AI-driven building flexibility through virtual power plant (VPP) operation

June 1, 2025 - May 31, 2026

Principal investigator

Les Norford

Funding sources

Future Energy Systems Center, Data Center Power Forum

Research area

Buildings and infrastructure

Overview

AI optimization algorithms for buildings operating as virtual power plants: enhancing efficiency and sustainability.

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Les Norford

Principal investigator

George Macomber Professor in Construction at MIT's School of Architecture and Planning

Audun Botterud

Research scientist

Principal Research Scientist, Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems

Affiliated researcher

You Lin

Postdoc

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