BeFlexible at the EUSEW 2025
BeFlexible presented its energy flexibility solutions at EUSEW 2025, the EU’s flagship event on sustainable energy. Dated From 10 to 12 June 2025, the BeFlexible project took part in the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), held in Brussels and online. Organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy and the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), the EUSEW Energy Fair 2025 is recognised as the most important annual event in the EU focused on renewables and energy efficiency.
This year’s edition gathered a broad and diverse audience: policymakers, researchers, industry leaders, civil society actors, and technical experts met to exchange insights and ideas under the overarching theme “Powering a fair and competitive green transition.”
With Europe striving to meet its climate neutrality targets, the event offered a timely platform to reflect on the evolving role of energy flexibility and digital innovation in shaping future-proof energy systems.
BeFlexible at the EUSEW Energy Fair 2025
BeFlexible was featured at a joint exhibition stand, alongside three other EU-funded initiatives—ECOEMPOWER, EC4RURAL, and DISCOVER. While each project is supported under different EU funding programmes, this shared presence highlighted the importance of cross-project and cross-programme collaboration in addressing the complex, interlinked challenges of Europe’s energy transition. By bringing together diverse approaches and expertise, the stand encouraged dialogue between projects working at the intersection of energy innovation, citizen engagement, and sustainable regional development.
The stand provided an opportunity for BeFlexible to present its unique approach to improving energy system flexibility through a combination of technological innovation, regulatory analysis and stakeholder engagement. Project materials, visual infographics and short explanatory videos allowed visitors to engage with BeFlexible’s main concepts in a clear and accessible way.
The project team actively interacted with a wide range of stakeholders, from local authorities and research institutions to representatives of national regulatory agencies and energy market operators. These exchanges provided useful feedback, encouraged knowledge sharing, and helped identify potential avenues for future collaboration.
Connecting with the EU energy community
The BeFlexible team used its presence at the EUSEW Energy Fair 2025 to not only showcase progress, but also to listen and learn from others. The project’s stand attracted visitors from funding agencies, academia, and fellow Horizon Europe consortia. These conversations revealed common interests and recurring challenges in the energy transition, such as regulatory uncertainty, the digital skills gap, and the need for harmonised technical standards.
Moreover, the EUSEW Energy Fair 2025 offered the chance to amplify BeFlexible’s work beyond the technical community. Attendees from civil society organisations and local governments were particularly interested in the social dimensions of the project – such as consumer empowerment, and data privacy – highlighting the importance of putting citizens at the centre of the energy transition.
BeFlexible representatives also attended several sessions of the EUSEW Policy Conference, where issues related to flexibility markets, smart grids, and digital innovation were widely discussed. These sessions provided policy context and strategic insights that are closely aligned with the project’s objectives and will directly inform its next phases and policy recommendations.
Piloting flexibility: real-world examples across Europe
At the heart of BeFlexible’s contribution to the EUSEW Energy Fair 2025 was its set of eleven pilot demonstrations located in four EU countries: Spain, France, Italy, and Sweden. Each pilot is designed to test different flexibility scenarios, with specific regional characteristics and use cases. These real-world environments serve as living laboratories where the project is validating key innovations in grid coordination, energy data management, consumer engagement, and business model development.
A central goal of BeFlexible is to enhance coordination between Distribution System Operators (DSOs) and Transmission System Operators (TSOs). Traditionally operating in separate layers of the electricity system, these actors are now increasingly required to collaborate in real time to manage fluctuating demand, incorporate distributed energy resources (DERs), and respond to grid stress. BeFlexible is testing protocols and tools that allow for more effective DSO–TSO interaction—crucial for maintaining grid stability in an energy landscape dominated by renewables.
In parallel, the project is working to increase the participation of prosumers—individuals or organisations that both produce and consume electricity—in local energy markets. Through user-friendly platforms and digital services, BeFlexible aims to make it easier for citizens, small businesses, and communities to contribute to energy balancing while benefiting from incentives and lower costs.
Another critical focus area is interoperability and data exchange. The project is developing and testing scalable, open-source platforms that enable secure and standardised communication between different stakeholders and devices within the energy ecosystem. These platforms ensure that data collected from various sources—such as smart meters, sensors, and control systems—can be shared and used efficiently to inform decision-making, trigger automatic responses, and support the design of new services.
Impact and next steps for energy flexibility
BeFlexible’s participation in the EUSEW Energy Fair 2025 helped strengthen the project’s visibility within the European innovation landscape. It reaffirmed the value of its work in supporting the European Green Deal, and the objectives of the Digitalisation of Energy Action Plan. By actively contributing to the dialogue on system flexibility, BeFlexible continues to position itself as a reference point for innovative, interoperable, and citizen-oriented solutions.
As the project moves forward, it will continue to contribute to the development of innovative, scalable solutions for Europe’s energy transition. Results will be disseminated through publications, policy briefs, and future stakeholder events—building on the momentum created during EUSEW and contributing to lasting impact beyond the project’s lifetime.
