Online cVPP Demonstration Service

The Online cVPP Demonstration Service is a virtual (non-operational) demonstration designed to support demonstration, learning, and replication of cVPP concepts.

• It demonstrates how a community-based Virtual Power Plant can:

• coordinate distributed renewable generation and storage, support peer-to-peer energy sharing within and between buildings,

• remain connected to the electricity grid, and

• evaluate cost efficiency and fairness outcomes under different scenarios.

The service is online-accessible, open, and reproducible, and does not represent a live market or trading platform.

The demonstration illustrates core technical mechanisms relevant to community-based Virtual Power Plants, including:

• simulation of household electricity demand and local renewable generation,

• AI-enabled demand forecasting to represent real-world uncertainty,

• optimisation-based coordination of energy flows between households, buildings, shared storage, and the grid,

• comparison of alternative trading and coordination scenarios, and

• evaluation of cost savings and fairness outcomes among participants.

Multiple example scenarios are provided to show how the demonstration can be adapted to different community configurations.

The Online cVPP Demonstration Service is provided as a three-part package, consisting of executable code, structured documentation, and this entry webpage.

The public code repository contains the executable implementation used in the demonstration, including optimisation models, forecasting components, scenario configuration, and example runs.

The repository can be downloaded, installed, and run locally, enabling users to reproduce and adapt the demonstration using their own data and assumptions.

Access the code repository: Soon Available

The handbook provides structured technical and methodological guidance supporting the demonstration. It explains:

• the underlying models and assumptions,

• how the simulations are structured and executed,

• limitations of the demonstration, and

• how the approach can be adapted for other community contexts.

The handbook constitutes the primary documentation component of Deliverable D3.6.1.

Download the handbook: Soon!

The demonstration service is intended for:

• energy communities and local authorities,

• project developers and innovation intermediaries,

• students and practitioners, and

• stakeholders interested in community-based energy systems.

The service supports demonstration, testing, and replication of cVPP concepts in different regional or community contexts. All materials are provided openly to reduce barriers to reuse and to minimise replication risk.

This Online cVPP Demonstration Service focuses on the technical and simulation-based demonstration of cVPP energy coordination.

Broader aspects such as:

• business models,

• governance and regulatory considerations,

• mobilisation and replication strategies, and

• stakeholder engagement

are addressed in other COPOWER deliverables and project outputs, which can be accessed via the COPOWER project website.

View all COPOWER outputs and results:
https://www.interreg-npa.eu/projects/copower/home/outputs-results/

The COPOWER project is funded by the Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme.

This Online cVPP Demonstration Service is provided for demonstration, capacity-building, and replication support purposes within the COPOWER project. It does not constitute a commercial system or an operational energy trading platform.