SOM ENERGIA SCCL

Their core work

Som Energia is a Spanish renewable energy cooperative based in Girona, Catalonia — one of the pioneering citizen energy cooperatives in Southern Europe. They supply 100% green electricity to their members and actively develop community-owned renewable energy installations. In H2020 projects, they contribute real-world operational experience as an energy cooperative, providing testbeds for demand response, virtual power plants, and smart building energy management systems. Their value lies in being an actual market actor — not a lab or consultancy — that can validate energy community models with real consumers and real infrastructure.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early H2020 period (2015-2017), Som Energia focused on foundational cooperative energy topics: PV financing models and mobilizing citizens to invest in sustainable energy through the REScoop projects. By the later period (2017-2023), their work shifted decisively toward technical energy systems — demand response, virtual power plants, smart appliances, and building-level energy management. This trajectory shows a cooperative that moved from advocacy and financing into active technology deployment and grid-edge services.

Som Energia is evolving from a renewable energy supplier into a technology-enabled aggregator managing distributed energy resources at the building and community level.

How they like to work

Som Energia has never coordinated an H2020 project — they consistently join as a participant or third party, contributing real-world cooperative infrastructure and member base as a demonstration and validation partner. With 47 unique partners across 16 countries, they maintain a broad European network rather than repeating with the same groups. This makes them an accessible, experienced consortium partner who brings end-user validation rather than research leadership.

Som Energia has collaborated with 47 distinct partners across 16 countries, reflecting a wide European network built primarily through the REScoop ecosystem of energy cooperatives and affiliated research institutions.

What sets them apart

Som Energia stands out because it is not a research lab or consultancy — it is an operating energy cooperative with tens of thousands of real members consuming and producing electricity. This gives any consortium immediate access to a live testbed with real consumers, real billing systems, and real distributed generation assets. For projects needing to demonstrate citizen engagement or validate energy community business models, they are one of the most credible partners in Southern Europe.

Highlights from their portfolio

• REScoopVPP
  Their most recent and technically ambitious project, combining smart buildings, VPPs, and community energy management — signals their current strategic direction.
• FLEXCoop
  Marked Som Energia's transition from cooperative advocacy to technical demand-response systems, with their largest single EC contribution (€204K).
• RESCOOP MECISE
  Their highest-funded project (€281K), focused on mobilizing citizen investment — foundational to their cooperative mission.