The EnergyP2P operation takes the first steps towards transforming energy management and sharing in local communities.
EnergyP2P is an innovative operation co-funded by COMPETE 2030, promoted by Indie Energy and the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP), which aims to transform the way we produce, manage and share energy. At a time when Europe is facing a serious energy crisis, the project is positioned as a technological and collaborative response aimed at building a fairer, more sustainable and resilient energy system.
A new paradigm for energy communities
The project is based on the concept of energy communities – groupings of local consumers and producers who share energy, promoting greater autonomy and energy justice. To boost this sharing, the operation is investing in the development of a technological platform based on a community-based Virtual Power Plant (cVPP), supported by an Energy Management System (EMS) using artificial intelligence algorithms.
The aim is clear: to optimise energy production, storage and distribution in real time, creating an ecosystem of cooperation that goes beyond traditional market models. The technology also incorporates elements of blockchain, game theory and smart contracts, ensuring transparency in transactions and a balance between the interests of the different members of the communities.
Project Status Report – June 2025
Pedro Rodrigues, Co-Founder and CEO of Indie Energy, presented the status of the operation, highlighting the following advances:
“The EnergyP2P project began with a review of the state of the art regarding P2P trading models and battery management algorithms that can be applied to real cases of Energy Communities operating in Portugal, made up of producer and consumer members who share and trade energy with each other through the Public Service Electricity Grid (RESP). This first phase will be completed by the end of July.”
“The Energy Communities that are part of this pilot project are located in Sabugal and Arraiolos and are made up of a total of 23 consumer installations and 3 producer installations with Self-Consumption Production Units (UPAC). The promoters of these communities are private organisations. The Sabugal community has a 10 kWh residential battery and the Arraiolos community will soon have a 200 kWh commercial battery.”
“We have begun the phase of analysing historical and real-time quarter-hourly consumption and production data from the facilities participating in the Energy Communities, located in Sabugal and Arraiolos. The scope of this phase is to develop consumption and production forecasting and battery management models based on the real data collected so that the models can then be tested in a real environment in the communities of Sabugal and Arraiolos.”
“The goal for the coming months is to develop battery management models to optimise energy sharing between the members of the Communities in order to reduce their electricity bills.”
EnergyP2P represents a strategic step towards a more participatory energy system that is fair and adapted to the challenges of the 21st century. With an innovative and collaborative approach, anchored in technology and sustainability, the operation is positioned as an example of how national innovation can actively contribute to the global energy transition.