Cross-sectorial integrated digital services Enabling energy Localized InnovatioN and community Empowerment

Energy communities are reshaping the energy landscape, enabling citizens, businesses, and local administrations to co-manage renewable energy resources. However, when doing so, they often face certain barriers, such as limited market access, lack of digital tools, and fragmentation of available data. Thus, the transition to a digital energy system presents both benefits and challenges. Furthermore, concerns around data management and the integration of this energy data across different sectors highlight the need for clearer and more defined regulatory and technical frameworks than the current ones.

This is where the project co-funded by the Horizon CELINE program comes in, aiming to develop a harmonized and user-friendly digital framework to support local energy production, consumption, and market participation, empowering communities with better digitalization and enhanced energy management tools. An initiative designed to transform the energy sector through digital innovation and citizen participation.

Specifically, the project is dedicated to fostering the development of energy communities, enabling a more accessible and resilient energy system across Europe. At the core of CELINE is the Digital Toolbox, designed for households, energy communities, and cooperative groups to optimize energy management and empower consumers.

Ecoserveis’ role in the CELINE project is to lead communication and dissemination efforts; contribute to the conceptualization of the framework and participatory approaches for energy communities, and finally, play a key role in the national pilot, supporting the baseline assessment and implementation.

The objectives of CELINE are defined in these four points:

• Develop digital tools for the secure and efficient collection, management, and exchange of data across the energy sector.
• Facilitate local energy exchange and peer-to-peer trading through new business models.
• Promote citizen participation and empowerment with co-design methodologies, participatory governance, and training programs.
• Define standardized policies and regulatory frameworks to adapt to the needs and regulations of energy communities.

These objectives aim to foster a more inclusive, digitalized, and participatory energy transition, empowering local communities to manage their energy resources efficiently and sustainably.

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