FLEXSOLAR-BW
The FLEXSolar-BW research project, launched by the Technische Hochschule Ulm, is funded by the Ministerium für Umwelt, Klima und Energiewirtschaft Baden-Württemberg and aims to pilot “Flexible Export Limits” for photovoltaic systems under the regulatory and technical conditions of Baden-Württemberg. The initiative brings together research, grid operators, and industry partners to test dynamic grid-responsive solar export controls as an alternative to static curtailment approaches under policies such as the German Solarspitzengesetz. The project creates a pathway for advanced interoperability standards such as IEEE 2030.5 to support secure, utility-coordinated DER communication and flexible grid integration at scale.
INTERSTORE
InterSTORE was a Horizon Europe-funded initiative that demonstrated how open, interoperable communication standards such as SunSpec IEEE 2030.5 can integrate distributed energy storage and distributed energy resources within real-world energy systems. The project focused on enabling secure coordination, flexibility services, and hybrid energy optimization across decentralized grids, helping transform distributed storage into an active, monetizable asset for Europe’s evolving energy market.
Secure SunSpec Modbus
IEEE 1547
IEEE 2030.5
And other open standards