Innovative Energy (Efficiency) Service Models for Sector Integration via Blockchain

Introduction

The core concept of InEExS is the deployment of integrated energy services across sectors and carriers, and the tokenization of energy saving data in a public blockchain to facilitate cooperation among market segments and actors. InEExS improves the implementation of EED Art7 and supports Obligated Parties (EED, Art7) to provide integrated service offers that enable energy savings, system efficiency, and include non-energy benefits.

Business Models and Contractual Schemes

Particular attention is placed on the development of business models and contractual schemes that facilitate the implementation of sector-integrating smart energy services and the deployment of a wide range of sustainable technologies, including:

• Renewable Energy Sources (RES)
• Distributed Energy Resources (DER)
• Electric Vehicles (EVs)
• Heat pumps
• IoT controls
• Energy Efficiency (EE) measures

The InEExS consortium brings together diverse market actors, such as utilities, energy communities, energy agencies, and technology providers, who engage in trust creation methods to connect their activities through distributed ledger technology and smart contracts.

Project Goals

InEExS will develop improved business models and deploy innovative energy (efficiency) services to the market. The project aims to:

1. Facilitate the roll-out of new energy service business models to a wide array of customers (B2B and B2C). The goal is to create self-reinforcing business models that generate revenue streams for utilities and Obligated Parties (EED Art7), as well as ESCOs and energy communities.

2. Connect smart energy services across sectors based on energy efficiency, distributed energy resources (DERs), demand response/flexibility, and electric mobility while including non-energy benefits such as comfort, health, and safety.

3. Offer capacity building activities to support market actors in replicating new business models and adopting contractual schemes that overcome market barriers towards increased adoption of sustainable technologies and sector integration.