{"id":11570,"date":"2026-01-22T13:48:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nodesmarket.com\/?post_type=use-case&#038;p=11570"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:48:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:48:42","slug":"coordinating-flexibility-procurement-for-a-secure-and-reliable-grid","status":"publish","type":"use-case","link":"https:\/\/nodesmarket.com\/no\/use-cases\/coordinating-flexibility-procurement-for-a-secure-and-reliable-grid\/","title":{"rendered":"Coordinating Flexibility Procurement for a Secure and Reliable Grid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Flexibility markets are becoming a key instrument for system operators to manage congestion and unlock capacity in distribution grids. But&nbsp;flexibility activation without coordination between system operators can create new grid constraints instead of solving them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To address this challenge,&nbsp;NODES has developed the Market Coordination Module&nbsp;in close collaboration with the DSO&nbsp;<strong>HEDNO<\/strong>&nbsp;and TSO&nbsp;<strong>IPTO<\/strong>&nbsp;in Greece as part of the EU-funded&nbsp;<strong>OPENTUNITY<\/strong>&nbsp;project \u2014 a new module within the NODES Trading Platform designed to ensure&nbsp;<strong>secure, transparent, and reliable coordination<\/strong> between system operators throughout the flexibility procurement process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d&nbsp;<strong>Key capabilities are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00a0A\u00a0<strong>Coordinator Role<\/strong>\u00a0to oversee market operations and support system-level decisions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dynamic grid node thresholds<\/strong>&nbsp;to define and adjust capacity limits in real time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An integrated&nbsp;<strong>Traffic Light System<\/strong>&nbsp;that signals capacity violations linked to grid node thresholds&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A built-in&nbsp;<strong>real-time messaging service<\/strong>&nbsp;to enable direct communication and collaboration between system operators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<br>The Market Coordination Module is used by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>HEDNO<\/strong> (DSO) and <strong>IPTO<\/strong> (TSO) in Greece for congestion management and balancing services, in a pilot phase\u00a0within the <strong>OPENTUNITY<\/strong> project, for procuring flexibility in a common market.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fingrid<\/strong> (TSO)\u00a0and <strong>Helen S\u00e4hk\u00f6verkko<\/strong> (DSO) in Finland to coordinate flexibility procurement at national and regional levels in the\u00a0<strong>FinFlex<\/strong> market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Market Coordination Module reflects NODES\u2019 continued commitment to&nbsp;building market solutions in close partnership with system operators, ensuring flexibility markets scale safely and efficiently across Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd17\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yB64hV-thZc\">OPENTUNITY &amp; NODES: Enabling Flexibility <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yB64hV-thZc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Markets<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yB64hV-thZc\"> in Europe<\/a><br>\ud83d\udd17\u00a0Learn more about OPENTUNITY:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opentunityproject.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opentunityproject.eu\/<\/a><br>\ud83d\udd17\u00a0Learn more about FinFlex:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nodesmarket.com\/finflex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nodesmarket.com\/finflex<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flexibility markets are becoming a key instrument for system operators to manage congestion and unlock capacity in distribution grids. 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