A new peer-reviewed article led by Zia Lennard (R2M France) has been published in Open Research Europe:
“Advancing data management in local energy trading: European policy, state-of-the-art, and real-world practice in FEDECOM and STUNNED.”
Bridging policy, research and real-world implementation
The paper provides a structured and practice-oriented overview of key data management challenges in local energy trading systems. It focuses in particular on:
⦁ interoperability
⦁ data governance
⦁ security
⦁ scalability
The analysis is built on three complementary perspectives:
⦁ European policy developments
⦁ state-of-the-art research
⦁ real-world implementation insights from the FEDECOM and STUNNED projects
A practice-driven contribution
Rather than presenting new empirical results, the article adopts a practice-driven approach. It draws on concrete project experience to connect policy objectives with technical solutions and deployment realities.
This positioning allows the authors to highlight recurring gaps between ambition and implementation, and to better reflect the complexity of deploying data-driven energy systems in real contexts.
Key insights and remaining challenges
The paper identifies several persistent barriers to the development of interoperable and data-driven local energy markets, including:
⦁ fragmentation of standards and approaches
⦁ lack of clear data governance frameworks
⦁ challenges related to security and trust
⦁ scalability limitations across different contexts
It also proposes actionable recommendations to support:
⦁ future research
⦁ system design
⦁ policy development
At the same time, key issues remain open—particularly regarding standardisation across countries, long-term platform scalability, and governance models for data ownership.
Contribution to FEDECOM
This publication complements ongoing FEDECOM activities related to:
⦁ market analysis
⦁ platform development
⦁ deployment of energy community solutions
It contributes to strengthening the link between regulatory frameworks, technological innovation and real-world implementation.
Read the full paper
👉 https://open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/5-334/v2
