Updated on 16 June 2026
Heat pumps as flexibility asset
Project engineer at EXTRAQT
Leuven, Belgium
About
Unlock the flexibility potential of the energy system by integrating sustainable heating technologies, electric vehicles, and electricity demand management into a coordinated framework. Through advanced control strategies, digital solutions, and user-centric market mechanisms, the project will enable heat pumps, thermal storage, EV charging, and flexible electricity consumption to act as active flexibility assets. By optimizing energy use across sectors, the project will support renewable energy integration, reduce peak demand, lower carbon emissions, and enhance the resilience and affordability of Europe's future energy system.
Topic
- PED Topic 3: Sustainable PEDs, flexibility in energy systems, and integrated technologies
Type
- Looking for partners to join a project
- Looking to join a project
Organisation
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Project cooperation
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Yang LIU
Senior Associate Professor at Linköping University
Linköping, Sweden
Project cooperation
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Kaat Peeters
co-founder SabaWatt at SabaWatt
Gent, Belgium
Project cooperation
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- Looking to join a project
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- PED Topic 3: Sustainable PEDs, flexibility in energy systems, and integrated technologies
Sebastian Baes
Co-Founder at EXTRAQT
Leuven, Belgium