As local energy systems shifted towards greater integration of renewable energy, new challenges emerged, particularly around variability and system flexibility. Therefore, the development of sufficient energy storage infrastructure in the regions played a major role in transforming renewable energy supply potential into reality.

However, local public authorities responsible for creating an enabling policy environment for RES infrastructure development in regions encountered numerous challenges and uncertainties in deploying sufficient energy storage. These often remained unanswered due to a lack of knowledge and on-site capacity, which in turn significantly hindered the regional path to climate neutrality.

The Energy Equilibrium project developed the Energy Equilibrium platform, an innovative tool designed to provide municipalities and local energy suppliers with interactive energy modelling opportunities, accessible online to everyone. The platform supported local public authorities in making informed decisions and helped the development of efficient action plans to accelerate local renewable energy source utilisation and energy storage integration in the regions.

The Energy Equilibrium Platform offered several functions, including modelling the energy sector for the development of long-term energy policies, identifying optimal renewable energy strategies, assessing the expansion of local renewable energy potential through storage solutions, and simulating energy development scenarios for low-carbon systems.

By leveraging these capabilities, the Energy Equilibrium Platform empowered regions to overcome existing barriers and advance towards climate neutrality more effectively.