Optimum management strategy integrating local renewable energy production

Context and challenges

The energy transition faces three challenges in the building sector: the environmental challenge, the energy challenge and the economic challenge. In order to resolve these issues, a combination of actions is required, including both energy production and consumption. Control strategies need to be implemented for optimum energy management within the building. In this way, better energy management will reduce environmental impact and costs. These strategies must include local renewable production and be applicable on a multi-building scale.

Objectives

The aim is to propose a method of optimal energy management applicable at multi-building level, with integration of renewable production and possible storage. Optimal management is applied in a predictive logic to take account of forecasting errors (weather and occupancy). Various applications are envisaged to test and validate the approach. The challenge will be to propose an operational method that is quick and easy to implement, while producing reliable results.