Throughout the project, DE-RISK successfully advanced its core objective of enabling the safe and reliable large-scale deployment of Renewable Energy Systems through the development, testing, and validation of Local Flexibility Markets (LFMs). During the first reporting period (M1–M18), the Consortium completed key mid-term milestones, including consumer behaviour modelling (WP2), regulatory and financing analyses (WP3), and pilot characterisation and simulation frameworks (WP4). These efforts provided the foundation for LFM implementation, stakeholder engagement, and market-driven flexibility solutions.
In the second reporting period, the project delivered substantial technical progress and consolidated its results. WP2 refined behaviour modelling through longitudinal analysis and published high-impact scientific outputs. WP3 launched an innovative crowdlending campaign and finalised the 10-country LFM Policy & Regulatory Roadmap, supporting future market design and investment. WP4 operationalised and tested the DE-RISK flexibility platform across four pilot sites through demand response trials, community engagement activities, and comprehensive multi-criteria benchmarking of technical, social, and economic performance. WP5 completed the business models and the Scalability and Replicability Analysis, providing a full strategic roadmap for the uptake of the project’s eight key Exploitable Results.
By the end of the action, DE-RISK had submitted 27 deliverables, completed all tasks and milestones, and demonstrated the technical feasibility and real-world value of LFMs. The project’s outcomes include validated flexibility solutions, advanced behavioural insights, regulatory and financial tools, and market-ready business models—together offering a coherent framework to accelerate LFM deployment across Europe.
