Project Progress

Milestones & Deliverables

Tracking iDT4GDC's journey from system architecture to production-ready technology. Phase 2 active — second ITEA review completed January 2026.

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Deliverables completed across all work packages
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Key Exploitable Results documented for the global data centre market
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ITEA review meetings successfully completed
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European partner organisations from UK and Turkey
Project Timeline

Project Phases

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Phase 1 · Complete
Foundation & Architecture
Months 1–18 · 2023–2024
  • System architecture & backend deliverables
  • Digital twin engine deliverables
  • Hardware optimisation deliverables
  • Communication & IPR plan deliverables
  • SWOT & competence analysis
  • 1st ITEA Review Meeting (June 2025)
✓ Complete
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Phase 2 · Active
Integration & Validation
Months 19–28 · 2025–2026
  • Key results reach production-ready status
  • Exploitable Results Report published
  • IPR Management Report published
  • State-of-the-Art report (2025)
  • 2nd ITEA Review Meeting (Jan 2026)
  • Prototype finalisation (ongoing)
◉ In Progress
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Phase 3 · Planned
Deployment & Market
Months 29–36 · 2026
  • Open-source platform release
  • Market-ready commercialisation
  • Pilot deployment at data centres
  • ETSI standardisation liaison
  • EU DC Pact formal alignment
  • Final ITEA review & close
○ Planned
Completed Deliverables
WP1 — System Architecture & Backend
D1.1
Backend System Implementation
✓ Complete
D1.2
System Architecture & Design
✓ Complete
WP2 — Digital Twin Engine
D2.2
Digital Twin Engine
✓ Complete
D2.5
DT Engine Module Configuration & Implementation Report 2
✓ Complete
WP3 — Green & Circular Energy Adoption
D3.1
First Version of Hardware Optimisation Engine SDK & Monitoring Report
✓ Complete
D3.2
First Version of Renewable Energy Engine Report
✓ Complete
D3.3
First Version of Circular Energy Models Development Report
✓ Complete
WP4 — Hardware Optimisation
D4.1
Energy Source Optimisation Report and Prototype v1
✓ Complete
D4.2
Energy Source Optimisation Report and Prototype v2
✓ Complete
D4.4
Forecasting Green Energy Availability Report and Prototype v1
✓ Complete
D4.5
Forecasting Green Energy Availability Report and Prototype v2
✓ Complete
D4.7
Dynamic Energy Pricing Report and Prototype v1
✓ Complete
D4.8
Dynamic Energy Pricing Report and Prototype v2
✓ Complete
D4.10
Integration Report v1
✓ Complete
WP5 — Interactive Data Visualisation
D5.1
First Version of User Interface
✓ Complete
D5.6
The First Digital Twin Visualisation Report
✓ Complete
WP6 — Communication, Dissemination & Exploitation
D6.1
Communication & Dissemination Plan
✓ Complete
D6.2
IPR Management Guidelines
✓ Complete
D6.3
Competence & SWOT Analysis Report
✓ Complete
D6.4
Exploitable Results Report-1
✓ Complete
D6.5
IPR Management Report-1
✓ Complete
Cross-Cutting
SotA
State of the Art Report 2025
✓ Published
Leaflet
Project Profile Leaflet 2025
✓ Published
Key Events

Project Timeline

Completed
2023 — Project Start
iDT4GDC Kicks Off
Consortium agreement signed, project launched under EUREKA ITEA4 programme.
2024 — Phase 1
Architecture & Foundation Deliverables
Architecture, Digital Twin, and Hardware deliverables completed. Communication plans published.
June 2025
1st ITEA Review Meeting
Successful first programme review presenting Phase 1 results to ITEA evaluators.
Late 2025
Key Results Reach Production-Ready Status
Backend platform and Integrated Dashboard achieve production-ready status and are validated for deployment.
Late 2025
Exploitation Reports Published
Exploitable Results Report and IPR Management Report formally published.
January 2026
2nd ITEA Review Meeting
Successful second review meeting on 20 January 2026 demonstrating Phase 2 progress.
Planned
2026 — Q1/Q2
Integration Finalisation
Completion of WP5 energy management integration and full platform validation.
2026 — Q2/Q3
Open-Source Release
Public release of core platform under dual license. Community launch activities.
2026 — Q3
Pilot Deployments
First pilot deployments at partner data centre sites to validate at real scale.
2026 — Q3/Q4
Standardisation Liaison
Formal engagement with ETSI and EU Climate-Neutral DC Pact working groups.
2026 — Q4
Final Review & Project Close
Final ITEA review meeting and formal project completion.