en.Wedoany.com Reported - E.ON and RWTH Aachen University recently announced a deepened cooperation with the establishment of the E.ON Heat Lab, aiming to transform scientific discoveries into practical solutions and accelerate the faster, more efficient, and more cost-effective implementation of technologies related to the energy transition.

The cooperation focuses on smart grids, heating solutions, and battery and energy storage technologies. One of the joint achievements is the Grid Cube, an AI-based decentralized control system for local substations in low-voltage grids, which can prevent bottlenecks early even with limited data availability. After successfully completing field tests, this solution is being further developed into a scalable product.

Victoria Ossadnik, Member of the Board of Management for Digitalization and Innovation at E.ON SE, stated that the energy transition requires innovations that work in the real world. The 20-year partnership with RWTH Aachen University combines scientific excellence with practical implementation, jointly developing solutions that move from research to practice and create tangible impact.

The focus of the new phase of cooperation is on achieving the heating transition, including decentralized heat pumps and climate-friendly heating networks. The newly established E.ON Heat Lab will research and test related technologies, covering low-temperature applications in district heating networks as well as intelligent heat stations for reliable and efficient heat supply to customers.

Professor Ulrich Rüdiger, Rector of RWTH Aachen University, pointed out that through the E.ON Heat Lab, both parties are creating the necessary research infrastructure to test and further develop heating and energy transition technologies. At the E.ON ERC, over 220 researchers are distributed across four institutes and eight professorships, covering fields such as electrical engineering and information technology, mechanical engineering, materials science, and economics. An innovation ecosystem has formed around Aachen, which E.ON actively shapes together with scientific partners, startups, and other stakeholders.

Additionally, the clean technology software company envelio and the smart grid intelligence provider gridX became part of the E.ON innovation portfolio in 2021. Both companies have developed successful digital solutions that have been integrated into E.ON's grid companies for further scaling.