On May 28, the MODERATE consortium gathered in Brussels for its final General Assembly, marking the conclusion of an intensive four-year period of collaboration among 18 partners from 5 European countries.
The meeting provided an opportunity to review the project’s final results, coordinate the last activities ahead of the final review, and, above all, define how the assets developed over these 48 months can continue creating value for the sector beyond the project’s lifetime.
From Data Silos to an Interoperable Ecosystem
Funded by Horizon Europe, MODERATE was launched with an ambitious goal: to address one of the major challenges in the digitalization of the building sector—data fragmentation.
Although buildings account for nearly 40% of Europe’s energy consumption, much of the information generated by monitoring systems, sensors, energy performance certificates, and building management platforms remains isolated, limiting its reuse and reducing its potential to improve energy efficiency.
To address this challenge, MODERATE has developed an open and interoperable platform capable of connecting data providers and data consumers, enabling the secure exchange of information and supporting new advanced analytics services for the sector. The platform incorporates data nodes based on open standards, synthetic data generation technologies that protect sensitive information without compromising its analytical value, and a suite of open-source tools that transform fragmented data into actionable insights for building managers, ESCOs, public authorities, utilities, and other stakeholders across the energy ecosystem.
From Technology Development to Market Exploitation
During the final months of the project, Inneürope led the work package dedicated to exploitation, focusing on ensuring that the results developed by the consortium have a clear roadmap toward real-world adoption and market uptake.
This work included the development of the project’s exploitation strategy, the definition of business and commercialization models, the analysis of national markets, the identification of regulatory and adoption barriers, and the establishment of the intellectual property and governance framework needed to ensure the long-term continuity of the project’s results.
One of the key achievements was the consolidation of a common exploitation framework for all of the project’s Key Exploitable Results (KERs), identifying concrete opportunities in areas such as:
- Facility management and predictive maintenance.
- Advanced AI-based energy analytics.
- Benchmarking and Measurement & Verification (M&V) services.
- Harmonization and validation of energy performance certificates.
- Energy data spaces and secure data sharing.
- Local energy planning and energy communities.
In addition, the work carried out made it possible to define several exploitation models, including SaaS services, technology licensing, integration into existing solutions, specialized consulting services, and hybrid models based on open-source components complemented by value-added services.
Leading the Discussion on Exploitation and IPR
As part of the General Assembly agenda, Inneürope led the strategic workshop “From Project to Ecosystem: Strategic Exploitation and IPR Workshop.” The session brought together industrial, technology, and research partners to discuss how to ensure the continuity of the MODERATE ecosystem after the project’s completion. Discussions focused on key topics such as joint exploitation of results, intellectual property protection, platform governance, and opportunities for industrial adoption. One of the workshop’s central messages was that the end of the project should not be seen as a finish line, but rather as the beginning of a new phase focused on adoption, scalability, and impact generation.
Looking Ahead
The discussions held in Brussels confirmed that many of the areas addressed by MODERATE will continue to gain relevance in the years ahead. The development of Energy Data Spaces, trusted data sharing, artificial intelligence applied to buildings, digital twins, local energy communities, and tools that accelerate energy renovation are already emerging as some of the most promising areas for future collaborations and European initiatives.
At Inneürope, we conclude this chapter with pride in the work accomplished and with the conviction that MODERATE’s results will continue contributing to a smarter, more connected, and more sustainable building sector.
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