FLEXGAP Consortium (DUT 2026, Topic 3) seeking Swedish Non-Academic Partner (City/Housing/Utility)

Project Overview: FLEXGAP (Closing the gap between planned and realised multi-carrier flexibility in Positive Energy Districts) is a proposal for the DUT Call 2026, targeting PED Topic 3 (primary) and Topic 2 (secondary). Coordinated by Linköping University, our consortium includes academic, municipal, and industry partners across Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, and Greece.

The Concept: While PED plans often assume large flexibility from storage, heat pumps, EV charging, and district heating, the actual delivered flexibility rarely matches the design. FLEXGAP addresses this "flexibility gap" by defining it across four layers: physical potential, digital access, institutional activation, and user acceptance. We are developing a calibrated, open-source district digital twin to monitor, explain, and optimise coordinated electricity, heat, and cooling operations.

Who we are looking for: We are actively seeking a Swedish non-academic partner—specifically a municipality, public or private housing association, or utility company (e.g., DSO or district heating provider)—to join our consortium.

Role of the Partner: Joining as a partner or validation node in our Swedish Living Lab context, your role would involve:

• Providing access to local energy planning data, grid/heat operational insights, or building portfolios to establish data-driven counterfactual baselines.

• Collaborating on the co-design of flexibility products, energy-sharing business models, and local market structures.

• Validating the district digital twin's capability to optimise multi-carrier flexibility on existing assets within the Swedish regulatory and climate context.