The objective of the ResHil EnergIA project is to establish an innovation platform in the Pirkanmaa region that enables co-creation between different stakeholders and supports RDI activities closely networked with the business sector. The implementation of the innovation platform aims to advance regional and national energy-efficiency measures and carbon‑neutrality targets, as well as strengthen the security of supply and operational reliability of regional energy distribution.
To achieve this objective, the project will develop an advanced and versatile RDI environment at TAMK for SMEs that produce energy‑related technology and service solutions. The technological core of the RDI environment is a microgrid implemented within the project, capable of autonomous energy and power balance management, and designed to model a geographically limited section of an electricity distribution network. The microgrid includes diverse interface points, incorporating local renewable energy generation, energy storage systems, and equipment that simulates electricity consumption within the built environment and industrial sectors.
The project will also establish a shared operational model to support collaboration between stakeholders, enabling the target groups to fully benefit from the developed RDI environment. Together, the RDI environment and the shared operational model form a resilient, carbon‑neutral, and energy‑optimized innovation platform developed in close cooperation with the participating companies and other project stakeholders.
Additionally, the project will produce recommendations and tools for industrial SMEs to advance their own energy‑efficiency and carbon‑neutrality actions. The recommendations will be based on analysis conducted during the project, while the tools will be shaped from publicly available documentation recorded from the platform’s demonstrations.