DE-RISK Training: Local Flexibility for Professionals

v DE-RISK Training: Local Flexibility for Professionals •Horizon Europe DE-RISK Project •Tools for professionals: flexibility platform, aggregator services, WebApp The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon EUROPE Programme under grant agreement No.101075515 ABOUT DE-RISK DE-RISK aims at supporting the market uptake of renewable energy systems by fostering the adoption of LFMs and unlocking up to 100GW of flexibility in 2030 which will allow a safe and reliable integration of RES in the grid. DE-RISK will achieve this ambitious objective by minimizing the investments and implementation risk through an innovative customer behavior change journey that will increase end users’ trust and willingness to participate in the flexibility markets. DE-RISK has started in October 2022 and completed in September 2025. DE-RISK Integrates Building, Citizen and Grids Digital Twins! DE-RISK integrates building, citizen and grids digital twins in its flexibility platform capable of reducing the gap between simulation and real implementation thus mitigating potential technical risks during deployment and operational phase. To maximize DE-RISK impact, innovative multi-sided business models will be developed ensuring multi-benefits, fairness and sustainability for all actors while disruptive financial schemes will be validated for democratizing the access to sustainable investments. Finally, a set of experts will develop regulatory recommendations to support a fair, clear and transparent adoption of LFMs. Why Local Flexibility Matters? •RES integration → more PV, wind, variability •Flexibility = shifting demand in time, not cutting comfort •Benefits: lower costs, stable grids, empowered consumers Flexibility in Practice •Typical equipment: •Control following aggregator signals (e.g., TOU tariffs, DSO requests) DE-RISK Solutions •QUE → Flexibility platform & flexibility services •MIW / UEDAS → Demand response deployment •R2M → WebApp for monitoring, feedback, engagement Role of Professionals Key actors: installers, aggregators, DSOs, facility managers What to do: •Integrate sensors & controls •Explain benefits clearly to users •Ensure transparency & comfort compliance Pilot Results (snapshot) •Spain (Murcia): 18.5% monetary savings in explicit Demand Response Schemes •Spain (Barcelona): behavioural feedback → +2% self-consumption •Türkiye: 23% monetary savings in explicit Demand Response Schemes •Ireland: 61.5 t CO₂avoided in 1 year * Explicit Demand Response actions were conducted using a simulated aggregator signal, tariffs and incentives. Lessons Learned •Tailor strategies to local context (tariffs, climate, culture) •Simple communication = higher user engagement •Non-residential sites = higher absolute impact •IoT retrofitting can be costly but unlocks savings