PARMENIDES at CIRED 2025
PARMENIDES at CIRED 2025: Showcasing Ontology-Driven Energy Innovation
We are pleased to share that Mark Stefan, from the Austrian Institute of Technology, coordinator of the PARMENIDES project, delivered an oral presentation at CIRED 2025 in Geneva. His talk, titled “Optimizing Renewable Energy Communities through Ontology-Driven Energy Management Systems,” highlighted how ontological frameworks like PECO (PARMENIDES Energy Community Ontology) can support more efficient, interoperable, and scalable energy management across Europe.
At CIRED 2025 in Geneva, the PARMENIDES project showcased its groundbreaking approach to optimizing Renewable Energy Communities (RECs) through an ontology-driven Energy Management System (EMS). Central to this innovation is the PARMENIDES Energy Community Ontology (PECO), which ensures semantic interoperability across diverse platforms and energy domains. PECO enables a unified understanding of energy assets, community structures, and optimization strategies, forming the backbone of the EMS for Hybrid Energy Storage Systems (EMS4HESS). This system dynamically integrates and manages various energy assets, allowing for scalable, flexible, and intelligent control of energy flows within RECs.
The project’s Austrian and Swedish pilot implementations demonstrated the real-world impact of these technologies. In Austria, the EMS4HESS optimized energy storage and distribution across communities with high renewable penetration, ensuring grid stability through dynamic flexibility limits and real-time data exchange. The Swedish pilot emphasized short-term flexibility and user engagement. Together, these pilots validated the potential of ontology-based energy management to enhance sustainability, resilience, and user-centric energy optimization, paving the way for broader adoption across Europe.
In addition to the oral session, Mark presented a poster summarizing the project’s key findings and ongoing activities. The session sparked engaging conversations with fellow researchers and industry professionals, reflecting the growing interest in digital solutions for energy flexibility and community-driven energy models.
CIRED 2025 proved to be an inspiring event with valuable contributions from across the sector and excellent opportunities for knowledge exchange. Events like these are essential for bridging the gap between research and real-world implementation.
We extend our thanks to all contributing authors: Mark Stefan, Miloš Šipetić, Fabrizia Giordano, Clemens Korner, Lorenz Ray Payonga, Vieri Emiliani, Lorenzo Niccolai, and Maria Aigner — whose work continues to shape the future of smart and sustainable energy systems.
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