FlexUnlock: Discovery of demand flexibility in residential buildings. This project aims to reduce energy costs and create demand flexibility (i.e. capacity of end users to change their consumption pat

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FlexUnlock: Discovery of demand flexibility in residential buildings. This project aims to reduce energy costs and create demand flexibility (i.e. capacity of end users to change their consumption patterns) of Australian residential homes. It expects to generate new knowledge regarding demand flexibility using an interdisciplinary approach leveraging structured surveys, digital twin modelling, data analytics and machine learning. Expected outcomes include an open-source tool for raising awareness and accelerating demand flexibility in residential homes, data-driven forecasting models, and data-enabled predictive control strategies. It will provide significant economic and environmental benefits, improve energy affordability and security, and contribute to climate change mitigation and clean energy transition.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 3302 - Building. Lead: Prof Zhenjun Ma