Program 5.8 - European and International Cooperation;
Sub-program 5.8 - SUPPORT Awarding participation in Horizon 2020 - Institutions

Smart Grid-Efficient Interactive Buildings

Implementation period

29.01.2024 – 31.12.2025

Financed by

UEFISCDI

Implementation team

More details here.

Project Director

Prof. Dr. Ing. Dan D. Micu

Short description of the awarded project:

Title: Smart Grid-Efficient Interactive Buildings

Official website: https://www.evelixia-project.eu/

Objectives:

UCN sets an ambitious objective within this project: the development of new solutions of renewable energy sources, capable of expanding the flexibility and self-sustainability potential of buildings: 1) geothermal wall and 2) photovoltaic panels (resulting from recycled panels) that also perform the function of shading. Testing and validating these solutions within the project will allow their large-scale implementation and will also lead to an increased visibility for TUCN. The sustainability of TUCN’s participation in projects funded by the European Union will also be increased.

Description of the activities financed within the project PN-IV-P8-8.1-PRE-HE-ORG-2023-0143, 56PHE:

  • Encouraging experienced researchers, but more importantly motivating young researchers in the team, by financing research grants. This will have as an impact the loyalty of young researchers, the increase of the research potential of the team and the possibility to maintain and even further increase their involvement in international projects (There are currently 4 project proposals submitted and under evaluation and 3 projects under development on related topics: integration of renewable energy, decarbonisation, energy efficiency, energy management in local communities)
  • TUCN’s team intends to develop project proposals as a coordinator, also involving researchers from other university departments, in order to provide a multidisciplinary approach in EU-targeted research directions. These actions aim to develop the human resources involved in the writing of the projects, as well as the quality of the elaborated projects.
  • In order to increase the impact of publications and the visibility of the university, we intend to publish, during the implementation period of the project,papers in ISI or IDB journals, as well as to participate in dedicated conferences.

Results achieved in the first year of implementation:

  • 1 paper published in ISI Journal with impact factor
  • 2 papers published at the International Conferences, ISI și IDB indexed:
    1. A.G. Berciu; D.D. Micu; E.H. Dulf, “Enhancing Electricity Consumption Forecasting with Artificial Intelligence on Small Datasets: A Comparative Study”, 18th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV), 12-15 December 2024, Dubai, EAU.
  • 1 research scholarship