FAME4ME – The project for AI-based and user-oriented management of energy services
FAME4ME at a glance
Intelligent energy management in smart living and building environments can contribute to the energy transition, for example by increasing the use of renewable energies through controlled consumption or by providing flexibility potential for the system. The central aim of the “FAME4ME” research project is to investigate the potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in relation to future energy services for private end customers, dealing with topics such as smart meters, energy management and time-variable electricity tariffs.
Specialist contact person
Dr. Christoph Kost, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE
Consortium management
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FAME4ME researches the use of AI for sustainable energy management
As part of the project, a user-friendly app is being developed that offers an intuitive visualization of generation forecasts and price signals as well as individualized recommendations for action. AI methods are used to analyze customer groups and design personalized tariff models in order to offer customer-specific energy services. In addition, possibilities for AI-based complexity reduction are examined using recommendations and adaptive interfaces.
The entire project will be implemented in a field test together with industry partners in order to test the use cases defined in the project and the tariff models under almost real conditions. Customer interaction mainly takes place via the developed app. The data collected, including customer reactions to price signals, actual production and demand, is analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. The focus here is on improving the benefits from the customer’s perspective and evaluating the acceptance and effectiveness of the respective tariffs. In addition, AI models are being developed as digital twins in order to map user behavior and technical conditions and to expand the investigation options beyond the field test.
The consortium partners of FAME4ME
In addition to the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), the project partners include the University of Würzburg, the utility company EnBW – Energie Baden-Württemberg AG – and the industrial partners Countrol GmbH and Greenpocket GmbH, thus creating a link between science and application-oriented research.
The associated partners of FAME4ME
