The EMPOWER project was implemented by MIEMA between 2015 and 2018 and addressed the topic “Modernising the European electricity grid: LCE 7 – 2014: Distribution grid and retail market” of the call “Competitive Low-Carbon Energy” of the HORIZON 2020 work programme 2014-2015.
The EMPOWER project focused on the global perspective of the local electricity business organization. The overall project objective was to develop and verify a local market place and innovative business models which include operational methods to encourage micro-generation and active participation of procumers to exploit the created flexibility for the benefit of all connected to the local grid.
Specific objectives included:
- Develop a new market design for local trading and involvement of the consumer/prosumer end of the distribution net by means of cloud based ICT.
- Develop prosumer oriented business models relevant for the market design developed.
- Develop an ICT based monitoring and management system that can be accommodated in the SESP control cloud.
- Develop full bidirectional and secure communication.
- Integrate the different parts and demonstrate the viability of the concept created in at least two physical regions in Europe.
