Pilots Sites
During the project, ECLIPSE will reach 17 EU countries which will be used as living examples, and will span heterogeneous climatic, geographic and socio-economic conditions.
The goal is to gather feedback from the users and evaluate the performance and usability of the energy monitoring apps based on CERF. This will help in identifying any areas for improvement and making necessary adjustments to enhance its efficiency and user-friendliness. The pilot sites will include both existing EU countries who already have their own energy monitoring app and new users who will use the app developed under the ECLIPSE project.
Denmark and Belgium
This pilot site aims to adapt and expand VOLTALIS’s existing energy management applications from France to other European countries. VOLTALIS will equip hundreds of residential participants with its Smart Energy Box to control heating equipment, monitor energy consumption, and provide new energy services. DIGITAL4GRIDS will expand its Home Living Lab, currently consisting of 15 homes in France and Estonia, which integrates various Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and tests different prosumer environments in both cold winter conditions in Northern Europe and self-consumption schemes in continental Europe.
Demonstration activities will involve 5 consumers in France with Dcbel Home Energy Stations, 10 consumers in Estonia using Dcbel Digital Twin apps, and 30 pilot houses in Finland, Denmark, and Belgium to test the approach’s replicability in other European energy markets.
Partners Involved: VOLTALIS SA and DIGITAL4GRIDS.
The pilot site is located at Campus Hagenberg in Austria, within the Faculty of Informatics, Communications, and Media of FHOO (AT). This site will focus on deploying and evaluating the proposed solution across a variety of towns and cities in Austria, engaging at least 100 residents from a minimum of four different locations. The objective is to assess the solution’s interoperability and performance within the Austrian context. Furthermore, the project will extend to at least two additional EU Member States, with Spain as a primary candidate, to test and validate the solution’s effectiveness and adaptability on an international scale.
Partners Involved: FH OO FORSCHUNGS & ENTWICKLUNGS GMBH (FHOO)
The pilot will be carried out in the Metropolitan Area of Madrid, specifically within IBERDROLA’s electricity distribution network. This urban office environment will feature the installation of several electric vehicle (EV) charging points, which will serve as the primary focus for the pilot. The goal is to assess and optimize the provision of flexibility services through these charging points, employing both Smart Charging and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technologies.
Smart Charging involves adjusting the charging speed and timing of EVs based on real-time grid conditions and energy demands, enhancing the efficiency of the electricity distribution network. V2G technology allows EVs to return stored energy to the grid, further balancing supply and demand.
Partners Involved: i-DE REDES ELÉCTRICAS INTELIGENTES, S.A (IBERDROLA) and aelēc (ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRIC POWER COMPANIES)
The pilot site in Bulgaria focuses on testing a new digital platform within the country’s electricity market. The demonstration will cover the West Bulgaria territory, managed by EDG West, a key distribution system operator (DSO). This area spans 40,000 square kilometers and includes a network of 58,000 kilometers, serving over 2,100,000 consumers. The pilot will involve the entire Bulgarian electricity market, which includes approximately 5 million household consumers and various non-household customers. The platform’s implementation aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of electricity distribution and management in this extensive network. The involvement of ESO, the national transmission system operator (TSO), ensures a broad impact and integration with Bulgaria’s high-voltage transmission network.
Partners Involved: ELEKTROENERGIEN SISTEMEN OPERATOR EAD (ESO)
The pilot project will take place in the Etire area of Elektro Ljubljana’s distribution network in Slovenia. Elektro Ljubljana, the largest distribution network operator in the country, manages an extensive network covering 6,166 square kilometers, serving over 347,750 customers. The primary goal of the pilot is to encourage users to actively reduce their energy consumption while maintaining their comfort and wellbeing. This initiative aims to address the rising energy consumption trends and the limited impact of existing behind-the-meter photovoltaic (PV) systems on overall power needs. The pilot will involve a diverse range of stakeholders, including domestic, industrial, and commercial consumers, as well as prosumers who both consume and produce energy.
Partners Involved: Elektro Ljubljana (EL).
The pilot project in Cyprus will focus on addressing the challenges associated with the island’s isolated electricity system, managed by TSOC (Transmission System Operator of Cyprus). Currently, Cyprus is an autonomous island with no interconnections to other European electricity grids. The planned Euroasia interconnector, which will link Cyprus with Crete and Israel via HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) technology, is not expected to be operational until at least 2030.
Given this isolation, there are limitations on the integration RES without risking the stability of the electrical system. During periods of low electricity demand, the number of synchronized generators decreases, leading to low system inertia and an increased risk of frequency instability if there are sudden losses of generation output. To mitigate these issues, there is a pressing need to engage consumers in energy-saving activities. The pilot will involve approximately 588,000 electricity consumers across various sectors, including domestic (460,000), commercial (90,000), agricultural (16,000), industrial (10,000), and public lighting (12,000).
Partners Involved: DIACHEIRISTIS SYSTIMATOS METAFORAS (TSOC) and CINTECH SOLUTIONS LTD
The pilot site is located in the Aspra Spitia settlement managed by MYTILINEOS, a leading energy producer and supplier in Greece. This industrial complex, situated in Agios Nikolaos, houses 1,088 residential premises accommodating around 3,000 residents. The site includes various infrastructure elements such as water and waste management, street lighting, and maintenance of building assets like Domestic Hot Water (DHW) boilers.
For the pilot, 15 residential buildings have been equipped with 3kW photovoltaic (PV) panels and 5kWh domestic batteries. These residences will demonstrate the ECLIPSE solutions. Additionally, 4 of these buildings are fitted with Internet of Things (IoT) equipment that monitors total energy consumption, DHW, and HVAC systems, and includes sensors for temperature, humidity, and air quality.
The pilot will also involve 35 other residential buildings with IoT equipment but without PV systems. Another 11 houses with PV panels but lacking IoT equipment will be upgraded to include these technologies. Overall, the pilot will utilize data from 44 residential premises—15 with both PV and batteries and 39 with IoT equipment—engaging approximately 110 residents. One house will additionally test a Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) charger (7.4 kW), enhancing the scope of the demonstration.
Partners Involved: MYTILINAIOS ANONIMI ETAIREIA.
The CWATT pilot will be conducted primarily in Sweden, with potential extensions to Finland and Denmark. The pilot will engage a diverse group of consumers and prosumers from CWATT’s network, which includes over 4,500 photovoltaic (PV) installations, 600 wind turbines, and 1,000 battery systems. The focus will be on demonstrating ECLIPSE solutions for energy consumption, production, and storage, leveraging CWATT’s capabilities in real-time monitoring and data visualization. The pilot will showcase how these solutions interact with the electricity grid and provide insights into smart energy management through CWATT’s reporting services and user interfaces.
Partners Involved: CHECKWATT AB.
This pilot will be implemented across three cities in central-northern Portugal: Porto, Braga, and Guarda. The focus will be on involving a minimum of 50 low-voltage (LV) active participants, each equipped with various connectable resources. These participants will use the ECLIPSE app, which aims to enhance energy management and provide smart grid functionalities. E-REDES, the local Distribution System Operator (DSO), will oversee the pilot, ensuring integration with existing infrastructure and smart meters. Additionally, the project aims to make the ECLIPSE app available across Portugal, allowing broader public access to its features.
Partners Involved: E-REDES – DISTRIBUICAO DE ELETRICIDADE SA and CENTRO DE INVESTIGACAO EM ENERGIA REN – STATE GRID SA.
The pilot will be conducted by HOPS, Croatia’s sole electricity transmission system operator, which oversees the entire Croatian transmission network (including 400 kV, 220 kV, and 110 kV voltage levels). The pilot aims to demonstrate and enhance demand response capabilities within the Croatian power system. It will involve existing demand response actions under contracts with two aggregators, eight large industrial consumers, and producers. Additionally, HOPS plans to issue a public call to invite voluntary participation from end users, suppliers, and other stakeholders, facilitating broader engagement and feedback on demand response practices.
Partners Involved: HRVATSKI OPERATOR PRIJENOSNOG SUSTAVA D.D.
The pilot will be conducted within the service area of CEZ, covering approximately 52,000 km² in the Czech Republic. CEZ serves over 3.7 million supply points and approximately 6.5 million residents. The service area includes a diverse range of customers: 3.27 million households and 0.44 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) connected to low voltage networks, as well as 15,000 industrial customers connected to medium and high voltage levels. This extensive service area provides a broad and representative sample for testing and demonstrating new energy solutions.
Partners Involved: CEZ DISTRIBUCE AS.
The pilot will take place within the service area of TAURON Dystrybucja S.A., which covers 57,000 km² in southern Poland. This region includes the provinces of Małopolskie, Dolnośląskie, Opolskie, and Silesia, as well as parts of Świętokrzyskie, Podkarpackie, and Łódzkie. TAURON serves approximately 5.84 million customers across this extensive area, including a significant number of micro-installations and energy communities. By the end of 2022, TAURON had connected 378,500 micro-installations, reflecting a substantial increase in renewable energy sources. The pilot will focus on high-activity regions such as Wrocław, Silesia, and Małopolska, targeting end-customers who are prosumers and members of energy communities. Research groups consisting of 50-100 clients or energy consumption points will be involved in the pilot.
Partners Involved: TAURON DYSTRYBUCJA SPOLKA AKCYJNA.
The pilot site is located in Bucharest, with UNSTPB’s main teaching facilities south of the Dâmbovița River and the student campus to the north. The campus includes a 1.6 MW combined heat and power plant, small PV power plants (66 kW), heat pumps, and an EV charging station, with plans for future development. The pilot will focus on two areas: the Student Campus and the Faculty of Energy Engineering. The campus, equipped with advanced metering systems from the H2020 NOBEL GRID project, will enhance its infrastructure by adding smart meters on each floor and monitoring small clusters of student rooms. The Faculty of Energy Engineering features PV systems, electrical storage, and an EV charging station, creating a research-oriented living lab. The demonstration will include two didactic rooms and monitoring systems for PV production, energy consumption, heat pumps, and environmental sensors, integrated with H2020 WEDISTRICT project infrastructure.
Data collected from these assets will be integrated into the ECLIPSE project, allowing for the development of new functionalities in the energy management framework.
Partners involved: National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest (UNSTPB)
