Practical Examples

From Practice

Solutions That Deliver Results

From planning to ongoing operation, we combine engineering knowledge with simulation, monitoring, software, and digital agents. This produces solutions that address specific tasks and create lasting value in practical use.

Illustration of an underground ice storage tank in front of a school building

Reference project: Simulation of a New Special Education School – Focus on Ice Storage

Period: 05/2026 – 07/2026

Ice storage, an energy fence, and plant controls for a new special education school were simulated and assessed under demanding weather conditions.

DigiTwinPlan digital building twin on a tablet

Research project: DigiTwinPlan

Period: 10/2025 – 12/2027

DigiTwinPlan's digital twin combines modern simulation and optimization techniques with practical planning processes.

Illustration of a research campus with highlighted heating pipes

Reference project: Heat Supply Planning for the MPI Göttingen Campus at Faßberg

Period: 10/2024 – 05/2026

Concepts and implementation pathways were developed for the MPI campus at Faßberg to achieve heating, cooling, and steam supply with as little CO₂ as possible.

Illustration of district heating pipes with measurement equipment in a residential neighborhood

Reference project: Network Hydraulic Analysis: Elbufer & August-Bebel-Straße

Period: 07/2024 – 03/2026

For Stadtwerke Riesa's transformation planning, the Elbufer and Bebelstraße district heating networks were modeled, calibrated, and investigated in several expansion scenarios.

Hydraulic Analysis of Schneeberg's District Heating Network

Reference project: Hydraulic Analysis of Schneeberg's District Heating Network

Period: 10/2021 – 12/2021

A dynamic district heating network model was created for Stadtwerke Schneeberg, calibrated with measurement data, and analyzed hydraulically and thermally.

Control Concept for Bad Langensalza's District Heating Network

Reference project: Control Concept for Bad Langensalza's District Heating Network

Period: 10/2020 – 12/2020

Development of a control concept for Bad Langensalza's district heating network, with particular attention to its two heat generation sites

Illustration of a district heating hot water station in a plant room

Reference project: Domestic Hot Water Connection Options: Heating From District Heat

Period: 2020 – heute

A simulation-based study investigates efficient domestic hot water heating with lower temperatures and volume flows in the district heating network.

Diagram of electricity generation and hydrogen production using an electrolyzer, H₂ storage, and a fuel cell

Reference project: Hydrogen: Models & Algorithms for H₂ Infrastructure

Period: 2020 – heute

Development and testing of algorithms, methods, tools, and examples for the next generation of smart grid interactions between vehicles, buildings, and storage systems.

Energy Audit at Erzgebirgskrankenhaus Annaberg

Reference project: Energy Audit at Erzgebirgskrankenhaus Annaberg

Period: 05/2019 – 11/2019

Energy audit with a particular focus on refrigeration systems and steam generators

Heating Network Simulation in the IE-BioNetz Project

Reference project: Heating Network Simulation in the IE-BioNetz Project

Period: 04/2019 – 06/2021

Model creation and support for modeling and simulating heating networks with SimulationX

Logo of the FMI4BIM research project

Research project: FMI4BIM

Period: 2019 – 2021

Building Information Modeling as a method for automating and optimizing data management and exchange

Simulation model of the energy supply plant in ARCHE demonstrator building BLA018

Research project: ARCHE

Period: 07/2018 – 06/2021

Semi-automated processes for developing building control functions from measurement data and simulation models

3D building model in BIM HVACTool in the FMI4Practice project

Research project: FMI4Practice

Period: 07/2018 – 06/2020

The project aims to implement integrated building simulation as a practical tool in the planning process

Strategic District Heating Network Simulation in Bad Langensalza

Reference project: Strategic District Heating Network Simulation in Bad Langensalza

Period: 03/2018 – 09/2018

Dynamic simulation of local heating alternatives to support investment decisions

Airloop

Research project: Airloop

Period: 01/2018 – 06/2020

Extending NANDRAD and BIM HVACTool with model components for air conditioning.

Rock formations with trees and a stone wall in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains

Reference project: Geohazards in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains

Period: 2018 – 2021

Monitoring rock movements in the Kirnitzsch Valley and Schmilka with AarteLink

Energy Study for a Fully Renewable Supply

Reference project: Energy Study for a Fully Renewable Supply

Period: 08/2017 – 11/2017

Concept validation, energy mapping, and further consulting services

MAtchUp

Reference project: MAtchUp

Period: 2017 – 2022

Energy system simulation, business models (tenant electricity), monitoring concept...

Zero-Energy Primary School in Wermsdorf

Reference project: Zero-Energy Primary School in Wermsdorf

Period: 2017

Plant simulation and planning advice for a modern zero-energy primary school

Validated Energy Concept – Dresden Wiener Straße 38–42

Reference project: Validated Energy Concept – Dresden Wiener Straße 38–42

Period: 2016 – 2017

Energy concept consulting, simulations, and cost calculations

Charging at Walzmühle in Ludwigshafen

Reference project: Charging at Walzmühle in Ludwigshafen

Period: 01/2015 – 09/2015

easyCharge charging stations and monitoring for the electromobility pilot phase

Concept Validation for Laurichhof in Pirna

Reference project: Concept Validation for Laurichhof in Pirna

Period: 2014 – 2015

Energy system simulation and consulting for hotel building services planners

Illustration of a modern research greenhouse

Reference project: Energy-Efficient Research Greenhouse

Period: 2014 – 2015

Plant simulation and monitoring for a highly efficient greenhouse at TU Leipzig

EnTool:CoSim

Research project: EnTool:CoSim

Period: 2014 – 2017

Processes and interfaces for interoperability between different simulation tools in building services planning

Local Heating Concept for Haßfurt

Reference project: Local Heating Concept for Haßfurt

Period: 2014 – 2015

Local heating concept with surplus feed-in and sizing simulation for a new development area

Energy Concept for Lohmen

Reference project: Energy Concept for Lohmen

Period: 2013 – heute

District energy concept and local heating simulation with GreenCity

Energy Retrofit – Lohr School and Sports Center

Research project: Energy Retrofit – Lohr School and Sports Center

Period: 2013 – 2017

System simulation, energy monitoring, and commissioning support for an advanced energy supply system

Scientific Energy Monitoring at Sonthofen Secondary School

Reference project: Scientific Energy Monitoring at Sonthofen Secondary School

Period: 2013 – 2015

EnOB-compliant monitoring and optimization of a zero-energy school

Electric cars at a charging station on the TU Dresden campus

Research project: TU Dresden Charging Campus

Period: 2013 – 2015

Acquisition of detailed measurement data on grid quality and charging processes with easyCharge for the electromobility showcase program

Energy Concept for Oberhof's Sports Facilities

Reference project: Energy Concept for Oberhof's Sports Facilities

Period: 2012 – 2015

Dynamic simulation of a coupled local heating and cooling network, including generators, as part of implementing the energy concept

Climate Protection Concept for Oberhof

Reference project: Climate Protection Concept for Oberhof

Period: 2011 – 2013

Simulating and validating energy-saving concepts for winter sports

Residence and Mobility

Research project: Residence and Mobility

Period: 2009 – 2012

Core technologies and simulation tools for coupling and supplying buildings, local renewable generators, and electric vehicles

Charging Infrastructure

Reference project: Charging Infrastructure

Further easyCharge electromobility projects