INSERO AS

Their core work

Insero is a Danish SME specializing in e-mobility and smart energy systems, with particular expertise in electric vehicle thermal management and bidirectional energy gateways. Their project portfolio shows hands-on work in EV passenger comfort technologies (using joule and peltier effects), smart grid integration, and smart city energy demonstrations. They operate at the intersection of transport electrification and building energy systems, contributing practical deployment and demonstration experience to large European consortia.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Insero's H2020 activity spans a narrow window (2015–2017 start dates), making dramatic evolution hard to trace. Their earlier projects focused on physical energy technologies — EV thermal management, smart city energy demonstrations, and bidirectional energy systems. Their final project (IMPACT Connected Car, 2017) signals a pivot toward digital and connected mobility services, suggesting movement from hardware-oriented energy work toward data-driven transport applications.

Insero appears to be shifting from physical energy systems toward connected and digital mobility, though their H2020 activity ended in 2020 and current direction would need verification.

How they like to work

Insero operates exclusively as a participant — never as coordinator — joining large, well-funded Innovation and Research Actions. With 94 unique partners across 22 countries from just 4 projects, they embed themselves in very large consortia (averaging ~24 partners per project). This suggests they are a specialist contributor brought in for specific technical capabilities rather than a project driver, making them a low-overhead, technically focused partner.

Despite only 4 projects, Insero has built a remarkably wide network of 94 partners across 22 countries, a result of joining large lighthouse and demonstration consortia. Their network spans most of the EU, with no obvious geographic concentration beyond their Danish base.

What sets them apart

Insero occupies a niche at the crossroads of e-mobility, building energy, and smart grid integration — a combination that is uncommon among Danish SMEs. Their work on both vehicle-side thermal systems (JOSPEL) and grid-side bidirectional gateways (SABINA) gives them a systems-level understanding of how EVs interact with energy infrastructure. For consortium builders, they offer practical demonstration expertise in energy-transport coupling without the overhead of a large organization.

Highlights from their portfolio

• SABINA
  Largest funding share (EUR 623K) — focused on bidirectional energy gateways, a technology central to vehicle-to-grid integration.
• JOSPEL
  Highly specialized project on EV thermal comfort using joule and peltier effects — demonstrates deep technical niche expertise.
• GrowSmarter
  Major EU lighthouse smart city project with high visibility and large-scale energy saving demonstration activities.