Objective Europe´s electricity sector is in the midst of major transformation moving from public monopolies to competitive private companies in liberalized markets. The liberalization is expected to increase competition and thus increase cost-efficiency in energy production, transmission and distribution with the result of decreasing electricity prices. The efforts of Member State governments to create a more competitive and sustainable electricity sector are currently clouded by a major economic downturn in Europe´s economic activity. Such economic hardship often triggers reluctance to change which is becoming visible in particular in the electricity sector, where measures to protect jobs and national industry start to compete with market liberalization. The affordability of sustainable electricity is questioned.There is a strong need for innovative business models for Renewable Energy Source (RES) electricity generation in the long and mid-term because support schemes will fade out in the long term pushing renewables on the market at no marginal costs which then in particular for strongly correlated generation as wind and PV leads to price deterioration during production hours. Already today many Member States have drastically reduced measures to further support the development of the RES sector, so that new investment is not possible without tapping new revenues with new business. The aim of the BestRES project is to identify best practices business models for renewable electricity generation in Europe and to improve these further taking into account new opportunities and synergies coming along with changing market designs in line with the EU target model. Business models investigated in this project shall make use of the aggregation of various renewable sources, storage and flexible demand. The improved business models will be implemented during the project in real-life environments, depending on the market conditions, to proof the soundness of the developed concept. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysocial scienceseconomics and businesssocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness modelssocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementcommerce Keywords Aggregators aggregation market integration business models implementation recommendations Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.3. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy Main Programme H2020-EU.3.3.2.4. - Develop geothermal, hydro, marine and other renewable energy options H2020-EU.3.3.7. - Market uptake of energy innovation - building on Intelligent Energy Europe H2020-EU.3.3.2.2. - Develop efficient, reliable and cost-competitive solar energy systems H2020-EU.3.3.2.1. - Develop the full potential of wind energy Topic(s) LCE-04-2015 - Market uptake of existing and emerging renewable electricity, heating and cooling technologies Call for proposal H2020-LCE-2014-2015 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-LCE-2015-3 Funding Scheme CSA - Coordination and support action Coordinator WIRTSCHAFT UND INFRASTRUKTUR GMBH & CO PLANUNGS KG Net EU contribution € 222 500,00 Address SYLVENSTEINSTRASSE 2 81369 Muenchen Germany See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 222 500,00 Participants (12) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all 3E Belgium Net EU contribution € 291 000,00 Address KALKKAAI 6 1000 Bruxelles / Brussel See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 291 000,00 TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN Austria Net EU contribution € 288 750,00 Address KARLSPLATZ 13 1040 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 288 750,00 STIFTUNG ZUR FORDERUNG VON WISSENCHAFT UND FORSCHUNG AUF DEM GEBLET DES UMWELTENERGIERECHT Germany Net EU contribution € 190 632,50 Address FRIEDERICH-EBERT-RING 9 97072 Wurzburg See on map Region Bayern Unterfranken Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 190 632,50 GOOD ENERGY LIMITED United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 142 035,00 Address MONKTON REACH MONKTON HILL SN15 1EE Chippenham See on map Region South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Wiltshire CC Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 142 035,00 NEXT KRAFTWERKE BELGIUM Belgium Net EU contribution € 142 695,00 Address PALEIZENSTRAAT 153 1030 Bruxelles / Brussel See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 142 695,00 NEXT KRAFTWERKE GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 245 000,00 Address LICHTSTRASSE 43 G 50825 Koln See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 245 000,00 OEKOSTROM GMBH FUR VERTRIEB, PLANUNG UND ENERGIEDIENSTLEISTUNGEN Austria Net EU contribution € 162 375,00 Address LAXENBURGER STRASSE 2 1100 WIEN See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 162 375,00 RE-PRO MANAGEMENT GMBH Participation ended Austria Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address GETREIDEMARKT 14/30 1010 WIEN See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost No data CNET CENTRE FOR NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES SA Portugal Net EU contribution € 124 975,00 Address RUA CIDADE DE GOA 4 2685 039 Sacavem E Prior Velho Lisboa See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 147 325,00 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. EDP ESPANA SA Spain Net EU contribution € 22 350,00 Address PLAZA DE LA GESTA 2 33007 Oviedo See on map Region Noroeste Principado de Asturias Asturias Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 22 350,00 YOURIS.COM Belgium Net EU contribution € 105 000,00 Address DREVE DU PRESSOIR 38 1190 Brussels / Bruxelles See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 105 000,00 UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS Cyprus Net EU contribution € 57 500,00 Address AVENUE PANEPISTIMIOU 2109 AGLANTZI 1678 Nicosia See on map Region Κύπρος Κύπρος Κύπρος Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 57 500,00