Project Portfolio

Welcome to Blueprint Energy's Project Portfolio page. Our projects reflect success we garnered over the past 20+ years working in the energy and utilities industry. Our accumulated knowledge, technical expertise and experience working with clients across Europe helps us design, support and deliver projects with guaranteed success.

References you see below are not exhaustive - many of our clients are critical infrastructure operators and essential services providers according to EU regulation, so full credentials and list of projects s available upon request.

Energy Portfolio Retail & Risk Management

We are working for one of the largest energy retailers in the CEE region, on development of the new Energy Retail and Risk Management system that must support all processes related to the sale and purchase of electricity for end customers, management and optimisation of portfolios, long-term and short-term forecasting and management of complex products. The design of the new system aims to be integrated into the existing information environment, with systems such as CRM, billing and invoicing, trading and BI. The new concept will provide connectivity of various digital systems currently in use from a data management perspective that is manually transferred between systems, causing data inconsistency, inefficiency and fragmented customer information. Primarily, the system must provide support for the sale of electricity, with the possibility of easy extension to the area of gas sales and electromobility.

Modernising gas operations control rooms in 21st century

With new regulation developing fast and OT modernization project in place, Client realized the opportunity to review and optimize IT/OT working capital requirements through rationalizing and consolidating the application portfolios and capture additional value through an overall Transformation. We helped review existing IT/OT systems and strategies in place and identify high-level opportunities to streamline and improve IT capabilities as well as developed a roadmap to streamline the IT/OT modernization to gain synergies and cost efficiencies through application optimization and consolidation and procure new systems avoiding integration issues and thus reducing risk in implementation.

Digital Integration Platform for DSO transformation journey

We have provided services to one of the largest European DSOs that ensures proper operation, maintenance, and development of distribution network delivering electricity to several million consumers. The company has initiated strategic transformation plan as the central pillar of the company’s business plan and part of the Transformation Program towards an innovative Distribution System Operator (DSO) Company. The company faces multiple challenges at the level of people, processes and technology in implementing this program. We have conducted analysis of AS-IS state, and developed a new multi-year roadmap with development of functional specifications for procurement of the new digitalisation platform, including data governance and management approach.

Asset Management/Asset Performance Management reference projects for EU TSOs

Over the past 4 years, we have delivered a number of projects to Transmission System Operators, in North, Central and South Europe where we provided consultancy services on the criteria for the evaluation of electricity transmission system equipment and solutions for determining the asset health index as well as design of an Asset Performance Management System.

Development of Advanced Grid Automation with ADMS Platform Pilot Testbed

Implementing change can be a challenge. Over the two years (2019-2021), we supported CEZ (Now: Electricity Distribution Company Zapad) in preparation of analysis of business model and processes and their automation through information systems, IT architecture available and preparation of proposal for an optimal portfolio of IT systems in support of the business and change management of solutions of CEZ Distribution with minimal overlap and minimal changes, OT infrastructure – concept for grid management and data collection, data management, change management processes and organisation. The support covered among other things:

Framework of IT-OT integration architecture
Model limited part of CEZ Bulgaria distribution network for testing applications
Use advanced visualization capability to analyze the results for mock distribution system
Support delivery of SCADA, DMS and OMS modules with Simulator for real-time points defined in Pilot Network model
Validate use cases from ADMS functionalities
Develop new business processes for CEZ
Train and educate resources
Validate change management approach

Study on Cybersecurity in the Energy Sector in the area of Energy Community

The Final report developed in 2019 in collaboration with representatives from Ministries, NRAs, system operators of gas and electricity networks as well as a number of other national stakeholders presents a set of recommendations based on the assessment of gaps between the Contracting Party legislation and EU-wide energy sector cybersecurity legislation and standards.

R&D Projects

Besides supporting Energy and Utilities Industry as well as EU Agencies in digital transformation journey, we are involved in the design of the future Vision 2030 - 2050 of European energy and cross sector landscape, by being involved in innovation projects. This is a non exhaustive selection of projects we participate in.

X-FLEX: Integrated energy solutions and new market mechanisms for an eXtended FLEXibility of European grid

At the end of 2019, Blueprint Energy Solutions joined a consortium led by Spanish company ETRA, for a 4-year EU project called “X-FLEX” with an investment value of EUR 9.5 million. The project comprises 12 partners from six countries. Over 20 experts from Spain, Slovenia, Austria, Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus are working on designing, developing and demonstrating a set of tools in order to integrate the emerging decentralized ecosystem of renewable energy sources and flexibility systems into the existing European energy system, involving multiple flexibility assets (batteries, power to heat/cold, vehicle to grid and other storage solutions) and all complementary actors of the energy network, with special attention to extreme weather conditions.

SRI-ENACT: Co-creating tools and services for uptake of Smart Readiness Indicators for European buildings

As we confront the climate crisis, smart buildings have emerged as a critical piece in the puzzle of decarbonisation. Buildings are responsible for 40% of the final energy consumption and approximately 38% of energy-related CO2 emissions in EU countries. That's where the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) comes in. Introduced in 2017, the SRI rates a building's smartness level, its sustainability, and its adaptability to climate change. However, its application is still in its early stages, with just seven EU countries actively engaged with the framework.

Blueprint is proud to be an integral part of the SRI-ENACT Project (2022-2025). We are responsible for Austria’s SRI implementation, increasing cooperation among stakeholders, training auditors, and conducting SRI assessments in 750 residential and 1900 non-residential buildings. Our mission? To turn smart buildings from a novelty to the norm.

ENPOWER: Energy Activated Citizens and Data-Driven Energy-Secure Communities for a Consumer-Centric Energy System

This project is set to transform the way we approach energy, focusing on empowering citizens and enhancing cross-sector community security in the realm of energy. This innovative initiative integrates cutting-edge ICTs with social and behavioral dimensions, sharing economy models, further advancing flexibility efforts and much more. The project will entail:

🔬 Creating a Social Science Framework to activate energy citizens and provide innovative incentives for their participation in energy markets.

🤖 Developing AI-based consumers clustering and segmentation algorithms to optimize energy distribution.

📊 Designing interactive tools and facilitation services for effective energy community planning.

🔒 Adapting the Energy Data Space for data-driven community-level activation.

💱 Establishing a P2P DLT/Blockchain digital marketplace for tokenized energy and non-energy asset compensation.

📈 Providing data-driven services and apps to enhance energy efficiency.

🏡 Introducing ICT services and Digital Twins for community-level energy optimization.

🔌 Implementing Edge monitoring hubs for automated Demand Response.

🚀 Establishing a Business Sandbox for sharing economy and social innovation-based business models.

📊 Creating methodologies for evaluating different energy community setups.

DEDALUS: Data-driven Residential Energy Carrier-agnostic Demand Response Tools and Multi-value Services

DEDALUS aims to revolutionize the way we approach residential energy consumption and demand response, and it is a collaborative effort that will design, develop, and demonstrate a Social Science and Humanities (SSH)-driven multi-value energy carrier-agnostic micro-to-macro participatory Demand Response (DR) ecosystem. Its primary goal is to facilitate and scale up residential energy consumers' massive participation in demand response initiatives.

This project is set to transform the way we consume and manage energy in our homes and communities. By leveraging data-driven insights and innovative technologies, DEDALUS will empower residential energy consumers to actively participate in demand response, contributing to a more sustainable and efficient energy future.

Blueprint will lead WP2 (Socio-economic enablers for stimulating participatory, multi-value, and energy carrier-agnostic residential DR). In addition, we will provide support consumer engagement nudging technology adaptation and oversee the Austrian pilot implementation.

BEGONIA Project: Pioneering the Future of Cross-Border Digital Platforms - Energy Data Spaces

BEGONIA serves as foundation pilot for upcoming work programs, with the EU projecting co-investments of up to 40 million Euros in future programs. At its core, project aims to revolutionize the energy and transport sectors through the design and development of cross-border Operational Digital Platforms (ODPs) - leveraging #EnergyDataSpaces. By harnessing European data, cloud, edge computing, and connectivity infrastructures, our objective is to enhance interoperability and standardization across borders, thereby accelerating the digital transformation.

Our consortium is set to identify cross-border use cases from 10 European countries, conduct feasibility studies, establish regulatory and technical frameworks, and pilot a couple of use cases. Beyond technological advancement, this project underscores a commitment to creating a sustainable future and stimulating the digital economy, paving the way for new employment opportunities.