SECTION 01 | ENERGY 80 05 ECTOGRID ectogrid™ is a 5th generation district heating system that enables the efficient use of heating and cooling, integrated with electricity generation. ectogrid™ takes the best characteristics from heat pumps and cooling machines and combines them with the best characteristics from energy distribution grids (electrical, thermal and gas). By connecting buildings with different needs and balancing the energy between them, only one thermal grid is needed that serves several purposes – thermal distribution for both heating and cooling as well as storage and flexibility. E.on intends to build a demonstration system in cooperation with Medicon Village, Peab and Qvantum and to verify the system together with Lund University of Technology. SWEDEN SECTION 05 USEFUL LINKS: ectogrid.com 81 As a result of the MI IC#7 ‘Affordable Heating and Cooling’ workshop, an international consortium of industry and researchers will develop an open data platform to reduce the energy wastage (up to 30%) from poorly maintained, degraded and improperly controlled air- conditioning equipment. The platform will provide energy efficiency service providers with access to low-cost, high- quality data from buildings and infrastructure, to enable heating, ventilation, and air conditioning software-as-a-solution services. It will accelerate industry growth by attracting innovators and start-ups, and used to run hackathons and grand challenges. Where appropriate, data will be accessible to define new global and national benchmarks or indices, and inform jurisdictional policy on codes, standards and ratings. Rapid implementation will be achieved by adapting a leading building industry controls software platform, provided by Switch Automation, and a business model developed for the platform to become financially self-sustaining. AUSTRALIA CA, NL, US, MX, NZ, IL BUILDINGS 06 AFFORDABLE HEATING AND COOLING OPEN DATA PLATFORM