Project cooperationUpdated on 26 January 2026
Envirogood DigitalTwin – Automated Solar Compliance for EPBD Article 10
About
The recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) introduces mandatory solar deployment requirements for non-residential buildings undergoing major renovation or permit-triggering works. Under Article 10, each EU Member State must define its own national criteria for “suitable” solar installations, including technical, functional, and economic feasibility, as well as exemptions.
Envirogood’s Digital Twin platform converts national EPBD Article 10 criteria into a rules-as-code compliance engine, models building geometry and roof constraints, assesses technical and economic feasibility, identifies exemptions, and produces audit-ready compliance reports. The system also supports portfolio-level screening and smart-meter data integration with DSOs.
Innovation & Unique Value
· Regulation-to-decision automation
· Digital Twin modelling for solar and retrofit planning
· Cross-border harmonisation of EPBD criteria
· Portfolio-scale compliance screening
· Smart-meter and grid data integration
· Market-ready, user-friendly workflows
Target Applications
EPBD compliance screening, retrofit planning, solar feasibility, ESG reporting, public-sector estate management, early design-stage compliance, installer pre-qualification.
Partners Sought
· Distribution System Operators (DSOs) / Smart Meter Operators
· Commercial Real Estate Owners & Portfolio Managers
· Facilities Management & Asset Services Companies
· Architecture & Engineering Practices
· Solar EPCs & Energy Service Companies
· RegTech / Legal-Tech / Rules-as-Code SMEs
· Research & Academic Partners
Type of Collaboration
R&D; cooperation, EUROGIA2030 consortia, pilot and demonstration projects, data integration partnerships, technical co-development, market validation trials.
Expected Impact
Reduced compliance costs, faster solar deployment, standardised reporting, stronger ESG confidence, better alignment between buildings, grids, and regulation.
Organisation
Similar opportunities
Partnership
Digital Twin–Enabled Solar for Industrial Decarbonisation and Community Energy Access
Jody Bidgood
CEO/Founder at Envirogood
Leeds, United Kingdom
Expertise
Renewable Energy & Electric Mobility Expert (Climate Resilience & Sustainable Development
- Energy
- Education
- Environment
- Automotive, Transport and Logistics
Desmond Dogara Bardeson
RENEWABLE ENERGY/ SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SPECIALIST/RESEARCHER at Climedge Hub Limited
Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria