Association & Standardisation
Cooperations & Partnerships
EEBUS cooperates with alliances, consortia and research partners in Europe and the US. The common goal is to advance international harmonisation and create an energy landscape built on interoperable solutions.
Ecosystems
Connected ecosystems
EEBUS connects building energy management with adjacent protocols, energy markets, and mobility ecosystems. Harmonised interfaces reduce individual integration effort, simplify communication between different technologies, and support investment security for manufacturers. This enables scalable, interoperable solutions that can adapt to evolving energy systems and market requirements.
EEBUS therefore provides a foundation for scalable, interoperable energy solutions that can evolve with changing market requirements, regulatory developments, and the growing integration of renewable energy, electric mobility, and smart buildings.
Partners
Strategic cooperation partners
Grid signals & demand response
OpenADR standardises automated demand-response communication between utilities, aggregators and energy resources. Combined with EEBUS, grid and tariff signals can reach building energy managers and connected devices, supporting coordinated capacity and tariff management.
Smart metering & flexibility
ESMIG represents European providers of smart energy solutions, with a focus on smart metering, energy data and demand-side flexibility. Its cooperation with EEBUS connects metering infrastructure with interoperable building and device communication, helping flexible loads respond to grid needs.
EV charging & grid integration
CharIN advances interoperable electric-vehicle charging through CCS and MCS. EEBUS complements this with standardised communication between charging infrastructure, building energy management and the grid. The cooperation aligns use cases, testing and security to support smart charging and future bidirectional energy flows.
DLMS User Association
Metering data & interoperability
DLMS UA develops DLMS/COSEM for secure, interoperable data exchange between meters, devices and head-end systems. This complements EEBUS communication within buildings: an ESMIG / EEBUS demonstration has already linked DLMS/COSEM smart-meter signals to EEBUS-controlled devices through a gateway.
Research
EEBUS in research and practice
Research projects bring standardised communication into real-world energy systems. Together with our partners, we develop, test and validate solutions for device integration, flexible energy use and secure data exchange.
Current projects
Research and practical validation across the energy ecosystem.
DigiWEMS
Ongoing project
DigiWEMS advances the digital integration of heat pumps through standardised EEBUS interfaces. The project translates grid-control requirements into practical processes for installation, commissioning and verification. Cooperation with the electrical and HVAC trades ensures that the resulting solutions can be used in everyday installation work.
- Main achievement
- Standardised integration and certification processes for heat pumps as well as the development of the EEBUS Electrician Tool.
- Test locations
- Implementation and commissioning tests at Living Lab Cologne.
- Working Groups
- HVAC, Grid, Smart Metering, Electrical Trades
SiSSY
SiSSY integrates the smart control of flexible loads with the intelligent metering system. The project combines the perspectives of grid operators, metering providers, software platforms and device manufacturers. It develops and tests an integrated architecture for coordinating small and large flexibilities in buildings and distributed energy systems.
- Main achievement
- Integrated system architecture and Use Cases for controlling flexible loads through the intelligent metering system.
- Test location
- Real-world laboratory environment in Germany
- Working Groups
- Smart Metering, Grid, Flexibility, Device Integration
TRACEY
TRACEY develops a common technical understanding of trust across power systems, building automation and telecommunications. A multivariate trust ontology combines operational, security and configuration data. This enables participating systems to assess trust continuously, exchange trust information across domains and identify the origin of a loss of trust.
- Main achievement
- Cross-domain, multivariate trust ontology and software demonstrators.
- Test location
- Project evaluation environments and demonstrators in Oldenburg.
- Working Groups
- Grid, Building Automation, Telecommunications, Cybersecurity
Sources
CEEDS4CI
Ongoing project
CEEDS4CI starts in October 2026 and addresses interoperable and trustworthy energy data exchange for critical infrastructure. EEBUS contributes its experience with standardised communication between devices, buildings, grid operators and market participants. The project aims to connect operational energy systems with European data-space concepts while maintaining security and data sovereignty.
- Planned contribution
- Integration of EEBUS interoperability concepts into a European energy data space for critical infrastructure
- Location
- Test Labs in Cologne, Oldenburg and Vienna
- Working Groups
- Energy Data Spaces, Grid, Cybersecurity, Standardisation
Smart Grid Synergy
- Main achievement
- Validated blueprint for coordinating grid and market signals in HEMS
- Locations
- Scenario-based validation and stakeholder involvement
- Working Groups
- HEMS, Grid, Market, Flexibility, Standardisation
Past projects
Completed projects that shaped today’s EEBUS Use Cases.
unIT-e²
The project investigated how electromobility can be optimally integrated into the power grid through field tests across Germany. Partners from automotive, energy, IT, charging infrastructure and science worked on user-friendly, large-scale implementation of bidirectional charging concepts.
- Main achievement
- Grid integration of electromobility
- Project status
- Munich, Düsseldorf, Eastern Bavaria, Lower Saxony and Northern Hesse
- Working Groups
- E-Mobility, HVAC, Inverter, Grid
Fit4Exchange
Sensor and visualisation tools increased transparency in the current and prospective grid status. Processes informed the grid operator about imminent congestion and allowed power limitations at individual grid connection points to be communicated via EEBUS.
- Main achievement
- Digitalisation and controllability of the low-voltage grid
- Test location
- Duisburg region
- Working Groups
- E-Mobility, Grid
RESIGENT
A coordinating entity prioritised potentially conflicting signals from grid operators, aggregators and other market participants before they reach the smart building. The project also tested failsafe and black-start mechanisms after power or communication outages.
- Main achievement
- Coordination of grid interaction
- Test location
- Hassfurt region
- Working Groups
- E-Mobility, Inverter, Grid
ARNI – Living Lab Cologne
The ARNI project established a practical test environment at Living Lab Cologne for interoperable communication from the grid control centre to end devices at the building’s grid connection. The complete process chain could be set up, documented and tested on site.
- Main achievement
- Practical test site for current smart-grid connection research
- Test location
- Cologne
- Working Groups
- E-Mobility, HVAC, Inverter, Grid, Commercial
InterConnect (EU)
EEBUS led the Use Case definition for interoperable, bidirectional communication from grid to device level. Services such as building-level load management and time-of-use tariffs were tested across seven connected large-scale sites.
- Main achievement
- Interoperability of European energy systems
- Locations
- Portugal, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Greece and France
C/sells (Germany)
Pilot installations used the Smart Meter Gateway interface and EEBUS capacity management to reduce building power consumption through defined power limitations. Monitoring can identify hotspots and help avoid bottlenecks and costly grid expansion.
- Main achievement
- Digitalisation of the grid connection
REnnovates (EU)
A large-scale EEBUS implementation in residential buildings enabled manufacturer-independent energy management and interaction with the Smart Grid. The lighthouse project focused on smart, energy-neutral renovation of existing building stock.
- Main achievement
- Energetic renovation of buildings
Contact Us
Annike Abromeit
Director of Innovation
Interested in cooperating with EEBUS? Talk to us directly.
Contact us
Interested in becoming a member?
Become a member and join a growing community shaping the future of smart energy.
