MiniStor and Probono, a shared path towards the green transition
These Horizon 2020 projects represent two complementary approaches in favour of energy efficiency and sustainable households
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MiniStor enters the decisive stage with the second review meeting
Halfway through project life, the Thesaloniki demonstrator welcomed the partners, the Project Officer and the expert panel during the 11th and the 12th of April
Exploring synergies during the BUILD UP webinar on novel energy solutions for buildings
MiniStor was invited to participated in the latest BUILD UP webinar, ‘Energy generation and storage technologies in buildings’
The Smart Readiness Indicator, key to energy storage adoption
The majority of the existing European residential building stock was constructed before the European Union first established standards for energy performance, back in 2010. The revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) showed the large potential of automated, intelligent management solutions such as MiniStor’s. It also introduced the Smart Readin
State-of-the-art energy storage for the D2EPC network
Novel technologies are rapidly transforming the notion of energy efficiency, and thus the expectations of both industry and residents. Aiming to offer a better understanding of the contemporary and future landscape in terms of technical capabilities, the D2EPC project organised the session ‘Building performance assessment towards next-generation EPC’, gatheri
MiniStor reinforces ties with the construction industry
Displaying at the biggest construction fair in Central Europe was yet another step for the consolidation of MiniStor among the industry. The local consortium partner ÉMI, which is also responsible for the quality testing for the prototype, showed the minimal size energy storage solution for five days straight, beginning on April 6th, at Construma. Following [&he
ECTP Conference: influencing the new Built Environment
The 9th ECTP Conference put MiniStor at the heart of the Built Environment community during a decisive moment. A delegation comprised by CARTIF and FEUGA presented the novel minimal energy storage solution at Madrid, formalising the alliance between the consortium and the European construction industry. The two-day event welcomed 200 attendees from the whole cons
MiniStor: Fostering the creation of residential prosumers
Author: Alberto Belda (CARTIF) Heating, lighting, cooking… Energy is an essential element of our lives, and we all need access to it to ensure our wellbeing. However, the way we have been traditionally consuming energy is changing. The energy sector is suffering from rapid and profound changes oriented to shifting to a more sustainable approach, […]
Meet our partners: DUTh
Democritus University of Thrace (DUTh) was established in 1973, and it is among the largest universities in Greece in terms of its active student population. DUTh is involved in the MiniStor project as the owner of the Greek demonstration site, located in the university student residence in Kimmeria, Xanthi, Greece. The pilot site is […]
Yearbook of Building Engineering
MiniStor project has drawn the attention of the Hungarian Building Engineering Coordination Association, which included the project in their Yearbook of Building Services – 2020 (Épületgépészet Évkönyve 2020), published for the first time this year. This first edition includes nine chapters that collect and analyze the building engineering situatio