Periodic Reporting for period 2 - OPENTUNITY (OPENing the electricity ecosystem to multiple actors in order to have a real decarbonization opporTUNITY)
Berichtszeitraum: 2024-05-01 bis 2025-08-31
OPENTUNITY project aim can be mapped into 3 Specific Objectives (SO):
• SO1. Decarbonization of EU society:
This specific objective has as starting point the decarbonization of demo sites investigating replicable solutions. The increase of distributed RES and the increase in energy efficiency resulted by the project will directly address this point. The integration of different verticals like electromobility will favour this SO. It is also noteworthy that these technologies will not be only beneficial for decarbonizing, but also for improving the air quality of demo sites.
• SO2. Citizen and stakeholder empowerment:
Another important layer of the OPENTUNITY project is the socioeconomic point of view. It is essential for OPENTUNITY to ensure that, apart from decarbonizing the society, the results have a direct impact on the economic welfare of EU citizens. This implies, of course, reducing their energy expenditures but also empower them and give them a role in the energy sector of the future. Finally, it is also important to increase the energy dependency of EU countries in order to empower both citizens and institutions.
• SO3.Ensure quality of supply in a context of increase of RES:
OPENTUNITY will not smarten the grid just to provide greener and cheaper electricity, but also to provide a better quality of supply. Energy is the basis of the human activities and it is necessary that projects like OPENTUNITY ensure that the energy distributed and supplied to EU households and industries is properly managed. The continuous increase in Distributed Energy Resources implies new challenges to grid Operators and OPENTUNITY will facilitate its short and long-term operation in this new paradigm.
OPENTUNITY’s key contribution to these collective efforts is to create a flexibility ecosystem reducing interoperability barriers and favouring the use of standards in order to decarbonize EU grids and put the end-user in the spotlight. Grid operators, prosumers, market actors etc. will be supported by OPENTUNITY via innovative methodologies backed by advanced, interoperable software modules, in order to provide them with new features and services related to: 1) Technologies to boost flexibility in prosumer’s environment; 2) Technologies for grid operators to better manage grid operations). OPENTUNITY will also evolve, adapt and integrate a Federated Data Space infrastructure .
• SO1. Decarbonization of EU society:
This specific objective has as starting point the decarbonization of demo sites investigating replicable solutions. The increase of distributed RES and the increase in energy efficiency resulted by the project will directly address this point. The integration of different verticals like electromobility will favour this SO. It is also noteworthy that these technologies will not be only beneficial for decarbonizing, but also for improving the air quality of demo sites.
• SO2. Citizen and stakeholder empowerment:
Another important layer of the OPENTUNITY project is the socioeconomic point of view. It is essential for OPENTUNITY to ensure that, apart from decarbonizing the society, the results have a direct impact on the economic welfare of EU citizens. This implies, of course, reducing their energy expenditures but also empower them and give them a role in the energy sector of the future. Finally, it is also important to increase the energy dependency of EU countries in order to empower both citizens and institutions.
• SO3.Ensure quality of supply in a context of increase of RES:
OPENTUNITY will not smarten the grid just to provide greener and cheaper electricity, but also to provide a better quality of supply. Energy is the basis of the human activities and it is necessary that projects like OPENTUNITY ensure that the energy distributed and supplied to EU households and industries is properly managed. The continuous increase in Distributed Energy Resources implies new challenges to grid Operators and OPENTUNITY will facilitate its short and long-term operation in this new paradigm.
OPENTUNITY’s key contribution to these collective efforts is to create a flexibility ecosystem reducing interoperability barriers and favouring the use of standards in order to decarbonize EU grids and put the end-user in the spotlight. Grid operators, prosumers, market actors etc. will be supported by OPENTUNITY via innovative methodologies backed by advanced, interoperable software modules, in order to provide them with new features and services related to: 1) Technologies to boost flexibility in prosumer’s environment; 2) Technologies for grid operators to better manage grid operations). OPENTUNITY will also evolve, adapt and integrate a Federated Data Space infrastructure .
The activities performed and main achievements of the active Work Packages are:
WP1:
o Submission of all deliverables (18 in total) agreed in the Grant Agreement for this period.
o Organization of three plenary meetings and a review meeting.
o Financial management of the project for this reporting period.
WP3:
o Proof of concept of FDEI components
o Design and implementation of the centralized dataspace components
o Development of a Plug & Play Asset Registration System with QR-code onboarding, enabling seamless integration of device flexibility data into the OPENTUNITY ecosystem and preparing for future ESPR/DPP alignment.
o Design and implementation of the Data Space onboarding environment
o Submission of D3.1 Federated Data Exchange Infrastructure Architecture.
WP4:
o Development of the Building Flexibility Management System (BFMS), integrated with HEMS and BEMS at pilot sites, enabling forecasting, DR bidding and flexibility dispatch.
o Development of the Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring (NILM) module.
o Development of baseline forecasting models for electric vehicle fleets and HEMS devices and of optimal flexibility selection algorithms.
o Co-design of local flexibility market setups for the different pilot sites of the project, including case-specific test scenarios and regulatory considerations.
WP5:
o Development of a Topology Converter open-source tool as a result of Task 5.1.
o Development of the Modules of Task 5.2 and Task 5.3 linked to Topology identification and State estimation within an ADMS architecture.
o Development of the advanced asset management modules of Task 5.4.
o Development of Network Planning Tool as a result of Task 5.5.
WP6:
o Organization of regular monthly WP6 meetings.
o Definition of deployment and demonstration plans for all pilot sites.
o Development of pilot-specific test cases, with associated datasets and updated KPIs (building on D2.1).
o Preparation of pilot site characterization documents.
WP8:
o Partners participated in 15 events and organised 3 workshops.
o The project website reached 2515 visits, with 1103 documents downloaded and 23 posts published.
o Social media:
X (Twitter): 2 followers, 3390 impressions, 83 posts.
LinkedIn: 148 followers, 16562 impressions, 39 posts.
YouTube: 7 subscribers, 17 videos, 548 views.
o Dissemination materials, including icons, brochures, roll-ups, templates, visuals, and videos; have been produced and actively used in events and communication campaigns.
o 2 press releases issued, 4 media mentions/articles at European and international level.
o 3 open-access publications accepted and published.
o Concrete actions launched in pilot sites to recruit and involve end-users.
o Active contribution across the four BRIDGE Working Groups, participation in the 2025 General Assembly, surveys, workshops, and the BRIDGE newsletter and brochure.
o Strengthened cooperation with related Horizon Europe projects, including joint activities such as the CWA initiative with FEDECOM, Energy Nexus Cluster and content creation with Every1 Project.
WP1:
o Submission of all deliverables (18 in total) agreed in the Grant Agreement for this period.
o Organization of three plenary meetings and a review meeting.
o Financial management of the project for this reporting period.
WP3:
o Proof of concept of FDEI components
o Design and implementation of the centralized dataspace components
o Development of a Plug & Play Asset Registration System with QR-code onboarding, enabling seamless integration of device flexibility data into the OPENTUNITY ecosystem and preparing for future ESPR/DPP alignment.
o Design and implementation of the Data Space onboarding environment
o Submission of D3.1 Federated Data Exchange Infrastructure Architecture.
WP4:
o Development of the Building Flexibility Management System (BFMS), integrated with HEMS and BEMS at pilot sites, enabling forecasting, DR bidding and flexibility dispatch.
o Development of the Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring (NILM) module.
o Development of baseline forecasting models for electric vehicle fleets and HEMS devices and of optimal flexibility selection algorithms.
o Co-design of local flexibility market setups for the different pilot sites of the project, including case-specific test scenarios and regulatory considerations.
WP5:
o Development of a Topology Converter open-source tool as a result of Task 5.1.
o Development of the Modules of Task 5.2 and Task 5.3 linked to Topology identification and State estimation within an ADMS architecture.
o Development of the advanced asset management modules of Task 5.4.
o Development of Network Planning Tool as a result of Task 5.5.
WP6:
o Organization of regular monthly WP6 meetings.
o Definition of deployment and demonstration plans for all pilot sites.
o Development of pilot-specific test cases, with associated datasets and updated KPIs (building on D2.1).
o Preparation of pilot site characterization documents.
WP8:
o Partners participated in 15 events and organised 3 workshops.
o The project website reached 2515 visits, with 1103 documents downloaded and 23 posts published.
o Social media:
X (Twitter): 2 followers, 3390 impressions, 83 posts.
LinkedIn: 148 followers, 16562 impressions, 39 posts.
YouTube: 7 subscribers, 17 videos, 548 views.
o Dissemination materials, including icons, brochures, roll-ups, templates, visuals, and videos; have been produced and actively used in events and communication campaigns.
o 2 press releases issued, 4 media mentions/articles at European and international level.
o 3 open-access publications accepted and published.
o Concrete actions launched in pilot sites to recruit and involve end-users.
o Active contribution across the four BRIDGE Working Groups, participation in the 2025 General Assembly, surveys, workshops, and the BRIDGE newsletter and brochure.
o Strengthened cooperation with related Horizon Europe projects, including joint activities such as the CWA initiative with FEDECOM, Energy Nexus Cluster and content creation with Every1 Project.
OPENTUNITY is providing a set of 12 different innovations beyond state of the art:
• Data exchange infrastructure to enhance the valorisaton potential of flexibility in energy system.
• HEMS and BEMS flexibility and DR optimization including initial settings algorithms.
• AI Non-intrusive load monitoring algorithms.
• Optimal selection of available flexibility.
• Flexibility market design and management.
• Topology identification and state estimation.
• Low-cost Real-Time thermal rating.
• Advanced asset management.
• Grid planning optimization.
• Upgrading of SGAM methodology for involving blockchain-based technologies.
• Plug and play recognition for flexibility devices.
• Integration of DSO and TSO ICT infrastructures into energy management systems.
• Data exchange infrastructure to enhance the valorisaton potential of flexibility in energy system.
• HEMS and BEMS flexibility and DR optimization including initial settings algorithms.
• AI Non-intrusive load monitoring algorithms.
• Optimal selection of available flexibility.
• Flexibility market design and management.
• Topology identification and state estimation.
• Low-cost Real-Time thermal rating.
• Advanced asset management.
• Grid planning optimization.
• Upgrading of SGAM methodology for involving blockchain-based technologies.
• Plug and play recognition for flexibility devices.
• Integration of DSO and TSO ICT infrastructures into energy management systems.