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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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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.

to aggregate distributed generation and flexibility, and simulate energy flows, weather conditions and price changes in five NPA areas, to help maximise interconnectedness.

in four different NPA markets in Ireland, Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands, to enable small NPA communities to work and live locally and sustainably.

by providing guidance on how to address local preferences and barriers to cVPP implementation in their own areas.

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

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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Centria University of Applied Science’s Biogas Pilot: A Step Towards Sustainable Farming

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12.02.2025

A plan for community energy in the Northern Periphery and Arctic

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27.01.2025

Advancing Community Energy: Highlights from COPOWER visit in Oulu

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18.11.2024

COPOWER project lead partner joins two-day event hosted by Interreg NPA

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14.10.2024

COPOWER showcased at Interreg Cooperation Day

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20.09.2024

COPOWER celebrates record number of thesis students & internships at Centria University

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19.08.2024

Virtual Power Plant for Smarter, Greener Energy

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18.06.2024

Distributed Energy Resources pilot implementation and integration commences

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10.06.2024

Green energy from Jokilaaksot and nearby municipalities

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13.05.2024

Assessment of technology solutions confirms viability for cVPP model

News COPOWER

07.05.2024

Potential Software and Hardware Technologies for Virtual Power Plants

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29.04.2024

Energy generation and demand differences in North Europe

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28.02.2024

What is a Virtual Power Plant?

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31.01.2024

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

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15.12.2023

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

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16.11.2023

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

News COPOWER

26.06.2023

Transnational cooperation to exploit information technologies and link small energy systems

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