FlexCHESS aims to revolutionising energy storage practices by leveraging advanced technologies such as digital twins, Virtual Energy Storage Systems (VESS), and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). Its primary objectives include enhancing grid stability through Connected Hybrid Energy Storage Systems (CHESS), increasing profitability for energy storage installations, promoting innovation and competitiveness among SMEs and startups in Europe, validating solutions through pilot demonstrations, evaluating performance and flexibility of CHESS.

The FLOW project focuses on integrating electric vehicles (EVs) into energy systems to alleviate grid challenges and foster mobility and energy decarbonisation. It aims to achieve it through multifaceted smart charging and V2X integration solutions, harmonising and standardising communication protocols, and developing user-centric technologies. Key objectives include technological innovation, interoperability, user empowerment, and socio-economic and environmental impact.

Project FOR²ENSICS aims to develop efficient, low-cost DC/DC converters for LV to MV using ultra-high voltage SiC-based switching devices. Objectives include developing a commercial prototype, integrating SiC materials into power electronics, and investigating reliability. Outcomes: commercialisation, environmental impact reduction, increased adoption of renewables and EV infrastructure.

GLocalFlex aims to establish a global and local flexibility marketplace for demand-response solutions, facilitating the horizontal scaling of flexible local energy systems. Key objectives include accelerating demand flexibility services deployment, identifying interoperability standards, and creating new business models for flexible systems. The project focuses on promoting consumer participation, utilizing digital technologies, and achieving automated flexibility trading.

HAVEN’s main objective is to design and demonstrate in relevant operational conditions (TRL 7) a smart, highly modular, scalable, sustainable and safe HESS with advanced cognitive functionalities and optimized high-energy (HE) and high-power (HP) capabilities for multi-service provisioning to support the electrical grid and EV charging infrastructure.

The HEDGE-IoT project proposes a novel Digital Framework designed to deploy IoT assets across different levels of the energy system, from behind the meter to the TSO level. By leveraging advanced AI/ML tools, this framework bridges the cloud/edge continuum, enhancing intelligence at both edge and cloud layers. It focuses on interoperability and standardisation, managing a wide range of energy services over scalable and distributed data platforms.