Imagine every player in the electricity business — grid operators, retailers, building managers — sitting on piles of data they never share with each other. SYNERGY built a kind of secure marketplace where these companies can pool and trade their energy data without giving away secrets, using AI to find patterns none of them could spot alone. Think of it like a shared intelligence hub where everyone gets smarter together, backed by blockchain so nobody can cheat. They tested it across five countries with real grids, real buildings, and real energy companies.
Energy companies sit on massive amounts of operational data — grid performance, consumption patterns, market prices, weather — but keep it locked in silos. No single company has enough data to build truly smart AI models for grid optimization or customer services. Meanwhile, sharing raw data with competitors or partners raises serious privacy and trust concerns, leaving billions in potential efficiency gains on the table.
A complete Big Data Platform and AI Analytics Marketplace with Open APIs (through Release 2.00), including three specialized tool suites: one for building/district energy performance management, one for network and RES asset management, and one for Energy-as-a-Service for retailers and aggregators. The platform includes blockchain-based secure multi-party data sharing, edge analytics, and data matchmaking services — all validated across 5 real-world demonstrators.
If you are a grid operator dealing with growing complexity from renewables and distributed generation — this project developed an Asset Management Tool Suite for network and RES plant operators that uses AI analytics on pooled data from multiple sources to optimize grid stability and maintenance decisions. Validated across 5 large-scale demonstrators in different grid conditions.
If you are an energy retailer or aggregator struggling to build competitive data-driven services — this project developed an Energy-as-a-Service Tool Suite specifically for retailers and aggregators, with a data matchmaking marketplace where you can discover and access complementary datasets from other players to build better products. Built and tested with 21 industry partners across 10 countries.
If you are a building or district manager trying to cut energy costs across multiple properties — this project developed a Building and District-level Analytics suite for optimized energy performance management. It pulls data from sensors, IoT devices, weather, and energy markets to give you AI-driven recommendations. Tested across varied climatic and demographic conditions in 5 demonstration sites.
The project received EUR 9,929,240 in EU funding to build the platform over 4 years with 29 partners. Pricing for commercial adoption is not specified in available project data. Contact the coordinator to discuss licensing or subscription models.
SYNERGY was validated in 5 large-scale demonstrators across Greece, Spain, Austria, Finland, and Croatia, spanning different voltage levels, network conditions, and climatic zones. The platform architecture was designed for diverse data sources and heterogeneous energy assets, suggesting it can handle cross-border scale.
The consortium of 29 partners from 10 countries developed the platform, with 21 industry partners involved. IP ownership follows EU Horizon 2020 grant rules, meaning each partner typically owns what they developed. Contact the coordinator ETRA Investigacion y Desarrollo SA (Spain) for licensing discussions.
SYNERGY uses blockchain-enabled multi-party data sharing and secure multi-party computations, meaning companies can contribute data and receive insights without exposing raw information to other parties. The platform includes dedicated data security, governance, and management services that went through multiple release iterations.
The project delivered 64 deliverables total, including a final integrated platform with Open APIs (Release 2.00), an Energy Performance Management Suite, an Asset Management Tool Suite for network operators, and an Energy-as-a-Service Tool Suite for retailers and aggregators. All were validated during the demonstration phase.
The platform includes Open APIs specifically designed for connecting to external legacy systems of energy companies and third-party services. Based on the deliverable roadmap, the project went from alpha to final release (2.00) over approximately 3 years, but a commercial deployment with API integration would likely be faster since the core platform is built.
This is a large, industry-heavy consortium with 29 partners across 10 countries, and 72% of them (21 partners) come from industry rather than academia. That signals strong commercial intent — this was not a university lab experiment. The coordinator is ETRA Investigacion y Desarrollo SA, a Spanish technology company. With 6 SMEs in the mix alongside larger industrial players, plus only 1 university and 6 research organizations, the consortium was clearly built to deliver market-ready tools. The geographic spread across Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Finland, Croatia, Italy, Norway, and Portugal provides excellent coverage of diverse European energy markets and regulatory environments.
ETRA Investigacion y Desarrollo SA (Spain) — a technology R&D company, likely reachable through their corporate website or the SYNERGY project website contact page
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