Launched in September 2024 with a substantial funding of 5 million euros, the U2Demo project aims to create innovative, consumer-centered management strategies that facilitate a widespread participation in Peer-to-Peer (P2P) trading and Energy Sharing. The Horizon Europe project will promote equitable and democratic access to sustainable energy resources.

The collaboration brings together eighteen partners including 2 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.

The P2P trading and Energy Sharing tools will account for existing flexibility services managed by transmission and distribution system operators (TSOs, DSOs), including both implicit and explicit demand response (DR) programs, as well as dynamic capacity and price signals/contracts. The initiative strives to enhance coordination leveraging information exchange through existing dataspaces and middleware. Decision support algorithms will empower consumers and prosumers to actively engage in energy and flexibility services, promoting negotiation and collaboration among peers and stakeholders maximizing their benefits.

All interactions, offers, contracts, and coordination within P2P trading and Energy Sharing tools will adhere to existing and forthcoming standards, and will be executed using blockchain. This approach ensures the credibility and traceability of all activities conducted in P2P trading, ultimately fostering greater consumer engagement.