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README.md

-# Energy ADE (ver 2 beta 7) module for importer/exporter plugin v5.5.1 for 3DCityDB v4.4.2 - Work in Progress
+# Energy ADE (ver 2 beta 7) module for importer/exporter plugin v5.5.1 for 3DCityDB v4.x.x - Work in Progress
 
 [Java 17](https://bell-sw.com/pages/downloads/#jdk-17-lts) is the minimum requirement. 
 
-This is a 3DCityDB importer/exporter plugin module for the **Energy Application Domain Extension** (Energy ADE) v2 beta7 for CityGML.
+This is a [3DCityDB importer/exporter](https://github.com/3dcitydb/importer-exporter) plugin module for the **Energy Application Domain Extension** (Energy ADE) v2 beta7 for CityGML.
 
-There are
-currently _no plans to migrate_ the Energy ADE 2 module to citygml4j v3, CityGML 3 or 3DCityDB v5.
+This extension adds support for managing Energy ADE 2 data inside the 3DCityDB and enables the [Importer/Exporter](https://github.com/3dcitydb/importer-exporter) tool to import and export Energy ADE 2 enriched datasets from 3DCityDB.
 
-Priority List:
+The Java module for parsing and writing Energy ADE 2 enriched datasets is implemented as extension for the open source CityGML library citygml4j. More information can be found [here](https://transfer.hft-stuttgart.de/gitlab/energy-ade/energy-ade-2-citygml4j).
 
--  Timeseries
--  DataType
--  Core
+Currently, there are _no plans to migrate_ the Energy ADE 2 importer/exporter API module to 3DCityDB v5 or add support for citygml4j v3 or CityGML v3 or CityJSON.
+
+The following modules are supported at the moment:
+
+-  Core (AbstractBuilding, Refurbishment Measures)
 -  Resource
 -  UrbanFunctionArea
 -  WeatherStation
+-  Timeseries
+-  DataTypes
+
+The following modules are currently in development:
+
+-  Core (remaining classes)
+-  BuildingPhysics
+-  Occupancy
 -  Layered Construction
 -  Schedule
 -  Devices
--  BuildingPhysics
--  Occupancy
+
+# Release
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+
+The latest package, including the Energy ADE 2 java libraries for citygml4j, the 3DCityDB Importer/Exporter API, and the DDL scripts with schema mappings for full 3DCityDB Importer/Exporter plugin support, can be downloaded from [here](https://transfer.hft-stuttgart.de/gitlab/energy-ade/energy-ade-2-releases).
+
+The Energy ADE 2 module for 3DCityDB uses [Gradle](https://gradle.org/) as build system.
+
+A complete guide on using ADE with Importer/Exporter plugin and 3DCityDB is available [here](https://3dcitydb-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/plugins/ade-manager/impexp-ade-extension.html).
+
+Please refer to the main repository of [Energy ADE 2](https://github.com/tudelft3d/Energy_ADE) for more details.
+
+# Contact person:
+
+- Rushikesh Padsala - rushikesh.padsala@hft-stuttgart.de
+
+# Main developers and contributors
+
+- Prabitha Prabhakaran (HFT Stuttgart, Germany): Main developer
+- Rushikesh Padsala (HFT Stuttgart, Germany): Main developer
+- Matthias Betz (HFT Stuttgart, Germany): Contributor
+- Zhihang Yao (HFT Stuttgart, Germany): Contributor
+
+# Acknowledgements
+
+- Prof. Dr. Giorgio Agugiaro (TU Delft, Netherlands)
+- Prof. Dr. Volker Coors (HFT Stuttgart, Germany)
+
+# License
+
+The software resources available on this repository adopt the [Apache License 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).
+
+# Funding
+
+The development of the Energy ADE 2.0 (led by TU Delft) started in spring 2024 within the European [DigiTwins4PEDs](https://digitwins4peds.eu/) project. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) for the project DigiTwins4PEDs (case study: Stuttgart) as part of the [Driving Urban Transition - DUT](https://dutpartnership.eu/) partnership, which is co-financed by the European Commission (Funding Indicator:03EN3081A). The project is part of the DUT 2022 call which also contributes to the Urban Transition Mission of Mission Innovation as part of the MICall 2022 initiative.
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build.gradle

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = 'de.stuttgart.hft'
-version = 'beta7'
-description 'Energy ADE2 extension for the 3DCityDB'
+version = 'beta7-0.1'
+description 'Energy ADE2beta 7 extension for the 3DCityDB - release 0.1'
 
 repositories {
     maven {