Energy app

Problem Addressed

Energy poverty is a pressing issue in Europe caused by high energy costs, low income, and inefficient buildings. It affects vulnerable consumers, leading to inadequate heating, cooling, and lighting, which negatively impacts health, well-being, and social inclusion. The COVID-19 crisis and the war in Ukraine exacerbated the situation. Mitigating the issue is crucial, and the European Green Deal aims to ensure a fair energy transition and protect vulnerable citizens.

Efficient and renewable energy can help combat energy poverty, but households should also be targeted with education and access to energy-saving technologies and renewable resources to improve their quality of life.

Technology

Our solution the energy app, is a mobile application that delivers “Eco Tips” to consumers, educating them about more sustainable energy consumption habits. The energy app encloses a backend and frontend system of a mobile application that delivers energy recommendations (Wattch.r). The Wattch.r receives generated recommendations from a recommender component (Interoperable Recommender) and allow DSOs (Distribution System Operators) to modify recommendations that match energy grid constraints.

The Interoperable Recommender is a Data-driven service assessing the risk of power loss or curtailment on a national level and recommends actions to increase or decrease energy consumption during vulnerable periods. These measures, in turn, contribute to developing a more resilient European energy infrastructure.

The Wattchr - software embodies a mobile application that provides recommendations on how to modulate energy consumption profile of users; i.e., it daily informs users the hours of the day where they should increase, maintain or decrease their energy consumption. Moreover, it provides also generic, but useful tips on how to adopt a more sustainable energy consumption.

Advantages

Day-ahead hourly recommendations - tailored to meet the unique needs of each country while accounting for interconnections within the broader European network;

Empower European citizens – delivering actionable recommendations on a national level, encouraging adaptive energy consumption during periods of expected system vulnerability;

Reduce carbon footprint - helping consumers adopting more sustainable behaviours;

Compatibility/Integration - the app-frontend embodies the visual mobile application for both Android and iOS environments; 

Available in different countries - Currently national-level recommendations are being generated for the following countries (and country codes): Belgium (BE), Netherlands (NL), France (FR), Switzerland (CH), Austria (AT), Czech Republic (CZ), United Kingdom (UK), Hungary (HU), Spain (ES), Slovenia (SI), Serbia (RS), Poland (PL), Montenegro (ME), Romania (RO), Lithuania (LT), Bulgaria (BG), Latvia (LV), Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA), Slovakia (SK), Estonia (EE), Finland (FI), North Macedonia (MK), Portugal (PT), Greece (GR), Italy (IT), Croatia (HR), Germany (DE), Luxembourg (LU), Denmark (DK), Norway (NO), Sweden (SE), Cyprus (CY), Albania (AL)

Possible Applications

Distribution System Operators for community engagement;

Distribution System Operators for emergency response and communication;

Governments and municipalities for Policy Implementation;

Governments and municipalities for community engagement and participation;