: InEExS
Topics: Smart Buildings & Technologies | Efficient and Resilient Energy Systems
Smart energy services and technologies are essential to transforming Europe’s energy systems—making them more efficient, sustainable, and consumer-focused. As part of the Smart Energy Cluster, the InEExS project has published a new report outlining two actionable roadmaps designed to accelerate the deployment of smart energy services across the EU.
Unlocking the Potential of Smart Technologies
Emerging technologies such as blockchain, smart grids, microgrids, energy storage, and digital energy management tools offer enormous opportunities to meet Europe’s energy efficiency goals. However, significant barriers—technical, regulatory, and financial—must be addressed to realise this potential.
The InEExS Report: Two Roadmaps for Change
The InEExS report sets out two strategic roadmaps:
1. Roadmap for Overcoming Barriers in Regulation, Finance, and Market Design
This roadmap explores the main challenges hindering the adoption of smart energy services, across five diverse Business Cases, ranging from residential heating optimisation to decentralised energy efficiency power plants. Key barriers include:
2. Roadmap for Prioritising Viable Smart Services and Technologies
This second roadmap focuses on identifying and prioritising the most promising smart services and technologies based on their:
For more information, visit InEExS website here.