GENTE’s communities are the project’s heart and soul. Their role is to enable the demonstration of solutions for new types of technologies and services in different technical, environmental and market contexts. They are the innovative people who enable GENTE’s ideas to become reality!
The Collaborative Energy Living Lab (CELL) drives innovation for cyber-physical energy systems in Switzerland. It provides a testbed for digital energy applications and power systems integration. In CELL, we develop and validate modern solutions for clean energy systems.
CELL combines traditional power systems and microgrids competence with applied research in information and communication technology. CELL has grown out of the successful Living Lab ‘iHomeLab’ on the Hochschule Luzern (HSLU) campus. The CELL concept is a modular, scalable living lab that combines facilities, expertise and partnerships across the university footprint.
CELL uses the Campus Ecosystem including an innovation park and other existing communities, such as Luzern Sued (Nidfeld and Mattenhof) and Am Aawasser, as real-life living labs for developing, testing and showcasing advanced technology and systems. CELL offers modular services to business, research and community partners.
The Am Aawasser community is the key demonstration site for GENTE in Switzerland. Some stats for this site are shown here.
HSB Living Lab constitutes a journey towards the housing of the future. The concept of a living lab for conducting research on a sustainable housing environment was born in 2010 and has now become a reality. In close collaboration between people, researchers and the business community, we create the housing of the future in the third generation Living Lab. HSB Living Lab is a world-unique arena where we develop new ways to build and shape the housing of the future.
Students and researchers in the lab in order to test innovations and technical solutions intended for next-generation housing. Up to 40 people live in 29 flats equipped with measuring stations and sensors inside a dynamic building whose walls, façades and furnishings will be developed as the research progresses. HSB Living Lab is a cooperative project run by 12 collaborators and constitutes a unique arena for creating the sustainable housing environments of tomorrow. Owners are Chalmers, HSB and Johanneberg Science Park. Partners are Tengbom, Peab, Akademiska Hus, Tieto, Electrolux, Bengt Dahlgren, Göteborg Energi, Elfa, Vedum.
Troya was established in May 2017 as the first energy cooperative of their region in Türkiye. It was founded by eight people who were concerned about the planet and wanted to promote a transition towards a more sustainable use of natural resources. Troya is a member of Rescoop.eu and leader of Türkiye’s Energy Cooperative network.
Troya Renewable Energy Cooperative
Reengen
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK)
Sweden
Spain
Switzerland
Türkiye
