The U2Demo project (Use of open-source P2P energy sharing platforms for energy democratization) aims to create innovative, consumer-centered management strategies that facilitate a widespread participation in Peer-to-Peer (P2P) trading and energy sharing. Launched in September 2024, the project will promote equitable and democratic access to sustainable energy resources.

Funded by European Union´s Horizon Innovation Action programme, under grant agreement no. 101160684, U2Demo brings together twenty participant partners, including 3 associated partners, from eight countries, pooling their expertise to develop strategies that will be seamlessly integrated into open-source, non-proprietary tools and platforms. These solutions align with principles of openness, technology neutrality, interoperability, scalability, replicability, reliability, security, and trustworthiness.

These strategies will undergo testing in 4 pilots within at least four diverse Energy Communities, located in Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Portugal and each with unique attributes and governance models. The overarching objective is to assess advanced P2P trading and Energy-sharing tools, determine optimal implementation conditions, and consolidate the most promising solutions and associated business models.