Work Packages
The FLEXCoop project is made out of eight Work Packages, you can see below the tasks included in each of them
WP1 Quality Assurance and Management
The objective of this Work Package is to ensure the realisation of the project goals with the required technical and financial quality level and timing. This involves the following tasks:
- Governance, coordination and quality assurance
- Communication, reporting and monitoring
WP leader: Fraunhofer (Project coordinator)
WP2 Stakeholders Requirements, Business Models and Architecture Design
- Elicitation of Stakeholder Characteristics and Requirements
- Legal, Regulatory, Socio-Economic and Market Design Analysis
- New Business Models for Demand Response
- Definition of Monitoring & Verification Methodology for DR settlement and remuneration and Key Performance
Indicators - Smart Grids Interoperability Standards Analysis and overall system architecture design
WP leader: CIRCE
WP3 Demand Flexibility Modelling and Forecasting
- DER Modelling and Forecasting Algorithms
- Prosumer energy behaviour and comfort modelling
- Dynamic thermal modelling of buildings and energy storage specifications
- EVs Flexibility Profiling Models
- Prosumer-centric local optimisation strategies definition
WP leader: HYPERTECH
WP4 Data Acquisition, Management and Security
- Open Smart Box and VES Component Design and Prototyping
- FLEXCoop Common Information Model and Interoperability Interfaces
- Middleware Configuration and Big Data Analytics Platform
- Information Security, Access Control and Data Privacy Mechanisms
WP leader: CIMNE
WP5 Open Demand Response Optimisation Framework and Tools for Aggregators
- Demand Flexibility Profiling Mechanism Configuration
- Demand Segmentation, Clustering and Classification Methods and Module
- Dynamic demand-based VPP module and Global Demand Manager
- Demand Response Settlement and Remuneration Module
- FLEXCoop Real-time Monitoring and Control Platform/ User Interfaces for Aggregators
WP leader: ETRA
WP6 Semantically Enhanced DER Registry and Open Marketplace for Flexibility Sharing
- Open and Semantically Enhanced DER Registry
- Open Flexibility Pooling and Sharing Marketplace and Associated Standardised Contract Templates
- Prosumer Portal and User Interfaces for Prosumers
- Integration of FLEXCoop Components, Preliminary Testing, Parameterization and Pre-Pilot Validation
WP leader: Fraunhofer
WP7 System Validation and Impact Assessment
- Detailed Pilot Evaluation, Impact Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis Framework
- System Deployment in Pilot Sites
- Distribution Grid Simulator Adaptation
- Pilot Roll Out and Demonstration
- Socio-Economic, Environmental and Technological Impact Assessment
WP leader: DTU
WP8 Dissemination, Exploitation and Standardization/ Policy Recommendations
- Dissemination and Communication Plan and Activities
- Exploitation strategy and Preliminary Business Innovation Planning
- Policy and Market Reform Recommendations
- Promotion of DR standardization Punch-list
WP leader: REScoop.eu
Project structure
The 8 Work Packages and their interactions
