Unlocking flexibility.
Driving sustainability.
NODES™ facilitates trading of flexibility between system operators and flexibility service providers.
System operators using NODES™ technology
Buy flexibility: We help you reserve & activate flexibility
A simple and transparent process to buy flexibility using NODES™ services.
Reservation
Secure flexibility for future system challenges.
Activation
Use flexibility when you need it.
Sell flexibility: We help you unlock new revenue streams
A simple process for offering flexibility to system operators.
Reservation
Lock in revenue by making flexibility available over a longer period.
Activation
Get compensated for flexibility activated close to delivery.
Trusted by the industry
“IntraFlex has been really positive for us. Closer to real time procurement makes sense to us and the reason why we participated is it’s good to see where markets are heading and also it provides another revenue stream for our assets.” says Ryan Goddard (Commercial Optimisation Officer from Welsh Power)
“Working with NODES has helped us start our flexibility journey” says Joakim Salqvist (Energy Expert at Tibber)
“NODES has helped us getting started to work with a flexibility market.” says Therese Caesar at Göteborg Energi AB
“As a grid company, NODES helps us use distributed flexibility as an operational tool” says Fredrik Lundmark at Mölandal Energi.
“NODES is a key partner in the energy transition as we seek to develop more efficient and sustainable energy system.” says Victoria Fearnley Landmark (CEO flextools)
“The successful cooperation with NODES in EUniversal has provided us with valuable experience in the use of flexibility services and will help us to improve efficiency in the operation and expansion of our distribution grid.“ says David Brummund, (Asset Strategy & Energy Systems at Mitnetz Strom)
Use Cases
Volvo cars and Göteborg Energi elnät use V2G technology in Flexibility market
For the first time, electric car batteries have delivered power directly to the local power grid in Gothenburg. This is a breakthrough for the so-called Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology.
Automated Flexibility Trading
There are several challenges grid operators face on a daily basis. Here are a few examples of how GridTools and NODES™ can help solve those with two solutions combined in a new digital flexibility value-chain.
Potential of Batteries in a DSO Market
By stacking multiple value streams, battery storage can improve its business case while supporting grid stability. The flexibility market operated by NODES offers a viable solution for battery storage assets to participate in a structured and transparent DSO market.
Capacity Flex Arrangement (CFA)
Using Flexible Capacity Arrangements (FCAs), System Operators can offer available grid capacity to Operators of Wind, Solar and other Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) to avoid curtailments and increase the share of renewable energy in the grid.
A virtual fuse contract
In winter, there is a challenge in cold climate areas between certain specific times when the load is high, and power peaks in the electricity grid can appear. The peak in the grid can cause high stress to the electricity network. By capping electricity consumption between certain specific times when the load is high, power peaks in the electricity grid can be reduced.
NODES™ demonstrates ease of market set-up using the UK Power Networks Open Data Portal
UK Power Networks has developed an Open Data Portal. This video demonstrates how easy it is to set up the NODES™ marketplace in the UKPN license area
sthlmflex: Market-based TSO-DSO coordination through regional flexibility market
Svenska kraftnät, Ellevio, and Vattenfall Eldistribution have launched sthlmflex to test a regional flexibility market in the Stockholm area to bridge the capacity gap that can be experienced during winter months.
FlexLab: Operating reservation contracts in the activation market
Operating reservation contracts in the activation market.
IntraFlex: Trading flexibility closer to real-time
Operating closer to real-time should allow new participants to access the markets whilst key features such as a day ahead information services, as well as an auto-rebalancing function to the intra-day market,
NorFlex: making local flexibility available to Transmission System Operator (TSO) – mFRR market
Enabling local flexibility available to Transmission System Operator (TSO) – mFRR market in Norway. A sequential market for TSO-DSO coordination.
Smart Senja: Managing growth in the fishing industry
Senja is sparsely populated, and reinforcing the grid is an expensive and lengthy process. NODES participate with NODES platform and market operator in the project.
Mitnetz: Renewable curtailment alternative
Instead of shutting down the windmills, the flexibility of a nearby industrial facility is activated to absorb the excess wind power.
News
NODES AS and Powernaut Collaborate to Drive Grid Flexibility
NODES AS today announced a strategic partnership with Powernaut to increase flexibility offerings across Europe. The partnership will empower Distribution System Operators (DSOs) and Transmission System Operators (TSO) to accelerate adoption of distributed energy resources (DERs) using a market-based approach.
More and more companies are contributing flexibility to the Effekthandel Väst market
On March 31, Effekthandel Väst ended its 4th season in Göteborg and Mölndal. Since last winter, the number of registered Flexibility Service Providers (FSPs) has now increased almost to 30.
SecurEL Research Centre to Enhance Power Supply Security
Last week, FME SecurEL held its kick-off meeting to mark the start of the new research centre, which will run…
Fingrid (TSO) and Helen Sähköverkko (DSO) to buy flexibility on NODES
Fingrid and Helen Sähköverkko, the DSO in Helsinki, have completed the public procurement of the marketplace solution supplier for the…
NODES input to the ACER consultation on DR NC – Summary of main topics
ACER’s consultation on the Network Code on Demand Response closes by the end of the month. NODES has engaged in…
Northern Powergrid announces milestone step in local energy independence
Northern Powergrid has announced a significant step in giving communities greater autonomy over their electricity supply, as part of a…
Fluvius and NODES to set up flexibility market in Flanders
Fluvius has selected NODES to operate a local flexibility market in Flanders, Belgium.
Euroflex strengthens the team
Norwegian DSO Lnett AS is the 8th grid company to join the Euroflex project – making a strong project even stronger. Lnett currently serves 164,000 customers in Stavanger, Sandnes and seven other municipalities in South Rogaland in Norway. With Lnett’s entry, Euroflex is approaching 30 partners, of which eight are grid companies, covering over two-thirds of Norway’s electricity customers.
Successful start for Euroflex
They were all there, the members of the Euroflex consortium, at the Euroflex kickoff at Popsenteret in Oslo on Tuesday 19 March.
Six of Norway’s largest Distribution System Operators (DSOs), Statnett (TSO) and the Norwegian regulatory authority NVE-RME along with platform- and technology suppliers. The most important topics were the organisation, goal setting and implementation of Euroflex.
Effekthandel Väst: Maximum peak in electricity consumption reduced for the electricity grid during the winter
By capping electricity consumption between certain specific times when the load is high, power peaks in the electricity grid can be reduced. Therefore, the product “MaxUsageTM has been tested at Effekthandel Väst during the winter. The system has been tested for electric car charging and industries and has given good results in both Gothenburg and Mölndal.
Enova grants Euroflex 100 million NOK to make the power grid more efficient.
Seven of Norway’s largest grid companies are joining forces on a large-scale project to make better use of the power grid. Enova has now allocated NOK 100 million to the innovation project Euroflex, which has a financial framework of NOK 250 million.
Local and regional flexibility markets are continuing to pick up steam!
Geir Magne Abusdal from Glitre Nett and Svein Jørgen Sønning form NODES shared learnings from Norway at Distributech in Orlando, flavored with examples from Richard Sarti, CEO at NODES and John Avdolous, CEO at Essex Power on how Essex Powerlines and NODES are establishing a DSO flexibility market in Ontario based on local and European experience.
