Prosumer Interactions for Efficient Energy Management in Smartgrid Neighborhoods

The introduction of distributed energy generation has among other things the power to enable traditional consumers to also produce energy (called prosumers), which they subsequently may make available on the network. The emerging SmartGrid relies on the active participation of these prosumers, and their interactions may have a significant impact on its core operations. The NOBEL project investigates these interactions by considering the local context of the users and their behaviour in a neighbourhood within a smart city. The aim is to provide an information and communication driven infrastructure for the users to interact and e.g. buy and sell energy on online marketplaces. Such an envisioned infrastructure may pose significant opportunities as well as challenges for all involved actors, however it bears the potential to enable us to better manage the energy in the highly dynamic electricity network of the future.