Unifying the Cloud and Edge: Data Spaces for Smarter Energy Infrastructures
As energy systems become more decentralized and dynamic, the boundaries between centralized cloud computing and distributed edge devices are disappearing. This change calls for a new approach; one that not only distributes intelligence across the cloud-edge continuum but also enables secure, interoperable and scalable data exchange. Data Spaces emerge as a key enabler of this transformation, offering trusted environments where diverse energy stakeholders can share, access and govern data while maintaining control of them.
The Future Runs on Data: Building Europe’s Interoperable Energy Ecosystem
Europe envisages a future where local communities can generate, manage, and trade their own energy. In this direction, great emphasis is placed on the digitalization of infrastructure, supporting the EU’s main focus on shifting to renewable energy sources. Central to this evolution is achieving interoperable communication among the involved systems. The newly introduced concept of energy […]
Energy Flexibility: TheStructural Shift Behind theTransition
The energy transition is no longer a gradual evolution of existing infrastructure. It is a structural transformation of the energy system—redefining operational paradigms, regulatory frameworks, and value creation models across the sector. In this context, energy flexibility is emerging as a critical enabler, ensuring not only grid stability, but also enabling the rise of a […]
The integration of the Energy Communities in the distribution grid
The energy transition fosters the grow of new technologies based on the electrical carrier, as electric vehicles, heat pumps, induction hobs. Moreover, leverage on the electricity cost peaks of the last years, several Member States have strengthened incentives to distributed generation growth.
Energy Communities (ECs) represent a solution able to tackle the two previous aspects, matching renewable productions and consumption in a local area of the distribution network (in Italy is the primary substation perimeter) to increase the local real-time self-consumption.
HEDGE-IoT PT Pilot Workshop: Advancing Flexibility Aggregation in Portugal
On March 25th, Elergone Energia hosted the HEDGE-IoT PT Pilot Workshop, bringing together all Portuguese partners of the HEDGE-IoT – Living Lab for Interoperable AI-based Energy Services project. The event, held at Elergone Energia’s headquarters, served as a key platform for discussion, alignment, and technical deep dives into the pilot’s objectives and implementation.
HEDGE-IoT Plenary Meeting Recap: Advancing AI-Driven Energy Solutions
The HEDGE-IoT consortium gathered in Athens on March 12-13 for a productive plenary meeting hosted by ICCS. The two-day event featured in-depth discussions on project progress, technological developments, and upcoming demonstrations, including a dedicated workshop on data spaces. This collaborative effort is driving innovation in AI-powered energy management and preparing for the launch of HEDGE-IoT Open Calls.
Meet Our Partners: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (TUC)
The HEDGE-IoT project proudly presents one of its consortium partners: the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (TUC). Renowned for its innovative research and technological advancements, TUC brings invaluable expertise to the project, particularly in the areas of AI/ML algorithms, blockchain technologies, and cloud/edge systems. As part of HEDGE-IoT, TUC is responsible for developing an edge offloading […]
Unlocking the Future: how unified IoT Communication transforms Smart Device Data into valuable information – The OfficeGraph resource
Introduction The landscape of IoT is expanding. Every day new household and industrial devices have SMART capabilities by providing APIs to both remotely read their status and capabilities, and control their behavior. Every device has an intrinsic profile of its energy potential: what it consumes, stores and produces. Some devices only consume and store energy […]
The Empowerment of the Energy Aggregator to provide System Services to the TSO
The implementation of IoT solutions will enable a bottom-up approach to expanding the energy ecosystem. This approach will supply the necessary resources to meet the increasing flexibility reserves demanded by System Operators, in line with the new 2030 targets for wind and solar energy generation. In the Portuguese pilot project, aggregator’s managing industrial facilities, commercial […]
Enabling smarter energy consumption in the food retail industry: the importance of flexibility powered by HEDGE-IoT
The agrifood sector holds strategic importance in ensuring safe nutrition for everyone but is also known for its global environmental impact: according to Our World in Data (2022), food production accounts for 26% of global greenhouse gas emissions.Within the food retail segment, supermarkets, warehouses, and related operations heavily rely on energy consumption, using refrigeration systems […]
