BRIDGE is an initiative established by the European Commission in 2014 to bring together energy projects, funded through the Horizon framework programmes. The purpose is to create a structured view of cross-cutting issues and identify roadblocks to innovation.
Apart from helping shape EU policy work, BRIDGE is also providing a valuable platform for projects to exchange knowledge and ideas, get inspiration and collaborate. Presently, the community consists of 58 projects with more than 1000 organisations participating.
2021 conclusions and next steps
The activities in BRIDGE take place in four working groups: Data Management, Regulations, Business Models and Consumer and Citizen Engagement, with iFLEX participating in all of them. The following illustration encapsulates the 2021 conclusions and recommendations put forward by the groups as well as the tools that have been deployed, suggested or are being planned. Read the conclusions and recommendations report HERE.
Highlight of BRIDGE 2021 conclusions, recommendations and tools. Adapted from: BRIDGE General Assembly 2022, Conclusions and Next Steps by the European Commission.
Digital Energy Summit
The Slovene Consumers’ Association, ZPS is presenting iFLEX and [...]
Paper accepted for SmartGridComm23
Project partners Intracom Telecom are presenting the paper: A fair [...]
Validating iFLEX flexibility management and energy optimisation
In the last phase of the project, the focus is on validating the iFLEX Assistant deployed in each pilot and on demonstrating the optimisation of the energy usage in the participating households and residential buildings, based on the activation of demand responseDemand Response Intentional change of normal consumption patterns by energy consumers in response to external price signals (implicit DR) or incentives to reduce or increase consumption (explicit DR). Both operations can be automated. events.
iFLEX at MOS Celje 2023
Project partners ECE exhibited at MOS Celje, the biggest [...]
New video out
Check out what energy flexibility is about in this [...]
New BRIDGE report on consumer and citizen engagement
Delve into the latest results from the BRIDGE working [...]
Presentation at workshop on electricity markets of the future
Professor George D. Stamoulis, head of the STEcon group [...]
Highlights from workshop on user engagement and co-creation
For the past three years, iFLEX has participated at [...]
Join iFLEX at Sustainable Places
Each year, the Sustainable Places conference gathers EU projects within [...]
iFLEX at The Smarter E Europe 2023
iFLEX participates in one of the largest meeting platforms [...]
Two publications on citizen & user engagement
The two publications are results from the collaboration with "sister" projects and projects within the BRIDGE Initiative.
iFLEX Assistant mobile app
The iFLEX mobile app helps you manage your home energy consumption, energy flexibility and energy performance. Check out the functions in the video.
iFLEX at Enlit Europe 2022
Enlit Europe connects people who work towards the common goal: To deliver a clean, affordable and reliable energy for all. Find us in the European Projects Zone.
Two iFLEX papers accepted in IEEE SmartGridComm’22
The papers cover the analysis of the incentive mechanisms in the Slovenian and Greek pilots and have been produced by Athens University of Economics and Business – the Services, Technologies and Economics Group.
Testing the iFLEX concept
To investigate consumer acceptance of the iFLEX concept, the project has conducted a public survey in the three pilot countries. The results show a general positive attitude towards offering energy flexibility and using iFLEX to manage it, as long as it does not conflict with comfort and the feeling of being in control.
Join us at Sustainable Places 2022
iFLEX is co-organising a workshop on consumer-user engagement in the design of energy flexibility services. Join us on 8th September for some real-life experiences and exchange of knowledge and ideas.
What is happening in BRIDGE
Take a look at the recent conclusions and recommendations from the BRIDGE community on how to unlock energy flexibility in Europe.
Offering the thermal capacity of apartment buildings
The Finnish pilot investigates how apartment buildings can contribute to both power grid and district heating system balance by offering the thermal capacity of the building as a flexibility resource. The role of the iFLEX Assistant is to learn the behaviour of the building in order to forecast available flexibility and to automate the demand-response operations.
Managing electricity price signals
The Slovenian pilot looks at dynamic pricing as a means of adjusting electricity consumption behaviour, signalling to consumers and prosumers when it is best to consume energy. The role of the iFLEX Assistant is to make it easy for consumers and prosumers to manage their response to the price signals.
Responding to requests for shifting electricity use
The Greek pilot explores how residential consumers can contribute [...]
Meet us at Enlit Europe
Enlit Europe is the event to go to if [...]
iFLEX at Sustainable Places 2021
Watch the iFLEX presentation in the workshop session on 'Enabling Technologies'.
Check out the project leaflet
The leaflet introduces the project and key features of the iFLEX Assistant.
Designing the iFLEX solution
Based on market and user research, iFLEX has developed [...]
Launch of the iFLEX project
The goal of the innovation project iFLEX is to [...]