A Unique Testbed in Greece
The Greek pilot of the ECLIPSE project is located in the Aspra Spitia settlement, managed by MYTILINEOS, a leading energy producer and supplier in Greece. This industrial community, situated in Agios Nikolaos, comprises 1,088 residential premises accommodating around 3,000 residents. With a rich infrastructure, including water and waste management, street lighting, and building asset maintenance such as Domestic Hot Water (DHW) boilers; the settlement offers an ideal environment for testing real-world energy efficiency solutions.
By leveraging this diverse and self-contained community, the Greek pilot provides an excellent opportunity to study how innovative tools and technologies can enhance energy management at both household and grid levels.
Smart Installations to Empower Residents
At the end of June and beginning of July 2025, the pilot site in Aspra Spitia reached a major milestone with the first round of IoT equipment installations. METLEN, the ECLIPSE partner leading this activity, engaged directly with residents through on-site visits and in-depth discussions to ensure that user needs and expectations were understood and addressed.
In this initial phase, selected households were equipped with a package of smart solutions, including IoT devices for monitoring and controlling household loads such as boilers and air conditioners, as well as sensors for indoor air quality. Each home also received a dedicated hub connected to the ECLIPSE End User Application, consolidating data from the local IoT ecosystem.
This deployment marks the start of the pilot’s testing phase, bringing smart energy monitoring and tailored sustainability solutions closer to the community.
A Comprehensive Setup for Testing
The Greek pilot combines renewable generation, storage, and smart monitoring technologies across a variety of households. The setup includes:
- 15 residential buildings fitted with 3kW photovoltaic (PV) panels and 5kWh domestic batteries.
- 35 additional buildings equipped with IoT monitoring tools but without PV systems.
- 11 houses with PV panels now upgraded with IoT equipment.
- A total of 44 residential premises, engaging approximately 110 residents in the demonstration.
To further broaden the scope, one house has also been fitted with a Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) charger (7.4 kW), allowing the pilot to test how electric vehicles can support household energy management and contribute to grid stability.
This wide-ranging setup makes Aspra Spitia one of the most ambitious testbeds in the project, providing valuable data and insights into the interaction between distributed energy resources, smart monitoring, and consumer engagement.
Looking Ahead: What Comes Next
The coming months will focus on testing and validating the installed solutions under real-world conditions. Data from IoT devices, PV panels, batteries, and the ECLIPSE app will be collected to assess how effectively households can monitor, control, and optimize their energy use.
The pilot will also provide crucial feedback on consumer behavior: how residents respond to energy-saving tips, how they interact with demand response notifications, and what incentives encourage them to actively participate in the energy transition.
