€4.9 million for the development of resilient militarized living modules for mobile bases

On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, we signed a funding agreement for the research, development, and innovation (RDI) dual-use project MODEL2 – Resilient Militarised Living Modules for Deployable Bases. The agreement was signed at the presentation of the achievements of two pillars of the national security system of the Republic of Slovenia, held at Brdo pri Kranju, by the Minister of Defence, Mr Borut Sajovic, MSc, and our Director, Mr Igor Kastelic.

The project aims to develop a new generation of smart, energy self-sufficient, and resilient modular facilities for deployable bases, with dual use, meaning they are also suitable for civilian scenarios such as natural disasters, temporary accommodation, and medical facilities.

Over the next 36 months, together with our partners, we will develop and demonstrate an integrated solution that includes:

• energy-independent modular units with a high level of living comfort
• advanced heating, cooling and energy management systems utilising renewable energy sources and waste heat
• a digital twin supported by artificial intelligence for monitoring and optimising system performance
• interoperability with other camp systems (electricity, heat)
• 18 final products and 4 laboratory prototypes of future technologies

MODEL2 represents a significant step forward from traditional “container-based” solutions toward smart, sustainable, and robust modules that integrate construction, energy systems, and digital technologies, while also strengthening the Slovenian industry in the field of advanced defence and dual-use solutions.

In the project, REM acts as the technology integrator, and the following partners are also involved:

Consortium partners:

• TECES – Green Technologies Cluster (Coordinator)
• ZAG – Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute
• University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• SMARTIS, Information Systems Ltd.
• Alples, Furniture Industry, JSC
• KRONOTERM Heating, Cooling and Energy Systems Ltd.
• DANFOSS TRATA Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Controls Ltd.
• DOMEL, Electric Motors and Household Appliances Ltd.

External contractors:

• Turvac, Innovative Insulation Ltd.
• Reflex Gornja Radgona Ltd.
• JUB Chemical Industry Ltd.
• Piktronik Ltd.
• Robotina Ltd.
• CODE-RED, Information Services Ltd.

We are looking forward to the development, testing and final demonstration of the system in a real-world environment.