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COPOWER

COmmunity based virtual POWER plant

What we do

Our aim is to develop a community-based Virtual Power Plant (cVPP) and a viable business model to support it in 5 communities of Finland, Iceland, Ireland and Faroe Islands. The overall objective is to use transnational cooperation to exploit information technologies to link multiple small energy systems and operate them in coordination like a utility-scale power station to balance electricity demand and production.
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26.06.2023

Transnational cooperation to exploit information technologies and link small energy systems

The COPOWER project partners start co-designing a community-based Virtual Power Plant model.

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We develop a community-based Virtual Power Plant

Through transnational cooperation we exchange how to connect numerous small energy systems and coordinate them, operating them much like a utility-scale power station to balance electricity demand and production.

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Our objectives

The partnership is using transnational cooperation to exploit information technologies to link multiple small energy systems and operate them in coordination like a utility-scale power station to balance electricity demand and production.

Project priority

Climate Change

Project period

Start

01.06.2023

End

31.05.2026

Lead Partner

European Regions Network for the Application of Communications Technology

leah.ryan@ernact.eu
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Partners

Centria University of Applied Sciences
University of Oulu
University of Iceland
Donegal County Council
Nolsoy Energy Ltd

Project info

Objective

2.1 Promoting energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Total Budget

1.498.935,40 EUR

NPA Co-Financing

974.308,01 EUR

Latest news from COPOWER

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07.05.2024

Potential Software and Hardware Technologies for Virtual Power Plants

The COPOWER partnership assesses technology, tools, data and security resources in the participating partner regions.

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29.04.2024

Energy generation and demand differences in North Europe

What are local energy generation, demand response and distributed energy resource assets available in each partner region?

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28.02.2024

What is a Virtual Power Plant?

COPOWER project Icelandic partner Rúnar Unnþórsson explains the structure of a VPP and the role of the community to empower local energy management.

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31.01.2024

"Raising awareness among citizens is a key problem in decision making"

COPOWER partners in Centria University of Applied Sciences involve students in the project.

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15.12.2023

COPOWER partners progress on the co-design of the Virtual Power Plant

Technical details, software platform requirements, mapping of local distributed energy resources, tools, data and security.

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16.11.2023

COPOWER partners draw inspiration from Derry's successful Virtual Power Plant model

Derry City and Strabane District Council demonstrate an effective approach for optimizing energy usage, sharing their successful model with COPOWER partners.

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26.06.2023

Transnational cooperation to exploit information technologies and link small energy systems

The COPOWER project partners start co-designing a community-based Virtual Power Plant model.

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