Flexiciency

What is the Flexiciency project?

Flexiciency is a European innovation project that seeks to improve:

• Energy efficiency.
• Energy consumption.
• The stability and security of the electricity grid.

To achieve this, the project develops smart services that are tested through five large-scale demonstrations in different European countries.

A collaborative European project

Participants in Flexiciency include:

• Four major distribution operators from Italy, France, Spain, and Sweden.
• Smart metering companies.
• Electricity suppliers.
• Research organisations.
• Software companies.

The common goal is to demonstrate that a more open energy market can accelerate the rollout of new smart services.

At e‑distribución, we actively participate in this project.

What services does Flexiciency develop?

The project implements innovative services, including:

• Advanced energy consumption monitoring.
• Local energy control.
• Flexibility services, which allow consumption and generation to be adapted to the grid's needs.

These services create new opportunities in the energy market and improve grid management.

Project benefits

With Flexiciency, we hope to achieve:

• New services for consumers, based on real consumption data.
• New business opportunities in the energy sector.
• Greater flexibility and security in the distribution network.
• A reduction in CO₂ emissions, thanks to more efficient energy use.
• Better management of energy flows by the grid and equipment.

Budget and duration

The project has a budget of over €19 million.

It is funded by the European Commission and runs until early 2019.

The Flexiciency demonstration in Spain

In Spain, the project demonstration is taking place in the city of Málaga.

Its goal is to validate new innovative services, including:

Monitoring services

• Tracking consumption values in various Málaga City Council buildings.
• Data analysis from buildings such as the municipal library and nursery school.
• Identifying opportunities to reduce consumption and contracted power.

This data is collected in real time and managed from a digital platform.

Smart control services

• Analysing the impact on consumption of devices such as:
  • Smart meters.
  • Electric vehicle charging points.
  • Renewable generation systems.
  • Storage batteries.

Flexibility services

• Improving the security and stability of the distribution network.
• Better adaptation of the grid to changes in consumption and generation.

More information

You can find more information about the Flexiciency project in the documentation available in this section.