Lysaker, Norway – 16th April 2025 – 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 the adoption of distributed energy resources (DERs) using a market-based approach.
As System Operators (SOs) worldwide navigate the energy transition, they face the challenge of addressing grid congestion, N-1 reliability issues, and other operational challenges. Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), such as EV chargers, batteries, and other assets, offer innovative solutions to these challenges, providing flexibility and resilience to the grid.
This is where local flexibility markets present a compelling alternative to traditional network upgrades. By leveraging DERs, grid companies can alleviate congestion, maintain reliability, and ensure smooth operations without the need for costly infrastructure investments.
The partnership between NODES and Powernaut will align the two software offerings to better enable interoperability. The NODES Platform provides Flexibility Service Providers (FSPs) with the ability to enroll DER into flexibility markets, review opportunities to offer flexibility to System Operators (SOs), and submit bids and offers. By connecting these two solutions through standard integrations, system operators will be able to access a wide variety of flexibility on the NODES Platform, unlocking an entirely new set of non-wires alternatives options for grid management.
Powernaut’s Virtual Power Plant (VPP) management system enables electricity suppliers to optimize their diverse DER portfolios across markets. Through this partnership, Powernaut increases the value to its customers by streamlining market participation of distributed flexibility to congestion markets and opening up a new revenue stream for DER pools. With this partnership, Powernaut will be able to launch in new countries with the local congestion market feature enabled early on in the deployment.
Serge Morel, CTO of Powernaut, stated: “We are helping our customers maximise value with their flexibility, and partnering with NODES to unlock local congestion flexibility is a major step in doing so. By directly connecting our VPP platform to the NODES marketplace, we streamline the process for our customers to offer their DER flexibility.
NODES has successfully demonstrated how local flexibility markets in several countries can be used to alleviate the congestions and deliver consumer benefits by utilizing the NODES market design and technology platform. NODES enables greater DER participation by making flexibility available to all levels of the grid, ensuring TSO-DSO coordination.
“NODES is excited by this strategic partnership with Powernaut business as we look to help accelerate the energy transition. Creating greater interoperability between the assets and the marketplace will be essential for unlocking the value of flexibility at scale,” says Farhan Farrukh, Business Development Manager of NODES.
The partnership between NODES AS and Powernaut highlights the potential for aggregators to incorporate local flexibility markets in the revenue potential. Leveraging combined capabilities can help system operators get more flexibility for optimizing grid operations and reducing costs, all while utilizing a common language based on price, location, and volume to facilitate efficient use of DER services.
About Powernaut
Powernaut is a Belgian based energy technology company, enabling energy suppliers to unlock the full potential of distributed energy resources through its innovative VPP platform. The platform improves portfolio management by seamlessly integrating and managing diverse energy assets. By facilitating the transition to a more flexible and sustainable energy future, Powernaut empowers suppliers and their customers alike.
For more information, visit https://powernaut.io/
About NODES
NODES is a Norwegian technology company which is paving the way for a more sustainable future. Our award-winning market design and technology platform is helping speed up the energy transition by unlocking the value of flexibility within the electricity network. We use this technology to operate local flexibility markets. For more information, visit www.NODESmarket.com
