X-FLEX: Integrated energy solutions and new market mechanisms for an eXtended FLEXibility of the European grid

Project Duration: 01/10/2019 – 30/09/2023

Coordinator: ETRA INVESTIGACION Y DEASARROLLO SA (Spain)

Project’s website: http://xflexproject.eu/

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe 2020 – LC-SC3-ES-1-2019 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 863927.

 

Consortium:

Partner	Country
ETRA INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO SA - Coordinator	Spain
UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA	Slovenia
PETROL, SLOVENIAN ENERGY COMPANY D.D.	Slovenia
ELEKTRO CELJE	Slovenia
ALBENA AD	Bulgaria
ELEKTROENERGIEN SISTEMEN OPERATOR EAD	Bulgaria
ICCS - NTUA	Greece
HEDNO S.A.	Greece
SUITE5 DATA INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED	Cyprus
BLUEPRINT ENERGY SOLUTIONS	Austria
SUNLIGHT GROUP ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS	Greece
JOANNEUM RESEARCH FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH	Austria

 

Scope of the Project:

X-FLEX project proposes, a set of efficient, cost-effective, integrated solutions, that will facilitate the optimum combination of decentralised flexibility assets, both on the generation (DER) side and on the demand side (V2G, power-to-heat/cold/gas, batteries, demand response), enabling all parties, including final prosumers, to offer their flexibility in the market creating benefits to all the actors in the smart grid value chain. 

X-FLEX is unique in its multi-technology, multi-actor approach which, in an increasingly RES-powered grid, will ensure security, resilience and stability for all, even under grid-stressing scenarios such as extreme climate events.

X-FLEX develops 3 complementary products: SERVIFLEX, GRIDFLEX, MARKETFLEX, interoperable under the X-FLEX Platform, offering services to all the energy stakeholders, from network operators (TSO, DSO, microgrid operators) to final consumers/prosumers and flexibility providers, including other intermediate players, such as retailers and aggregators. SERVIFLEX aims at the optimal management of a flexibility service provider’s flexibility sources, GRIDFLEX is the tool for DSOs, targeting at the optimal network operation, ensuring the continuous visibility and control. MARKETFLEX aims at the development of local flexibility markets.

These solutions will be tested in real conditions in 4 pilot sites in 3 EU Member states: Bulgaria, Slovenia and Greece, each pilot having different needs, technologies and socioeconomic approach.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 863927.