STREAM has released four short animated videos, one for each pilot site: Finland, Italy, Slovenia and Spain. Each video explains what the pilot set out to test and what the demonstration showed. Together they summarise how flexibility from households, industry, municipal infrastructure and energy communities was used to support the power system.
Finland
In Finland, electric heating in homes and holiday cottages was connected to respond automatically to changes in grid frequency. The pilot showed that household heating can provide balancing services without noticeable effects on comfort.
Italy
In Terni, water pumping and EV charging were coordinated with the needs of the electricity network. Shifting these loads helped avoid congestion, lowered operating costs and made better use of local solar energy.
Slovenia
In the Ajdovščina industrial zone, the pilot tested how industrial consumers can support the distribution grid. Around 2.8 MW of industrial flexibility was activated through the sMART local market in three live demonstrations, with measurable impact on the grid.
Spain
In Crevillent, an energy community pooled its members’ solar panels, batteries and EV chargers. This flexibility was offered on a local market to help the grid operator manage congestion and voltage.
All four videos are available on the STREAM YouTube channel. Detailed results from each pilot are published in the project’s public deliverables, available in the Downloads section.