Energy Activated Citizens and Data-Driven Energy-Secure Communities for a Consumer-Centric Energy System

Project Information

ENPOWER

Grant agreement ID: 101096354

DOI

10.3030/101096354

Project closed

EC signature date 30 August 2023

Start date 1 September 2023

End date 31 August 2026

Funded under

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

Total cost

€ 7 094 156,25

EU contribution

€ 5 999 718,75

Coordinated by

ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION
Greece

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (11)

Gap analysis and use case capitalisation towards a consumer-centric energy system

This report will define and describe the use cases, requirements and needs to be considered towards a consumer-centric energy system. Success Criteria: Identification of current gaps and the use cases of ENPOWER project are clearly defined. (T2.1)

ENPOWER Business Sandbox

This deliverable will report the development of innovation-based business models applicable to the different ENPOWER pilots. Success Criteria: The applicability and evaluation of said models. (T2.5)

ENPOWER Pilots’ execution documentation and consumers’ engagement – pre-pilot

This deliverable will provide a description of the pilots’ use cases, engagement and social acceptance actions, overall activity monitoring and impact analysis in relation to the pre-pilot cycle running during M14-16 period. Success Criteria: The availability of the report in relation to pre-pilot scope at MS6 pilot pre-phase completion. (T6.2, T6.3, T6.4, T6.5, T6.6, T6.7)

‘First wave’ of ENPOWER data-driven services for energy-secure communities

The deliverable will report about the first release of the ENPOWER data-driven services for energy-secure communities. Success criteria: Availability of first version of the data-driven services for energy-secure communities. (T5.1, T5.2, T5.3, T5.4, T5.5)

Interactive tool for consumers ‘activation’ and energy community planning (second version)

The deliverable will report on the second version of the ENPOWER Interactive tool for consumers ‘activation’ and energy community planning. Success criteria: Availability of second version of the interactive tool. (T3.1, T3.2, T3.3)

Interactive tool for consumers ‘activation’ and energy community planning (first version)

The deliverable will report on the first version of the ENPOWER Interactive tool for consumers ‘activation’ and energy community planning. Success criteria: Availability of first version of the interactive tool. (T3.1, T3.2, T3.3)

Energy Data Space adaptation and DLT/blockchain digital P2P marketplace for a consumer-centric energy system (1st technology release)

The deliverable will report about the first release of the ENPOWER Energy Data Space adaptation and DLT/blockchain digital P2P marketplace for a consumer-centric energy system. Success criteria: Availability of first version of the Energy Data Space adaptation and DLT/blockchain digital P2P marketplace. (T4.1, T4.2, T4.3, T4.4)

Playbook for data-driven energy-secure communities and a consumer-centric energy market

This deliverable will provide guidance on how to establish energy-secure and data-driven communities and operate a consumer-centric energy system. Success Criteria: The development of a visually attractive ‘playbook’. (T7.6)

High-level requirements for the ENPOWER technological, social and business framework

The deliverable will contain the high-level functional specifications related to the ENPOWER business, privacy and cyber-security framework. Success Criteria: Availability of detailed specifications for the ENPOWER framework. (T2.6)

Enabling conditions for consumer-centric energy system (incl. final versions of the ENPOWER co-creation process, segmentation, social-driven incentive mechanisms, Business Sandbox, requirements)

The deliverable will present the final versions of the ENPOWER co-creation process, segmentation, socio-economic enablers and high-level requirements and specifications. Success criteria: Availability of final version of the specifications. (T2.2, T2.3, T2.4, T2.5, T2.6)

Active societal participation, emergence and consolidation factors of energy activated citizens and data-driven energy-secure communities

The deliverable will report the SSH-driven approach adopted and the relevant co-creation activities. Success Criteria: The availability of the report providing detailed presentation of the Social Science Framework segmentation and the relevant co-creation activities. (T2.2, T2.3, T2.4)

Other (1)

ENPOWER visual identity and website

This document will summarise the Communication material including social media channels, project leaflet, poster and presentation video, as well as the project website to support the project dissemination. Success Criteria: The availability of the ENPOWER website, as well as the accompanying document describing the website structure and summarising communication material. (T8.1)

Publications

Conference proceedings (12)

Local Flexibility Markets for Energy Communities: Flexibility Modelling and Pricing Approaches

Author(s): João Carlos Agrela, Tiago Soares, José Villar, Igor Rezende
Published in: 2025 21st International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/EEM64765.2025.11050150

Energy Allocation and Settlement in Collective Self-Consumption

Author(s): João Mello, Luís Rodrigues, José Villar, João Saraiva
Published in: 2024 20th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), 2024
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/EEM60825.2024.10608840

A Key Performance Indicator Framework for Activated and Data-Driven Energy Communities

Author(s): Nektarios Matsagkos, Eleni Kanellou, Vasilis Michalakopoulos, Efstathios Sarantinopoulos, Vangelis Marinakis
Published in: 2025 16th International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems & Applications (IISA), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/IISA66859.2025.11311339

A forecast-driven, comfort-aware load shifting optimization tool for optimizing solar self-consumption in island energy communities

Author(s): Efstathios Sarantinopoulos, Eleni Kanellou, Nektarios Matsagkos, Vasilis Michalakopoulos, Elissaios Sarmas, Vangelis Marinakis
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.21221361

Local Electricity Markets Design: A Common Methodology Review

Author(s): João Mello, Fábio Retorta, José Villar, João Tomé Saravia
Published in: 2026 22nd International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), 2026
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/EEM68581.2026.11589707

P2P Markets to Support Trading in Smart Grids with Electric Vehicles

Author(s): Diogo Antunes, Tiago Soares, Hugo Morais
Published in: 2025 21st International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/EEM64765.2025.11050345

Planning Energy Communities with Flexibility Provision and Energy and Cross-Sector Flexible Assets

Author(s): Luís Rodrigues, Ricardo Silva, Pedro Macedo, Sérgio Faria, Fábio Cruz, José Paulos, João Mello, Tiago Soares, José Villar
Published in: 2025 21st International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/EEM64765.2025.11050164

Democratise Energy Through Energy Activated Citizens and Data-Driven Communities: The ENPOWER Approach

Author(s): Nektarios Matsagkos, Eleni Kanellou, Afroditi Fragkiadaki, Vasilis Michalakopoulos, Vangelis Marinakis, Haris Doukas
Published in: 2024 15th International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems & Applications (IISA), 2024
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/IISA62523.2024.10786680

An Integrated ML-Ops Framework for Automating AI-based Photovoltaic Forecasting

Author(s): Symeon Chorozoglou, Elissaios Sarmas, Vangelis Marinakis
Published in: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (BigData), 2024
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/BIGDATA59044.2023.10386197

Integrating Cross-Sector Flexible Assets in Flexibility Bidding Curves for Energy Communities

Author(s): Luís Rodrigues, João Mello, Ricardo Silva, Sérgio Faria, Fábio Cruz, José Paulos, Tiago Soares, José Villar
Published in: 2025 21st International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/EEM64765.2025.11050324

An elasticity-aware clustering approach for EWH load optimization in residential energy systems

Author(s): Carlos A. M. Silva, José Pedro Paulos, Vasilis Michalakopoulos, António Sérgio Faria, Rafael Friães, José Villar, Tiago Soares, Elissaios Sarmas
Published in: 2026 22nd International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), 2026
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/EEM68581.2026.11589607

Integrating Local Post-Delivery Energy and Flexibility Markets under the Portuguese Self-Consumption Regulation

Author(s): João Mello, A. Sérgio Faria, Luís Rodrigues, Tiago A. Soares, José Villar
Published in: 2026 22nd International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), 2026
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/EEM68581.2026.11589751

Peer reviewed articles (10)

Explainable AI-Based Ensemble Clustering for Load Profiling and Demand Response

Author(s): Elissaios Sarmas, Afroditi Fragkiadaki, Vangelis Marinakis
Published in: Energies, Issue 17, 2025, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/EN17225559

Assessing Energy Poverty in Greece Using Open-Access Data: A National and Regional Analysis Based on the 10% Indicator

Author(s): Alexandros Xenakis, Filippos Dimitrios Mexis, Eleni Kanellou, Haris Doukas
Published in: Energies, Issue 18, 2025, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/EN18215787

Residential Energy Dataset with Electric Vehicles, Photovoltaic Generation and Tariff Variability in Ireland

Author(s): Dimitris Avgoloupis, Vasilis Michalakopoulos, Elissaios Sarmas, Vangelis Marinakis, Mario Couto, Alessio Coccia, Mariana Jimenez
Published in: Scientific Data, Issue 13, 2026, ISSN 2052-4463
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/S41597-026-07186-3

Decentralized Scheduling of Building Thermal Demand for Renewable Communities

Author(s): Afonso Ferreira, António Sérgio Faria, Tiago Soares
Published in: Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy, Issue 11, 2026, ISSN 2731-8087
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/S40866-026-00345-W

Planning distributed energy resources and power-to-hydrogen systems in renewable energy communities

Author(s): David Reis, Luís Rodrigues, José Villar, Tiago Soares
Published in: Electric Power Systems Research, Issue 260, 2026, ISSN 0378-7796
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.EPSR.2026.113343

A hyperparameter-space clustering methodology of residential electricity loads

Author(s): Vasilis Michalakopoulos, Ioannis Papias, Efstathios Sarantinopoulos, Elissaios Sarmas, Vangelis Marinakis, Dimitris Askounis
Published in: Applied Soft Computing, Issue 181, 2025, ISSN 1568-4946
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ASOC.2025.113497

Semaptic, a new semantic framework for fast and easy interoperability and its application to energy services

Author(s): Carlos Pereira, José Villar
Published in: IET Conference Proceedings, Issue 2024, 2025, ISSN 2732-4494
Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
DOI: 10.1049/ICP.2024.4751

Data access and effective social engagement: a pathway to resilient and consumer-activated communities

Author(s): Mário Couto, Mariana Jimenez, Peter Richardson, Alessio Coccia, Alexandra Revez, Julia Blanke, Deirdre de Bhailís, Jonathan Sandham, John Walsh
Published in: IET Conference Proceedings, Issue 2025, 2025, ISSN 2732-4494
Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
DOI: 10.1049/ICP.2025.2179

Techno-economic assessment of centralized and decentralized energy management strategies for energy sharing in collective self-consumption schemes

Author(s): Ane Feijoo-Arostegui, Luís Rodrigues, Haizea Gaztañaga, José Villar, Tiago Soares, Ander Goikoetxea
Published in: Applied Energy, Issue 417, 2026, ISSN 0306-2619
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.APENERGY.2026.128014

Impact of different regulatory approaches in renewable energy communities: A quantitative comparison of european implementations

Author(s): Giulia Taromboli, Tiago Soares, José Villar, Matteo Zatti, Filippo Bovera
Published in: Energy Policy, Issue 195, 2025, ISSN 0301-4215
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ENPOL.2024.114399